Jacob Kogan
Jacob Pavlovich Kogan (born May 28, 1995) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the title role in the 2007 psychological thriller Joshua and as the young Spock in J. Abrams' Star Trek.
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Jacob Kogan
- Name
- Jacob Kogan
- Birth Name
- Jacob Pavlovich Kogan
- Born
- 28 May 1995
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Dalton School
- Languages
- English
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Jacob Pavlovich Kogan (born May 28, 1995) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the title role in the 2007 psychological thriller Joshua and as the young Spock in J. Abrams' Star Trek.
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Jacob Kogan (born 1995) is an American actor. The actor was born in New York City. Jacob Kogan studied at Dalton School. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Jacob Kogan • Birth Name — Jacob Pavlovich Kogan • Born — 28 May 1995 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2006–2014 • Parents — Deborah Copaken Paul Kogan
Life and career
Life and career
Kogan was born in New York City to author and photographer Deborah Copaken Kogan and Russian-born child actor Paul Kogan. Paul emigrated from Moscow, Russia (then in the Soviet Union). Kogan has two younger siblings; a sister, Sasha (born March 1997) and a brother, Leo (born May 2006). His mother's family were Jewish immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania, and his father is a Russian-Jewish immigrant. He considers himself Jewish and an atheist. He attended the Dalton School in New York City during which time he was the lead singer/guitarist in a band, Flake, which released a self-titled EP in 2008. Before starring in Joshua, Kogan was a regular on the comedy series, Wonder Showzen. He had a supporting role in Lifelines by writer/director Rob Margolies. The film was released on April 3, 2009 at the Quad Theater in Manhattan after being shown at film festivals in the previous year. He also had a supporting role in the television series Delocated as David. He guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2011 in the episode "Blood Brothers" as Tripp Raines. He also portrayed Luca Jameson in the science fiction series The Tomorrow People. Kogan studied at Northwestern University.
Television
Television
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2006 — Wonder Showzen — Various • 2009– 13 — Delocated — David — Main role; 25 episodes • 2011 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Tripp Raines — Episode: "Blood Brothers" • 2013– 14 — The Tomorrow People — Luca Jameson — Recurring role; 12 episodes
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Jacob Pavlovich Kogan. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was atheism. He was the child of Deborah Copaken.
Identity
Identity
Jacob Kogan is recorded as actor.
Film
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2007 — Joshua — Joshua Cairn — Fright Meter Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated–29th Young Artist Awards • 2008 — Wherever You Are — Spencer Bernstein • 2009 — Star Trek — Young Spock
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- 1.Rosenblum, Constance. Tea and Uncertainty for a Busy Family. The New York Times. 28 January 2010.
- 2.ENGAGEMENTS; Deborah E. Copaken, Paul M. Kogan. The New York Times. 18 April 1993.
- 3.To Russia, with Love
- 4.Kogan, Jacob. I Am Jacob Kogan a.k.a. Young Spock. AMA. Reddit. 21 August 2011.
- 5.BAM Teleports with "The Tomorrow People"!. BAM Studios. April 17, 2014.
- 6.Harrison, Jordan. Freshman actor recounts role in Star Trek. The Daily Northwestern. October 17, 2013.
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