Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ari Cohen made his big screen debut in Guy Maddin's cult hit, Archangel and has worked steadily since in film, television and live theatre. Recent films include Ricky Gervais' Special Correnspondents and David Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars. He is currently a series regular on Shoot The Messenger which will begin airing in the summer of 2016 on CBC and ITV and in Gangland Undercover for A&E. His more than fifty television appearances include recurring roles on The L Word and Smallville, and guest appearances on Quantico, Heroes Reborn, Shadowhunters, Girlfriends Guide To Divorce, Suits, and numerous others. A highly-regarded stage actor, he has, appeared in True West, Speed The Plow, Awake and Sing and as Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman, for which he was nominated for a Dora (Toronto theatre) award for The Soulpepper theatre company. Other nominations include a Dora for the world premiere of Sunday Father at Canadian Stage Company, a Jessie (Vancouver theatre) award nomination for The Rainmaker and a Gemini award nomination for The Tournament.