Cohen began his career when he appeared in
Moville Mysteries, shortly after which he appeared in
Queer as Folk,
Doc,
RoboRoach, and ''
Henry's World,
as well as many commercials. In 2005, he won the national Moc Docs award for Best Mockumentary for his short film Jew Jube Lives
—a rap parody based on the question, "If Eminem were Jewish and grew up in Thornhill, what would he be like?" He was the voice of Ty Archer in the animated TV series Grossology'' for which he and the ensemble received a
Gemini Award nomination, the Canadian equivalent of an
Emmy. Since 2014, Cohen has played Schwoz Schwartz, a tech genius on the sitcom
Henry Danger, He has appeared on shows such as
Modern Family, ''The Real O'Neals
, 2 Broke Girls
, The Mindy Project
, Backstrom
, Eagleheart
and Austin & Ally
. His recent film credits include the comedy Suburbicon, directed by George Clooney and written by the Coen brothers; the Oscar-nominated film Whiplash;
and the Canadian Screen Award-nominated film It Was You Charlie'', for which he was nominated for an
ACTRA Award for Outstanding Lead Performance. Cohen has dozens of commercial credits including Mini Starburst, FedEx, Capital One, Boston Market, Honda (with
Patrick Warburton), and the Super Bowl Hulu Plus campaign with Will Arnett. Cohen was co-chair of the
SAG-AFTRA Hollywood Conservatory at the
American Film Institute, and is a member of the National SAG-AFTRA Conservatory Committee. == Personal life ==