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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Aaron Cohen (born 28 February 1976) is an American-Canadian actor and national law enforcement and counterterrorism analyst best known for his on-camera appearances on various major news cable programs.

Early life and education

Cohen was born to a Jewish family in Montreal, Quebec.[1] His parents divorced when he was young and the family moved to Miami and settled in Los Angeles.[1] He then spent the next several years shuttling between California, Canada, and Florida.[1] For secondary school he attended the Robert Land Academy, a military academy in Canada,[1] and graduated Beverly Hills High School in 1995.[2]

He is the stepson of the American filmmaker Abby Mann.[3]

Military Service

After high school, Cohen moved to Israel and volunteered and was selected for an elite Israel Defense Forces special operations unit.[1] Cohen is rumored to have been recruited into Israel's foreign intelligence service Mossad while still in mandatory service which he has denied in several interviews.[1]

Post Military

After his service, Cohen returned to Los Angeles and founded IMS Security Consultants, Inc., a Hollywood VIP protection service that has done security work for Hollywood actors, VIPs, rock stars and dignitaries,[4] as well as providing tactical counter-terrorist and "active shooter" training to vetted members of local, State and Federal law enforcement as well as police SWAT teams and the U.S. military Special Forces.[5]

Film and television

Cohen got his Hollywood start tech advising for numerous films including Steven Soderbergh's Haywire and providing tactical training for actors including Keanu Reeves for the John Wick franchise, and quickly transitioned into acting, supporting in various film and TV projects including 211 with Nicolas Cage, Rambo 5: Last Blood with Sylvester Stallone and a recurring role on the Netflix series Luis Miguel. In 2022 he was cast in a supporting role opposite Antonio Banderas in the crime thriller The Enforcer. [6]

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