# Ali Cobrin
**Ali Cobrin** (birth name Alexandra Arley Cobrin) is an American actress best known for playing Kara in the comedy film *American Reunion* (2012), Whitney in *Neighbors* (2014), and Kari Baxter Jacobs in the Prime Video series *[The Baxters](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-baxters-2024-tv-series)* (2024). She was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1989[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/). Reference sources disagree on her exact birth date: IMDb gives 1989[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/), while TV Insider, Rotten Tomatoes, and Fandango list August 8, 1989[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ali-cobrin/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ali_cobrin).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989, Chicago, Illinois; birth name Alexandra Arley Cobrin[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/) |
| Signature roles | Kara in *American Reunion* (2012), Whitney in *Neighbors* (2014), Molly in Showtime's *Look* (2010)[4](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/496731-ali-cobrin?language=en-US) |
| Current series role | Kari Baxter Jacobs, the eldest Baxter daughter, in *The Baxters* (2024) on Prime Video[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/) |
| Early training | Musical theater major at the Chicago Academy for the Arts; classical ballet; Second City teen ensemble; Junior Olympics track & field[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/) |
| First notable film | *The Hole* (2009), which won the first Premio Persol award for best 3-D movie at the Venice Film Festival[5](https://www.ntamodels.com/special-bookings/2205905/ali-cobrin/bio) |
| Family | Married Broadway actor Zak Resnick on October 7, 2018; two children[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/) |
## Early life and training
Cobrin was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She attended high school at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, where she majored in musical theater[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/). As a child she trained to become a classical ballerina and competed in the Junior Olympics as a track and field athlete[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/). Her performance background also included improvisational comedy and ballet touring: she was an improvisation player in Second City's teen ensemble and performed with the Burklyn Ballet Theater on a tour of Scotland, appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/) • [6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/ali-cobrin).
After graduating high school at 17, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue acting[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/). Her first film acting role came in the 2008 short film *One*, followed by the short *Jack Turner and the Reluctant Vampire*[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/ali-cobrin).
## Film and television career
**Early screen work.** In 2009 Cobrin booked a supporting role as Tiffany in [Joe Dante](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-dante)'s *[The Hole](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hole-2009-film)*, which won the first Premio Persol award for best 3-D movie, presented at the 2009 [Venice Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/venice-film-festival)[5](https://www.ntamodels.com/special-bookings/2205905/ali-cobrin/bio) • [6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/ali-cobrin). In 2010 she made her television debut in a comedy pilot for Spike TV and starred as Molly on the Showtime series *Look*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/). In 2011 she guest starred as Hope Prater on the NBC series *Friends with Benefits*[4](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/496731-ali-cobrin?language=en-US).
**Breakout and studio comedies.** In 2012 she had a breakout supporting role as Kara in *American Reunion*, the final film in the *American Pie* franchise, appearing alongside the returning original cast including [Jason Biggs](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-biggs), Alyson Hannigan, and [Eugene Levy](https://www.edgepedia.org/eugene-levy)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/) • [7](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/universal-pictures-presents-the-american-premiere-of-american-reunion-142540295.html). Two years later she played Whitney in the comedy *Neighbors* (2014) with [Zac Efron](https://www.edgepedia.org/zac-efron) and Seth Rogen, and Kylie Atkins in the horror thriller *GirlHouse* (2014)[5](https://www.ntamodels.com/special-bookings/2205905/ali-cobrin/bio) • [6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/ali-cobrin). Her other credits from this period include *Lap Dance* (2014, as Monica), *The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story* (2015, as Jo Reynolds/Daphne Zuniga), *A Beautiful Now* (2015, as Tracey), *The Iron Orchard* (2018, as Lee Montgomery), *One Last Night* (2018, as Taryn), and *My Birthday Romance* (2020, as Callie Fitzgerald)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ali-cobrin/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ali_cobrin).
On review aggregators, *The Hole* is her highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes at 82 percent, and *[Neighbors](https://www.edgepedia.org/neighbors-2014-film)* holds her highest Metascore at 68[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ali_cobrin) • [8](https://www.metacritic.com/person/ali-cobrin/).
## The Baxters and recent work
Cobrin was cast as Kari Baxter Jacobs, the eldest daughter in the Baxter family, in *The Baxters*, an ensemble family drama adapted from Karen Kingsbury's bestselling novels[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/). The series premiered on Prime Video in 2024 and has three full seasons[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/). In 2025 she played Sarah, a widowed mother, opposite [Mario Lopez](https://www.edgepedia.org/mario-lopez) in the [Great American Family](https://www.edgepedia.org/great-american-family) television movie *The Christmas Spark*, directed by Lorena David and filmed in New York State[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36618789/) • [10](https://moviedelic.com/where-the-christmas-spark-filmed-cast/). Her upcoming projects include *Up in the Hills* (in post-production) and the television series *Sub/liminal* (in filming)[11](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/).
## Personal life
In 2018 Cobrin married her longtime boyfriend, Broadway actor Zak Resnick; the marriage date is recorded as October 7, 2018[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/). They have two children, Rocky Tyler Resnick and Presley Rose Resnick[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/). She currently lives in New York City with her family[5](https://www.ntamodels.com/special-bookings/2205905/ali-cobrin/bio).
## References
1. [Ali Cobrin - Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/bio/)
2. [Ali Cobrin - Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ali-cobrin/)
3. [Ali Cobrin Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ali_cobrin)
4. [Ali Cobrin - The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/496731-ali-cobrin?language=en-US)
5. [ALI COBRIN, NTA Model Management](https://www.ntamodels.com/special-bookings/2205905/ali-cobrin/bio)
6. [Ali Cobrin Movies on Netflix, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/ali-cobrin)
7. [Universal Pictures Presents the American Premiere of American Reunion, PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/universal-pictures-presents-the-american-premiere-of-american-reunion-142540295.html)
8. [Ali Cobrin - Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/ali-cobrin/)
9. [The Christmas Spark (TV Movie 2025) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36618789/)
10. [The Christmas Spark: Filming Locations and Cast Details, MovieDelic](https://moviedelic.com/where-the-christmas-spark-filmed-cast/)
11. [Ali Cobrin - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196681/)
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