Jared Michael Cohn (also credited as Jared Michaels) is an American

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and

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. He has directed films such as '' Buddy Hutchins'', ''

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'', and ''Born Bad'', among others, and has directed multiple films for

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Background

Cohn is a writer, director, producer and actor born in New York, and graduated from the

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with a

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degree in communication arts. His major was film production and post production. He is a photographer, editor and

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user, as well as a black belt in

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, a professional

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player, and a certified scuba diver. He and his body of work have received media coverage. He currently lives in

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Career

In 2011, Cohn wrote and directed Lifetime Channel's number one summer hit, ''Born Bad'', a psychological thriller starring

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'', ''

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'') 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

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'') and the horror-thriller '' 12/12/12''. In 2013, Cohn directed ''From the Sea'' (released as ''

''), starring

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'', '' Defiance'') and

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'', ''

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''). 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

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Filmography

Actor

* ''Diary of an Affair'' (1 episode, 2004) as Andrew * '' Legion of the Dead'' (2005) as Petrie * ''

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'' (2005) as Private Smalls * ''Way of the Vampire'' (2005) as Roman * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (2008) as Riley (as Jared Michaels) * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (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 * ''

'' (2013) as Spitfire * ''EOTM Awards 2013'' (2013) as Himself * ''The Coed and the Zombie Stoner'' (2014) as Stoned Zombie * ''

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'' (2014) as Lt. Gilman * ''Feed the Devil'' (2014) as Marcus * ''

Pernicious ''Pernicious'' is a Thai-American supernatural horror film directed by James Cullen Bressack, who also wrote the story along with co-writer Taryn Hillin. The film stars Ciara Hanna, Emily O'Brien, and Jackie Moore. Cast * Ciara Hanna as Al ...

'' (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) * ''

'' (2011) * ''Bikini Spring Break'' (2012) (and as writer) * '' Hold Your Breath'' (2012) * '' 12/12/12'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * ''Jailbait'' (2014) (and as writer) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' Buddy Hutchins'' (2015) * ''Hulk Blood Tapes'' (2015) * ''School's Out'' (2015) * ''

Little Dead Rotting Hood ''Little Dead Rotting Hood'' is a 2016 American horror film written by Gabriel Campisi and directed by Jared Cohn. It stars Eric Balfour, Bianca Santos, Romeo Miller, Patrick Muldoon, Heather Tom and Marina Sirtis. The film is a Mockbuster of the ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2022)

Producer

* ''Legend Has It'' (2009) (as Jared Michaels) * ''Revenants'' (2010) (as Jared Michaels) * ''Night of the Dead'' (2012) * ''Hulk Blood Tapes'' (2015)

Reception

Cohn's films are typically released

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, via outlets such as

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channels or supermarkets.

References

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