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Emory Cohen

Emory Cohen

Actor, also producer · Born March 13, 1990 (36) · New York City, New York, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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), Tony Fiorello in John Crowley's film Brooklyn (2015) and Homer in the Netflix series The OA (2016).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 13, 1990 (36)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 29% in 30 days

What are Emory Cohen's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
20%
Morality
16%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 18

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 15

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 16
Shadow
5 of 16
Hero
3 of 16
Trickster
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Melancholic
14
Dread
9
Contemplative
8
Absurd
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Emory Cohen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emory Cohen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Marty Supreme(2025)

    as Ira Mizler

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Roofman(2025)

    as Otis

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rebel Ridge(2024)

    as Officer Steve Lann

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Bikeriders(2023)

    as Cockroach

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • American Outlaws(2023)

    as Dylan Dougherty

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Florida Man(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Moss Yankov

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Big Gold Brick(2022)

    as Samuel Liston

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Blue Bayou(2021)

    as Denny

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Only Murders in the Building(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Lester

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Birthday Cake(2021)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Flashback(2020)

    as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Killerman(2019)

    as Skunk

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Loudest Voice(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joe Lindsley

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Sweetheart(2019)

    as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Wolf Hour(2019)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Lords of Chaos(2018)

    Co-Producer · as Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hot Summer Nights(2017)

    as Dex

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Shot Caller(2017)

    as Howie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • War Machine(2017)

    as Willy Dunne

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Detour(2016)

    as Johnny Ray

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The OA(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Homer Roberts

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Duel(2016)

    as Isaac

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Vincent N Roxxy(2016)

    as JC Stewart

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Stealing Cars(2015)

    as Billy Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn(2015)

    as Tony Fiorello

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler(2014)

    as Dexter

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Four(2012)

    as June

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • All Is Bright(2013)

    as Lou

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Beneath the Harvest Sky(2013)

    as Casper Cote

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Place Beyond the Pines(2012)

    as AJ Cross

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Nor'easter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Danny Strout

  • Smash(2012)

    Show 14 episodes · as Leo Houston

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Afterschool(2008)

    as Trevor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Hungry Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Matthew

  • New York, I Love You(2008)

    as Prom Date (segment Brett Ratner) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tess and Nana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Juiceman

  • Invention 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Christopher

  • Untitled A24 Horror Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 36 of them dated from 2008 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Brooklyn (2015)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

Brooklyn (2015)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Bikeriders (2023)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20082025

Peak 2018 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 38 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing1 of 39: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 4% of 24 roles
0919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2026, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Emory Cohen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Big Gold Brick (2022)

69th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Brooklyn (2015)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Emory Cohen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles39–89 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles13–65 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles51–85 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles29–84 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles36–77 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Emory Cohen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emory Cohen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Compton Ross shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers