Jeremy Luke

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Jeremy Luke
Born1977or1978(age 46–47)
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Jeremy Luke (born 1977or1978) [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 .

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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.

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  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.
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