Person

Bob Ari

Acting

Biography

Bob Ari (also credited as Robert Ari, 1.80 m) is an American actor, director, guitarist, and songwriter. A veteran of New York theatre, he has appeared on Broadway in Bells Are Ringing (2001), The Constant Wife (2005), Frost/Nixon (2007, u/s Nixon), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (1993), and Act One (2014), and toured Frost/Nixon (as Nixon), West Side Story, and Guys and Dolls in Europe. He was a company member of the Colony Studio Theatre in Los Angeles for six years. He is best known for playing Michael Cohen in Two Lovers (2008, dir. James Mangold) and for recurring work on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006–2019, 2 episodes). His filmography includes: Blind Date (1987) (Goldie Hawn, Liam Neeson); Cradle Will Rock (1990) (Marcia Gay Harden, Steve Buscemi); Music of the Heart (1999) (Meryl Streep, Lauren Bacall); Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) (Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener); Two Lovers (2008) (Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix); Wanted (2008) (James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie); Nous York (2012); Primetime (2026) (Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever). TV: Veep (2015), Manifest (2018), Blindspot (2018), Only Murders in the Building (2022), FBI: Most Wanted (2022), Your Friends & Neighbors (2025).