Robyn Cohen - Biography

Robyn has enjoyed playing Lady Bellaston at The Actors Theatre of Louisville under the direction of Jon Jory in his adaptation of Henry Fielding's Tom Jones (2013) and Margot Wendice in Dial M for Murder with Cleveland's Classic Theater Company/Idaho Shakespeare Festival where she rounds out their Repertory season as Regan in King Lear directed by Joseph Hanreddy (2015). A graduate of The Juilliard School, Ms. Cohen has worked with Broadway directors Jeff Calhoun in Will Rogers Follies (Sacramento Light Opera), Doug Hughes in Farragut North (Ida u/s Geffen Playhouse) Tony Stevens in the National Tour of Cabaret and under the direction of Jerry Herman in his revival of The Grand Tour produced at The Colony Theater in Burbank CA. Under Neil Labute's supervision she played Jenny in the West Coast Premiere of The Shape of Things at The Laguna Playhouse, and also starred opposite Jeff Goldblum in the west coast premiere of The Exonerated. Most recently in L.A. she played opposite Melanie Griffith and Scott Caan in the premiere of No Way Around But Through at Garry Marshall's Falcon Theater, and prior to that as Catherine in PROOF at The Long Beach Playhouse. Around the country she has played in The Ford's Theater (D.C.'s a Christmas Carol), Carousel at the Paper Mill Playhouse (under Mark Hoebee), BRIGADOON at the Goodspeed Opera House, The Music Man at North Shore Music Theater, a season with The Bucks County Playhouse, four seasons with the Sacramento Music Circus and in RIGOLETTO at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion/LA Music Center under the direction of Bruce Beresford and Peggy Hickey. Other favorite Los Angeles credits include playing Masha in The Three Sisters, Hannah in Modern Orthodox, and opposite James Franco in Encounters, Fools Gold, and THE APE at Playhouse West Rep. Ms. Cohen also enjoyed the west coast premiere of From Door to Door by James Sherman at The Electric Lodge Theater and Rocket to the Moon (Cleo) with LA's Odyssey Theatre under Peter Ellenstein.

Ms. Cohen starred in the Television series GRAVITY for starz network and has made additional TV appearances in: CRISTELA, N.C.I.S., THE MENTALIST, THE DEFENDERS, INVASION, THE CLOSER, ANGEL,THE STRAND, N.C.I.S. L.A., STARVED (recurring), LAX (recurring) and others. Select Film credits include: Wes Anderson's THE LIFE AQUATIC opposite Bill Murray, THE CELESTINE PROPHECY (opposite Hector Elizando), ZZYZX, BEAU JEST, ROAD HARD (opposite Adam Carolla-in theaters now!) and James Franco's films GOOD TIME MAX, FOOLS GOLD and his soon to be released BUKOWSKI. Robyn has been seen in over 85 national Commercials.