Horace Cohen
Born
Horace Joshua Cohen

(1971-10-15) 15 October 1971
New York City, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian

Horace Joshua Cohen (born October 15, 1971) is an American-Dutch actor and comedian. His career has spanned various roles in Dutch cinema and international projects, including "Brush with Fate" (2003), "Black Out" (2012), and the Golden Film award-winning "Amsterdam Vice" (2019).

In addition to his film work, Cohen has appeared in the soap opera "Goede tijden, slechte tijden," and participated in reality shows like "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" and "Wie is de Mol?".

Career

Film

Cohen made his debut at age 15 as Henkie in the 1986 film Flodder directed by Dick Maas. This role was played by other actors in sequels and the spin-off television series. Cohen did make an appearance in small roles in the television series.

In 2003, he played a role in the television film Brush with Fate.

In 2012, he played a role in the film Black Out directed by Arne Toonen. In 2019, he played a role in Amsterdam Vice (Baantjer: Het Begin), also by Arne Toonen. The film won the Golden Film award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets.[1]

Television

Between 1991 and 1994 he played a small role in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden.

He was a contestant in 2003 in the television show Bobo's in the bush, the Dutch version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

In 2010, he was one of the team captains in the television show Gehaktdag in which a Dutch celebrity is satirically critiqued by two teams.

In 2011, he was one of the contestants in Wie is de Mol? which took place in El Salvador and Nicaragua that year.[2][3] He had to leave the show in the third episode. Since that year, his phrase "Trust nobody" is used in the show's introduction. In 2020, he appeared in a special anniversary edition of the show, called Wie is de Mol? Renaissance, which featured only contestants of previous seasons.[3] This time, he also had to leave the show in the third episode.

In 2021, he appeared in the game show Code van Coppens - De Wraak van de Belgen in which teams need to escape from an escape room.[4]

Theater

In 2018, he took part in the 25th anniversary show of Boom Chicago.[5]

Personal life

Horace Cohen was born in New York City and raised in Amsterdam. He has a Jewish-American father and a Dutch mother.

He was previously in a relationship with Sanne Kraaijkamp, a daughter of John Kraaijkamp.[6]

Cohen married his wife Puck in June 2017.[6][7] They have a daughter, born in 2015, and a son, born in 2018.[7] Cohen also has a daughter from a previous relationship.[7]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Baantjer Het Begin bekroond met Gouden Film vanwege 100.000e bezoeker" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kandidaten Wie Is De Mol 2011 allemaal bekend" (in Dutch). Televizier. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Ron Boszhard en Ellie Lust in jubileumseizoen Wie is de Mol?". NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "René Froger en Horace Cohen in escaperoom in nieuw SBS6-programma". NU.nl (in Dutch). 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Arjen Lubach bij jubileumshow Boom Chicago" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Acteur Horace Cohen gaat trouwen" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Acteur Horace Cohen opnieuw vader geworden" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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