Scott Cohen

Scott Cohen (born December 19, 1961) is an American actor best known for his supporting role as Max Medina on the first three seasons of The WB comedy drama series Gilmore Girls (2000–03), as well as his lead roles as Detective Chris Ravell on the NBC legal drama series Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005–06), Dominic Eugene "Nico" Careles on the USA Network comedy drama series Necessary Roughness (2011–13), Ezra Wolf on the ABC legal drama series The Fix, and Luca Falcone on the HBO crime drama miniseries The Penguin (2024).

He is also known for his roles in films such as The Mambo Kings (1992), Kissing Jessica Stein (2001), Love & Other Drugs, Please Give (both 2010), Anesthesia, James White (both 2015), As You Are (2016), Who We Are Now (2017), Braid, and Write When You Get Work (both 2018).

Career In 1990, Cohen was offered a breakthrough role in Adrian Lyne's Jacob's Ladder. In the video game Ripper, he portrays protagonist Jake Quinlan. He appeared in the movie Gia with Angelina Jolie, as a parole officer in the Showtime original series Street Time with Rob Morrow, had a recurring role as Det. Harry Denby in the seventh season of NYPD Blue, and was featured in the 2005 NBC series Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Det. Chris Ravell.

In 2000 Cohen had a co-starring role as Wolf in the hit miniseries The 10th Kingdom, where he played a mythical character from a land of fairy tales. He starred opposite Kimberly Williams, John Larroquette, Dianne Wiest, Daniel Lapaine, Ed O'Neill, and Rutger Hauer. The miniseries won many awards, such as the 2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design and nine OFTA Television Awards for different categories including but not limited to best new theme song, best visual effects, best costume design, best production design, and best mini series with Anne Dudley the award-winning composer.

Also in 2000 Cohen played Max Medina, in the hit TV series Gilmore Girls, as a teacher at Chilton high school where the main character's daughter went to school. Medina became the boyfriend of Lauren Graham's character, Lorelai, in season one and fiancé in season two.

In 2002–2003, he made some appearances on the game show Pyramid, hosted by Donny Osmond. He guest-starred in the premiere episode of the eighth season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, playing the role of a city politician with a dark family secret and whose daughter is a drug addict involved with a drug dealer boyfriend killed mysteriously in the opening scene.

Cohen played Jack Woolf in the movie The Other Woman with Natalie Portman and Charlie Tahan. He starred in the British thriller Iron Cross. In the film he plays Ronnie, whose father, Joseph, is played by Roy Scheider. Cohen was on USA Network's drama series Necessary Roughness as the fixer, Nico Careles.

Cohen had a role in The Carrie Diaries as Carrie's dad's old friend starting in Season 1 Episode 3. He gives Carrie her internship at his law firm in New York City, and Carrie dates his son. He also courts and eventually marries Larissa, Carrie's boss at Interview magazine.

Cohen starred opposite Hope Davis in the NBC drama Allegiance.

Filmography Film + Year Title Role Notes 1990 Jacob's Ladder Resident Doctor 1992 Bernadito Jack of the Red Hearts Mark Adams TBA Rest and Relaxation Post-production

Television + Year Title Role Notes 1994 NYPD Blue Eddie Reyna Episode: "Double Abandando" 2018 Taken Kasparov Episode 8 (18, season 2): "Strelochnik" The Americans Glenn Haskard 6 episodes 2019 The Fix Ezra Wolf Main role; 10 episodes Bluff City Law James Marshall Episode: "25 Years to Life" 2020 The Bold Type Miles Shaw 2 episodes 2021 The Equalizer Robert Harrington, Sr. Episode: "It Takes a Village" 2021–2022 Power Book II: Ghost Congressman Rick Sweeney 2 episodes 2022 The Resident Dr. Robert Porter 3 episodes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Solomon Melamid Episode: "How to Chew Quietly and Influence People" 2022–2023 East New York Adam Lustig 4 episodes 2023 Ancient Empires Narrator Voice; 3 episodes 2024 The Girls on the Bus Charlie Greene The Penguin Luca Falcone 2 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Reference(s) 1996 Ripper Jake Quinlan