Keith Hamilton Cobb (born January 28, 1962) is an American actor.

Career

He is best known for his roles as the ruthless Nietzschean mercenary Tyr Anasazi in the science-fiction series ''

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'' from 2000 to 2005 and as Noah Keefer on ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

'' from 1994 to 1996. Cobb was born in

North Tarrytown, New York Sleepy Hollow is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York, Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States. The village is located on the east bank of the Hudson River, about ...

; he graduated from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

's Tisch School of the Arts in 1987. A classically trained actor, he appeared in a number of Shakespearean productions in the New York area before breaking into television in the mid 1990s. One of his first movies was the 1995 film ''

Eyes Beyond Seeing ''Eyes Beyond Seeing'' is a 1995 spiritual drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, rad ...

'' in which he plays a mental patient who claims to be Jesus Christ. In 1996, Cobb was named on ''

People The term "the people" refers to the public or Common people, common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. I ...

'' magazine's annual list of the "50 most beautiful people"."`Y&R' mixes up chemistry"
at www.chicagotribune.com In 1999, Cobb was in two episodes of the '' Beastmaster'' television series, portraying a character very similar to his character from '' Andromeda''. He left the ''Andromeda'' TV series at the start of the fourth season, citing dissatisfaction over the development of his character and went back to stage productions. Cobb's 2015 play ''American Moor'' explores the experiences of Black actors performing texts as written and directed by white writers and directors. The play garnered great academic acclaim. The play debuted

Off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...

at the

Cherry Lane Theatre The Cherry Lane Theatre is the oldest continuously running off-Broadway theater in New York City. The theater is located at 38 Commerce Street between Barrow and Bedford Streets in the West Village neighborhood of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, ...

in August 2019. He continues to act in theater productions, including roles as Oberon and Duke Theseus in ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

'' in New York's Geva Theater Center, and the bigoted Juror #10 in ''

Twelve Angry Men ''Twelve Angry Men'' is an American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose about the deliberations of a jury at a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. It was adapted for the stage the following year, and ...

'' at Briggs Opera House in

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

In 1995 Cobb won the

Soap Opera Digest Award ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, was an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977–1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presented ...

- Outstanding Male Newcomer for his role of Noah Keefer on ''

'' and in 1996 won the Soap Opera Digest Award - Hottest Soap Couple for his work on ''All My Children'' (shared with

Sydney Penny Sydney Margaret Penny (born August 7, 1971) is an American actress. She began her career as a child performer appearing in made-for-television movies. She made her big screen debut in the Western film ''Pale Rider'' directed by Clint Eastwood. S ...

).1996 - "Television’s biggest stars turned out for the Soap Opera Digest Awards"
at www.soapoperadigest.com

References

External links

Official Keith Hamilton Cobb website

Keith Hamilton Cobb profile from SoapCentral
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Extensive interview at Republibot

Original Short Fiction by Keith Hamilton Cobb
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