Jonathan Cohen (actor)
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Jonathan Cohen | |
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 Cohen in 2018 | |
| Born | 16 June 1980 Paris, France |
| Occupations | Actor Comedian |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Jonathan Cohen (born June 16, 1980) is a French film director, producer and actor.
He is known for co-starring in the Netflix prequel film to Army of the Dead, Army of Thieves (2021).
Cohen was born in the 19th arrondissement of Paris in France, the only child to Sephardic Jewish parents.[1] His father, a perfume retailer, and his mother, a bank worker, divorced when he was five. His grandfather was a rabbi.[2][3][4] He was raised in Pantin in the northeastern suburbs of Paris.[5] At the age of 18 he abandoned his commercial management studies and embarked on a series of jobs, including selling windows.[5] He decided to pursue acting studies after being inspired by attending theatre improv. [5] He had also been exposed to cinema from a young age by his cinephile rabbi grandfather, introducing him to the work of Luchino Visconti and Jean-Paul Belmondo.[5]
He took classes at the stage school, les Ateliers du Sudden, founded by Raymond Acquaviva.[6] In 2000 he enrolled at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique.[7]
