Horace Joshua Cohen (born 15 October 1971) is an American-Dutch actor and comedian.

Career

Film

Cohen made his debut at age 15 as Henkie in the 1986 film ''

Flodder ''Flodder'' is a 1986 Dutch comedy film written and directed by Dick Maas, and distributed by First Floor Features. It is the first film in the Flodder franchise and is followed by two more films and a spin-off series. The film follows an anti- ...

'' directed by

Dick Maas Dirk Herman Willem Maas (Dick) (born 15 April 1951) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, film producer and film composer. Maas achieved fame after the success of his music videos for the Dutch band Golden Earring, including " Twilight Zone" an ...

. 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 ''Brush with Fate'' is a television film debuted on February 2, 2003, on CBS. It followed the life of an imaginary painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer as it passes through the hands of various people. The film was based on '' Girl In Hyaci ...

''. In 2012, he played a role in the film '' Black Out'' directed by

Arne Toonen Arne Toonen (born 9 January 1975) is a Dutch film director. Several of his films won the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. Career In 2010, he directed the film '' Dik Trom''. The film won both the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. ...

. In 2019, he played a role in ''

Amsterdam Vice ''Amsterdam Vice'' ( nl, Baantjer: Het Begin – English: ''Baantjer: The Beginning'') is a 2019 Dutch film and accompanying series directed by Arne Toonen. The film and eponymous television series is based on the novels of A. C. Baantjer and a ...

'' (''Baantjer: Het Begin''), also by Arne Toonen. The film won the Golden Film award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets.

Television

Between 1991 and 1994 he played a small role in the soap opera ''

Goede tijden, slechte tijden ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (, ), also known as ''GTST'' or simply ''Goede tijden'', is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily (every workday) soap in the Netherlands a ...

''. 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 ''Gehaktdag'' was a Dutch Television program, television show. It was aired on Fridays on Nederland 3 by the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep, AVRO. In the show, a Dutch celebrity is Satire, satirically critiqued by two teams. The show was presen ...

'' in which a Dutch celebrity is satirically critiqued by two teams. In 2011, he was one of the contestants in ''

Wie is de Mol? ''Wie is de Mol?'' (''English'': ''Who is the Mole?'') is a Dutch adventure reality game show. It is based on the Belgian reality game show '' De Mol'', the original version of the format created in 1998 by Woestijnvis and broadcast on VRT. Fo ...

'' which took place in El Salvador and Nicaragua that year. 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 ''Wie is de Mol? Renaissance'' is a special anniversary season of the Dutch TV series ''Wie is de Mol?'' ("Who is the Mole?"). This All Star edition was announced at the end of the Season 20 finale and in celebration of the series reaching its ...

'', which featured only contestants of previous seasons. 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 An escape room, also known as an escape game, puzzle room, exit game, or riddle room is a game in which a team of players discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks in one or more rooms in order to accomplish a specific goal in a limite ...

Theater

In 2018, he took part in the 25th anniversary show of

Boom Chicago Boom Chicago is an international creative group, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that writes and performs sketch and improvisational comedy at their theater on the Rozengracht.

Personal life

Horace Cohen was born in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

and raised in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

. He has a Jewish-American father and a Dutch mother. He was previously in a relationship with Sanne Kraaijkamp, a daughter of John Kraaijkamp. Cohen married his wife Puck in June 2017. They have a daughter, born in 2015, and a son, born in 2018. Cohen also has a daughter from a previous relationship.

Selected filmography

* 1986: ''

'' * 2003: ''

'' * 2011: '' Amsterdam Heavy'' * 2012: '' Black Out'' * 2015: ''

The Little Gangster ''The Little Gangster'' (french: Le Petit Criminel) is a 1990 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 1 ...

'' * 2019: ''

'' (''Baantjer: Het Begin'')

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Horace 1971 births Living people 20th-century Dutch male actors 21st-century Dutch male actors Dutch male comedians Dutch male child actors Dutch male film actors Dutch male television actors Dutch people of Jewish descent Male actors from Amsterdam