Sandy Cohen

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Sandy Cohen
Image:Sandy.jpg
First appearance Premiere (episode 1.01)
Statistics
Gender Male
Age 43
Occupation Public defender
Family Sophie Cohen (mother)
Kirsten Cohen (wife)
Seth Cohen (son)
Ryan Atwood (adoptive son)
Episode Count 80
Portrayed by Peter Gallagher
Created by Josh Schwartz

Sanford "Sandy" Cohen is a fictional character on the FOX series The O.C.. He is played by Peter Gallagher.

Sandy, a lawyer and son of Sophie Cohen, is married to Kirsten Cohen. Their only child, Seth, is somewhat of a social misfit. Sandy was originally a public defender, which brought him into contact with troubled teen, Ryan Atwood, whom he eventually adopted and took on as his own after his mother abandoned him. He has since then gone into private practice in a law firm, before going to start his own law firm and finally taking over his late father-in-law's company, the Newport Group.

Sandy has a mostly stable marriage with Kirsten, with the occasional problem surfacing. In season one, unresolved issues of trust and jealousy came to the surface with regards to Kirsten's former childhood sweetheart, Jimmy Cooper.

In the second season, Rebecca Bloom, an old flame of Sandy's, came back into their lives, causing difficulties between them. This contributed towards Kirsten's growing alcohol problem, and the distance between her and Sandy caused her to almost have an affair with a magazine editor, Carter Buckley, although she left before anything happened. This came to a head when Kirsten's father, Caleb Nichol, died which caused Kirsten's drinking problem to run out of control, forcing the entire Cohen family to stage an intervention and put her in rehab.

He has had many new problems with the underhanded nature of business in the real estate world in his new job as CEO of the Newport Group. This once again has caused a strain on his home life. Although the season 3 finale saw him making the decision to return to being a PD after revisiting his old office.

In the fourth season, Sandy helps Ryan to sort things out with Kevin Volchok who was responsible for the death of Marissa Cooper.

Throughout the series, Sandy serves as a moral center, often guiding and supporting Seth and Ryan through their problems.

The O.C.
Episode List | Official Website
Current Main Characters Ryan Atwood | Kirsten Cohen | Sandy Cohen | Seth Cohen
Julie Cooper | Kaitlin Cooper | Summer Roberts | Taylor Townsend
Former Main Characters Marissa Cooper (S1 - S3) | Jimmy Cooper (S1) | Luke Ward (S1) | Caleb Nichol (S2)
Recurring Characters

Dawn Atwood | Trey Atwood | Lance Baldwin | Rebecca Bloom
Carter Buckley | Reed Carlson | Sophie Cohen | Theresa Diaz
Lindsay Gardner | Johnny Harper | Alex Kelly | Charlotte Morgan
Hailey Nichol | Neil Roberts | Jess Sathers | Anna Stern
Zach Stevens | Veronica Townsend | Oliver Trask | Kevin Volchok

Places Newport Beach | Orange County | Chino
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