Juri Henley-Cohn was born in San Francisco but, for the most part, raised in New Haven, CT. He's a graduate of Harvard University, where he majored in social anthropology. While an undergrad, he appeared in over 11 shows. Some of the highlights were Richard III, The Stranger, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Romeo & Juliet.
After college Juri moved to Los Angeles where he began studying regularly with Larry Moss in his professional class. Over the years, Juri has continued to relish the opportunity to work with Mr. Moss whenever he can and he's also sought out and studied with many other fine teachers such as Patsy Rodenburg, Karl Bury, Jean-Louis Rodrigue, Ilse Pfeifer, and Tim Philips to name a few. In addition to Mr. Moss, another very fine teacher that Juri continues to work with as often as he can who deserves special mention because of his immense impact on Juri's work is Bob Krakower.
These days Juri lives in Brooklyn, NY with his gorgeous and talented wife, Lana, their son, Bodhi, and their two dogs, Magnum PI and Little Betsy. He works regularly in film, TV, and theater and loves every minute of it, appearing in such shows as Divorce, Blindspot, Jessica Jones, and Orange Is The New Black as well as treading the boards from NYC to the Berkshires to Alabama! His full filmography can be found here.
As a writer, Juri is the the co-author (along with writer/producer Michael Din) of Relative Insanity, a contemporary screen adaptation of Chekhov’s classic play, The Seagull, (check out some press about the project on IMDB here). He's also co-written, with Josh Jonas, an adaptation of the successful stage play, Capture Now. And the three of them, Juri, Michael, and Josh, are now hard at work on an Indiana Jones style caper set in the worlds of art and academia, titled The Fogg Affair.
Outside of the entertainment industry, and spending time with his family, Juri loves reading, going to the theater, studying Dharma, and spending as much time in the great outdoors as possible, particularly if it involves kiteboarding.
After college Juri moved to Los Angeles where he began studying regularly with Larry Moss in his professional class. Over the years, Juri has continued to relish the opportunity to work with Mr. Moss whenever he can and he's also sought out and studied with many other fine teachers such as Patsy Rodenburg, Karl Bury, Jean-Louis Rodrigue, Ilse Pfeifer, and Tim Philips to name a few. In addition to Mr. Moss, another very fine teacher that Juri continues to work with as often as he can who deserves special mention because of his immense impact on Juri's work is Bob Krakower.
These days Juri lives in Brooklyn, NY with his gorgeous and talented wife, Lana, their son, Bodhi, and their two dogs, Magnum PI and Little Betsy. He works regularly in film, TV, and theater and loves every minute of it, appearing in such shows as Divorce, Blindspot, Jessica Jones, and Orange Is The New Black as well as treading the boards from NYC to the Berkshires to Alabama! His full filmography can be found here.
As a writer, Juri is the the co-author (along with writer/producer Michael Din) of Relative Insanity, a contemporary screen adaptation of Chekhov’s classic play, The Seagull, (check out some press about the project on IMDB here). He's also co-written, with Josh Jonas, an adaptation of the successful stage play, Capture Now. And the three of them, Juri, Michael, and Josh, are now hard at work on an Indiana Jones style caper set in the worlds of art and academia, titled The Fogg Affair.
Outside of the entertainment industry, and spending time with his family, Juri loves reading, going to the theater, studying Dharma, and spending as much time in the great outdoors as possible, particularly if it involves kiteboarding.