Jared Cohn
Jared Michael Cohn (also credited as Jared Michaels) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He has directed films such as "Buddy Hutchins", "Atlantic Rim", and "Born Bad", among others, and has directed multiple films for The Asylum. Background. Cohn is a writer, director, producer and actor born in New York, and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in communication arts. His major was film production and post production. He is a photographer, editor and After Effects user, as well as a black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate , a professional paintball player, and a certified scuba diver. He and his bodies of work have received media coverage. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Career. 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 Hreene ("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. Reception. Cohn's films are typically released direct-to-video, via outlets such as Redbox, basic cable channels or supermarkets.