Tanner Cohen

In 2006, Cohen appeared as Tad Becker in five episodes of the American soap opera As the World Turns.^[1][2] He appeared in the 2007 thriller The Life Before Her Eyes.^[2][3] In 2008, he made his leading film debut as Timothy in Were the World Mine, an independent musical film based on A Midsummer Night's Dream. He also contributed to the soundtrack.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} He had taken voice lessons for a year.^[6]

In 2010, Cohen appeared opposite Andy Ridings in Over and Over, a play produced as part of the New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC). The play ran from August 18 to August 28 at the Studio @ Cherry Lane, then again from September 9 through 25 as part of The FringeNYC Encore Series.^[7][8][9]

In 2013, Cohen appeared in Getting Go: The Go Doc Project in the role of a shy college grad (Doc) who devises to shoot a documentary about the New York City nightlife scene to meet the go-go dancer he is obsessed with.

Cohen is Jewish.^[10] He graduated from UCLA in 2009, and is openly gay.^[11] His brother, David Oliver Cohen, is a television actor.^[1][12]

In 2010, he recorded and posted a video in connection with the It Gets Better Project and The Trevor Project.^[13]