Jared Cohn


Jared Michael Cohn is an American film director, screenwriter and actor, best known for directing Buddy Hutchins. He has also directed films for The Asylum, including Atlantic Rim and Born Bad.

Background

Cohn is a writer, director, producer and actor born in New York, and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in communication arts. His major was film production and post production. He is a photographer, editor and After Effects user, as well as a black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate, a professional paintball player, and a certified scuba diver. He and his body of work have received media coverage. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Career

In 2011, Cohn wrote and directed Lifetime Channel's number one summer hit, Born Bad, a psychological thriller starring Meredith Monroe and Michael Welch. In 2012, he premiered his first theatrical release, Hold Your Breath, which he directed. The same year he wrote and directed Bikini Spring Break, starring Robert Carradine and the horror-thriller 12/12/12.
In 2013, Cohn directed From the Sea, starring Graham Greene and David Chokachi. He also wrote and directed the women-in-prison drama Jailbait, and had a featured role in the independent horror-thriller, Feed the Devil which was shot on 35mm film.

Filmography

Actor

Diary of an Affair as AndrewLegion of [the Dead (film)|Legion of the Dead] as PetrieAlien Abduction as Private SmallsWay of the Vampire as RomanHalloween Night as Daryll Sea Me as Shawn Blood Predator as ZakThe Third Summer as BagsTeary Sockets as Bobby TearPlaguers as Riley Real Fear as Johnathan Tyler's Ride as Vinnie The Carpenter: Part 1 – And So They Die as Ted Legend Has It as Ollie Meaner Than Hell as Jakob 'Picaro Gonnoff' Baumberger Revenants as Danny Born Bad as JaretUnderground Lizard People as ChipIncident at Barstow as Griff 12/12/12 as JaredMoreHorror in Hollywood as Himself 13/13/13 as AlexAsabiyyah: A New Social Cohesion as StarAtlantic Rim as Spitfire EOTM Awards 2013 as HimselfThe Coed and the Zombie Stoner as Stoned ZombieP-51 Dragon Fighter as Lt. GilmanFeed the Devil as MarcusPernicious as ShaneHulk Blood Tapes as HimselfWishing for a Dream as Louis DigmanMinutes to Midnight as Richie

Director

The Carpenter: Part 1 – And So They Die Born Bad Underground Lizard People Bikini Spring Break Hold Your Breath 12/12/12 Atlantic Rim Jailbait Bound Buddy Hutchins Hulk Blood Tapes School's Out Little Dead Rotting Hood Wishing for a Dream The Horde Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! Devil's Revenge Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash In the Drift Deadlock

Producer

Legend Has It Revenants Night of the Dead
  • ''Hulk Blood Tapes''

Reception

Cohn's films are typically released direct-to-video, via outlets such as Redbox, basic cable channels or supermarkets.