Jacob Pavlovich Kogan (born May 28, 1995) is an American actor. He is
perhaps best known for playing the title role in the 2007
psychological thriller Joshua and as the young Spock in J. J. Abrams'
Star Trek.Kogan was born in New York City to author and photographer
Deborah Copaken Kogan and Russian-born child actor Paul Kogan. Paul
emigrated from Moscow, Russia (then in the Soviet Union). Kogan has
two younger siblings; a sister, Sasha (born March 1997) and a brother,
Leo (born May 2006). His mother's family were Jewish immigrants from
Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania and his father is a Russian-Jewish
immigrant. He considers himself Jewish and an atheist.He attended the
Dalton School in New York City during which time he was the lead
singer/guitarist in a band, Flake, which released a self-titled EP in
2008. Before starring in Joshua, Kogan was a regular on the comedy
series, Wonder Showzen. He had a supporting role in Lifelines by
writer/director Rob Margolies. The film was released on April 3, 2009
at the Quad Theater in Manhattan after being shown at film festivals
in the previous year. He also had a supporting role in the television
series Delocated as David. He guest-starred on Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit in 2011 in the episode "Blood Brothers" as Tripp Raines.
His most recent acting role to date was Luca Jameson in the science
fiction series The Tomorrow People.
perhaps best known for playing the title role in the 2007
psychological thriller Joshua and as the young Spock in J. J. Abrams'
Star Trek.Kogan was born in New York City to author and photographer
Deborah Copaken Kogan and Russian-born child actor Paul Kogan. Paul
emigrated from Moscow, Russia (then in the Soviet Union). Kogan has
two younger siblings; a sister, Sasha (born March 1997) and a brother,
Leo (born May 2006). His mother's family were Jewish immigrants from
Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania and his father is a Russian-Jewish
immigrant. He considers himself Jewish and an atheist.He attended the
Dalton School in New York City during which time he was the lead
singer/guitarist in a band, Flake, which released a self-titled EP in
2008. Before starring in Joshua, Kogan was a regular on the comedy
series, Wonder Showzen. He had a supporting role in Lifelines by
writer/director Rob Margolies. The film was released on April 3, 2009
at the Quad Theater in Manhattan after being shown at film festivals
in the previous year. He also had a supporting role in the television
series Delocated as David. He guest-starred on Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit in 2011 in the episode "Blood Brothers" as Tripp Raines.
His most recent acting role to date was Luca Jameson in the science
fiction series The Tomorrow People.
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