Career

In 2006, Cohen appeared as Tad Becker in 5 episodes of the American soap opera As The World Turns

As the World Turns

As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...

. He appeared along side Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress and model. She has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Among her best-known roles are those in the Quentin Tarantino films Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill...

 and Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood is an American actress and singer. She began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic and Once and Again...

 in the 2007 thriller The Life Before Her Eyes. In 2008 he made his leading film debut as Timothy in Were the World Mine

Were the World Mine

Were the World Mine is a 2008 romantic musical fantasy film directed by Tom Gustafson and written by Gustafson and Cory James Krueckeberg.Were the World Mine is a story of gay empowerment, inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream...

, an independent musical film, based on A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...

, in which he sang for the soundtrack. He had taken voice lessons for a year.

In 2010, Cohen appeared opposite Andy Ridings in "Over and Over," a play produced as part of the New York International Fringe Festival

New York International Fringe Festival

The New York International Fringe Festival, or FringeNYC, is a Fringe theater festival and one of the largest multi-arts events in North America. It takes place over the course of two weeks every August, spread across several neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan, notably the Lower East Side, the...

 (FringeNYC). The play ran from August 18 to August 28 at the Studio @ Cherry Lane

Cherry Lane Theatre

The Cherry Lane Theatre , located at 38 Commerce Street in the borough of Manhattan, was New York City's oldest, continuously running off-Broadway theater...

. The play also ran from September 9 through 25 as part of The FringeNYC Encore Series.

Personal life

Cohen graduated from UCLA in 2009 and is openly gay

Gay

Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....

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His brother, David Oliver Cohen, is a television actor.

In 2010, he recorded and posted a video in connection with the It Gets Better Project and The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project is an American non-profit organization founded in 1998 and the leading national organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Through a toll-free telephone number, it operates The Trevor Lifeline, a...

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