Keith Hamilton Cobb
Genoa City Presence
Damon Porter (May 23, 2003 to May 23, 2005)
At a Glance
Keith was born and raised in Tarrytown, New York, where he attended Sleepy Hollow High School. He was a 1987 graduate of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. While attending NYU, he also received theatrical training at Circle-in-the-Square and Playwright's Horizons theater schools.
His first professional job was in a production of Jean Cocteau's The Infernal Machine at the Jean Cocteau Repertory in lower Manhattan. Most recently, Keith appeared as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and Octavius in Julius Caesar -- both at the Shakespeare Theatre. Other stage credits include productions of Othello, The Beaux Stratagem, Cymbeline, Hamlet, and Coriolanus for The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, The Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Huntington Theatre Company and the North Shore Music Theatre.
Further endeavors include teaching acting at Youth Theatre Interactions, Inc., and a performing arts program for children in South Yonkers, New York. In the capacity of both actor and director, he has worked for the past several seasons with The Playwright's Theatre of New Jersey in its Special Needs Program, teaching playwriting and performing the plays of youthful offenders within the New Jersey correctional system.
Keith enjoys cycling, swimming and fencing, and has a passion for all things Shakespearean.
Acting Portfolio
TELEVISION
The Young and the Restless
Damon Porter
May 23, 2003 to May 23, 2005
Twilight Zone
Commander Skyles
April 2, 2003
One on One
Clay
March 24, 2003
Andromeda
Tyr Anasazi
2000 - 2003
BeastMaster
Akile, Episode 1.2, "Obessions"
October 16, 1999
All My Children
Noah Keefer
July 1994 to December 1996
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Royce #1
1990
Acting Portfolio
FILM
Eyes Beyond Seeing
Jesus
1995
Astonished
Simon
1988
Acting Portfolio
THEATRE
Coriolanus
Aufidius
2000 (Washington, D.C.)
Romeo and Juliet
Tybalt
1993-1994
Julius Caesar
Octavius
1993-1994
Awards & Acclaim
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1995)
People Magazine Named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People (1996)
Image Awards Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1996, 1997)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Winner, Best Newcomer (1995)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Winner, Hottest Romance (1994, with Sydney Penny)
Vital Statistics
PLACE OF BIRTH: North Tarrytown, New York
DATE OF BIRTH: January 28, 1962
HEIGHT: 6'4"
HAIR: Black
News Archives
News Archive: Keith Hamilton Cobb discusses AMC, Shakepeare. [Jan 19th, 2000]
News Archive: Penny back to AMC, but without on-screen hubby. [Oct 7, 2002]
News Archive: Keith Hamilton Cobb bypasses AMC, joins Y&R. [Apr 21, 2003]
News Archive: Cobb to leave Y&R, but will he return to AMC? [May 2, 2005]
