In 2011, Cohn wrote and directed Lifetime Channel's number one summer hit,
Born Bad, a psychological thriller starring
Meredith Monroe (
Dawson’s Creek,
Criminal Minds) and
Michael Welch (the
Twilight saga). 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 (
Revenge of the Nerds) and the horror-thriller
12/12/12. In 2013, Cohn directed
From the Sea (released as
Atlantic Rim), starring
Graham Greene (
Dances with Wolves,
Defiance) and
David Chokachi (
Witchblade,
Baywatch). 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 (1 episode, 2004) as Andrew •
Legion of the Dead (2005) as Petrie •
Alien Abduction (2005) as Private Smalls •
Way of the Vampire (2005) as Roman •
Halloween Night (2006) as Daryll (as Jared Michaels) •
Sea Me (2006) as Shawn (as Jared Michaels) •
Blood Predator (2007) as Zak •
The Third Summer (2007) as Bags •
Teary Sockets (2008) as Bobby Tear •
Plaguers (2008) as Riley (as Jared Michaels) •
Real Fear (2008) as Johnathan (as Jared Michaels) • ''Tyler's Ride'' (5 episodes, 2008) as Vinnie (as Jared Michaels) •
The Carpenter: Part 1 – And So They Die (2009) as Ted (as Jared Michaels) •
Legend Has It (2009) as Ollie (as Jared Michaels) •
Meaner Than Hell (2009) as Jakob 'Picaro Gonnoff' Baumberger (as Jared Michaels) •
Revenants (2010) as Danny (as Jared Michaels) •
Born Bad (2011) as Jaret •
Underground Lizard People (2011) as Chip •
Incident at Barstow (2011) as Griff (as Jared Michaels) •
12/12/12 (2012) as Jared •
MoreHorror in Hollywood (1 episode, 2012) as Himself •
13/13/13 (2013) as Alex •
Asabiyyah: A New Social Cohesion (2013) as Star •
Atlantic Rim (2013) as Spitfire •
Pernicious (2015) as Shane •
Hulk Blood Tapes (2015) as Himself •
Wishing for a Dream (2015) as Louis Digman •
Minutes to Midnight (2015) as Richie
Director •
The Carpenter: Part 1 – And So They Die (2009) (and as screenwriter) (as Jared Michaels) •
Born Bad (2011) (and as writer) •
Underground Lizard People (2011) •
Bikini Spring Break (2012) (and as writer) •
Hold Your Breath (2012) •
12/12/12 (2012) •
Atlantic Rim (2013) •
Jailbait (2014) (and as writer) •
Bound (2015) •
Buddy Hutchins (2015) •
Hulk Blood Tapes (2015) • ''School's Out'' (2015) •
Little Dead Rotting Hood (2016) •
Wishing for a Dream (2016) •
The Horde (2016) •
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! (2017) • ''
Devil's Revenge'' (2019) •
Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash (2020) (and as writer) •
In the Drift (2020) •
Deadlock (2021) •
Vendetta (2022) •
Complex, Texas (TBA)
Producer •
Legend Has It (2009) (as Jared Michaels) •
Revenants (2010) (as Jared Michaels) •
Night of the Dead (2012) •
Hulk Blood Tapes (2015) ==Reception==