Emory Cohen

Emory Cohen Biography

Emory Isaac Cohen (born March 13, 1990) is an American actor.

He made his feature film debut in Afterschool (2008). He is best known for his roles as AJ Cross in Derek Cianfrance's film The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) and as Tony Fiorello in John Crowley's film Brooklyn (2015).

Early life

Cohen was born in Manhattan, the only child of Donna (ne Ackerman), a director of a preschool, and Noel Cohen, a music teacher. He is Jewish, a fourth generation New Yorker whose ancestors emigrated from Russia.

Cohen made his stage debut as Mr. Peachum in a school production of The Threepenny Opera. He graduated from Elisabeth Irwin High School in 2008 and received a full scholarship to study acting at University of Arts in Philadelphia. He trained at UArts for two years before dropping out to study acting in New York.

Career

2008-2014: Early career

Cohen made his feature film debut in Afterschool (2008) opposite Ezra Miller. The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics." His next role was in the 2010 drama film The Hungry Ghosts.

In 2012, he co-starred in Derek Cianfrance's crime drama film The Place Beyond the Pines opposite Bradley Cooper and Dane DeHaan. The film received generally positive reviews and was a box office success.

He had a recurring role as Debra Messing's character's son Leo during the first season of Smash and starred as Wendell Pierce's lover in the independent film Four.

In 2014, he appeared in the drama The Gambler playing a tennis player and in the independent film Beneath the Harvest Sky.

2015-present: Wider recognition

In 2015, he portrayed Tony, the love interest of Eilis, played by Saoirse Ronan, in Brooklyn. Rex Reed praised his "wonderful, warm and deeply touching performance". In Variety, Kristopher Tapley wrote that Brooklyn offered "another reminder that Emory Cohen is one of the most exciting actors of his generation."

Cohen had a leading role in the independent film Stealing Cars (2015), opposite Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy. He received positive reviews for his role as Billy Wyatt. In 2016, he appeared in the Netflix series The OA.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Afterschool	Trevor
2008	Tess and Nana	Juiceman	Short film
2009	New York, I Love You	Prom Date	Uncredited
2010	The Hungry Ghosts	Matthew
2012	The Place Beyond the Pines	Avery "AJ" Cross, Jr.
2012	Nor'easter	Danny Strout
2012	Four	June
2013	All Is Bright	Lou
2014	Beneath the Harvest Sky	Casper
2014	The Gambler	Dexter
2015	Brooklyn	Anthony "Tony" Fiorello
2015	Stealing Cars	Billy Wyatt
2016	Detour	Johnny Ray
2016	Vincent-N-Roxxy	JC
2016	The Duel	Isaac
2017	Shot Caller		Post-production
2017	Hot Summer Nights		Post-production
2017	War Machine		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012-2013	Smash	Leo Houston	15 episodes
2016	The OA	Homer

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work
2012	Los Angeles Film Festival	Best Ensemble Performance in a Narrative Competition	Four
2015	Hamptons International Film Festival	Breakthrough Performer
2015	Detroit Film Critics Society	Breakthrough Performance	Brooklyn
2015	San Diego Film Critics Society	Breakthrough Artist	Brooklyn
2015	New York Film Critics Online	Breakthrough Performer	Brooklyn
2016	International Cinephile Society	Best Supporting Actor	Brooklyn

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