Jeremy Luke

Jeremy Luke
Born1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Jeremy Luke (born 1977 or 1978)[1] is an American actor, best known for his roles as Danny in Don Jon and as Mickey Cohen in the TNT series Mob City.

Early life

Luke was born and raised in Staten Island, New York.[2] He attended the College of Staten Island and went on to have a successful career as a Night Club promoter. Luke first became an actor as a stress outlet and eventually made it his full profession.[1] He has described his ancestry as "Puerto Rican, Italian, and Jewish".[3]

Career

For the first decade of his career, Luke mostly had small guest roles in television series such as Judging Amy, NYPD Blue, ER, Las Vegas, and Desperate Housewives. He received his first major role in the Syfy television film Jersey Shore Shark Attack.[1]

In 2013, he had a supporting role in Don Jon, which was directed by and starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt.[1] He also played the role of Mickey Cohen in the TNT television series Mob City, which was created by director and writer Frank Darabont.[4]

In 2019, he appeared in Martin Scorsese’s film, The Irishman, as Marco Rossi.[5][6][7][8]

Luke also appeared as Paulie Lombardo in the 2020 action-adventure video game Mafia: Definitive Edition, a remake of the 2002 video game, where he also lent his voice, likeness and motion capture performance.[9][10] Luke was also in the movie Poor Greg Drowning in 2020.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "After a decade of hard work, a Staten Island actor is finally getting Hollywood's star treatment". June 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Bro-ing Down with Jeremy Luke". September 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Luke". Podomatic.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 10, 2013). "Jeremy Luke To Co-Star In Frank Darabont's TNT Series 'Lost Angels'". Deadline. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  5. ^ "Robert De Niro Was Warned about 'The Irishman's' Authenticity: "Bob, You're Being Conned"". November 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "'Small Shots' get big gig with Scorsese, De Niro, Pacino". silive. September 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "IMTA: Error 404". www.imta.com.
  8. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 13, 2017). "Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' Adds Domenick Lombardozzi & More".
  9. ^ Zuluaga, Diego (September 24, 2020). "Mafia: Definitive Edition (PC) Review | An Offer You Can't Refuse". UnGeek. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "The supporting cast of Mafia: Definitive Edition". Mafia - Official Website. Retrieved September 29, 2020.