Jonathan Cohen (actor)

Jonathan Cohen
Cohen in 2018
Born (1980-06-16) 16 June 1980 (age 45)
Paris, France
OccupationsActor
Comedian
Years active2008–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).

Early life

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]

Filmography

Films

TV series

  • 2010 : Fracture : David Haddad
  • 2011 : Nerdz : Vendeur de Jeux vidéo
  • 2011 : La Chanson du dimanche : Shouhil – Cyril
  • 2011 : Les Invincibles : Hassan
  • 2011 : Les 2 mecs qui bossent à Canal
  • 2011 : Bref
  • 2012 : Les Pieds dans le plat : Samuel Benhaim
  • 2013 : Hero Corp : Julien
  • 2016 : Serge le Mytho : Serge le Mytho
  • 2019-2021 : Family Business : Joseph Hazan
  • 2020 : La Flamme : Marc (also co-creator)
  • 2022 : Le Flambeau : Les aventuriers de Chupacabra : Marc (also co-creator)

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Cohen Télé-Loisirs. Retrieved on 9 December 2025
  2. ^ "De "Serge le mytho" à "Enorme", la tornade Jonathan Cohen". 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ Poussel, Marie (13 September 2020). "De "Serge le mytho" à "Enorme", la tornade Jonathan Cohen". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via archive.wikiwix.com.
  4. ^ Zaltzman, Lior (30 December 2021). Netflix’s Best Jewish Shows and Movies from 2021 Kveller. Retrieved on 9 December 2025
  5. ^ a b c d Jonathan Cohen joue son drôle Le Monde. Retrieved on 9 December 2025
  6. ^ (7 December 2016). Qui est Jonathan Cohen, le nouveau compagnon de Marina Foïs dans Papa ou maman 2 ? Allocine. Retrieved on 9 December 2025
  7. ^ Kessous, Mustapha (18 February 2017). Les bobards en série de Jonathan Cohen Le Monde. Retrieved on 9 December 2025