Michael Cognata

Michael Cognata
Cognata backstage at the Strand Theatre for ARTiculation's One Night Only
Born
Michael Joseph Cognata

(1988-05-05) May 5, 1988 (age 36)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names
  • Mike Cognata
  • Mikey Fwesh
EducationBoston Arts Academy
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2007–present
TelevisionChicago Fire[1]
Shameless
9-1-1
Musical career
OriginNorth Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Labels
  • Twelfth Dimension
Websitewww.mikecognata.com

Michael Joseph Cognata (born May 5, 1988) is an American actor[2][3] from Boston, Massachusetts. He played Julian Robbins in NBC's Chicago Fire and Tito in Showtime's Shameless[4][5]

Career

Cognata attended the Boston Arts Academy (2006) where he majored in theatre.[6] In 2008, Cognata made his television debut in a national commercial for Subway[citation needed] and performed with the poetic entertainment group called ARTiculation.[7] The Boston Herald writes in a 2009 article, "Give the creativity and enthusiasm of this highly talented group of young poets a chance. Their performance is good enough to make even a cynic believe in the power of art."[8] Cognata then moved to New York City and Los Angeles to obtain television roles including Julian Robbins, brother-in-law to battalion chief Wallace Boden on NBC's Chicago Fire (2018), and recurring as Tito, Lip's intern on Showtime's Shameless (2016).[9][10] He appeared in Hallmark's Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017).[11] In addition to his work in film and TV,[12] Cognata represented his hometown in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2006), where he performed the play A More Perfect Union.[13][14][15]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Young and the Restless Rescue Worker 4 episodes
The Last Ship Firefighting Sailor Season 2, episode 12
2016 Castle Darren Ives Season 8, episode 16
Shameless[16] Tito 2 episodes
2017 Life in Pieces[17] Realtor Don Season 2, episode 10
2018 Chicago Fire[18] Julian Robbins 2 episodes
2019 Grown-ish Officer Dickson Season 2, episode 3
Taking Stock[19] Kevin 3 episodes
9-1-1 Officer Crawford Season 2, Episode 13
The Fix[20] Andre Spencer Season 1, episode 9
2020 Good Trouble Derrick Season 2, episode 12
2023 Julia[21] Martin Season 2, episode 1

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 Breakdance Academy[22] Kyle Jon Artigo
2012 A Deadly Obsession Kellen John Stimpson
2013 Worldly Pursuits Brian Higgins Hugh Guiney Short Film
Sins of the Preacher Police Officer John Stimpson
Hatfields & McCoys[23] Ernie Rivas Michael Mayer
2014 The Assault[24] Jordan Jason Winn
2016 Downpour Summer[25] Brendan Diante Singley
Trash Bags Miles Diante Singley
2017 Slamma Jamma[26] Lizare Timothy A. Chey Platform Release
Romance at Reindeer Lodge[27] Greg Colin Theys
Remote Capture Elijah/Day 9,145 Diante Singley
2019 A True Crime[28] Detective Myers Marques Green
2020 Nothing and No One Ernie Diante Singley
2021 Killer Whales[29] Father T-Dale William J.L. Hamilton Post-Production

Discography

Cognata has released several singles.[30][31]

List of singles as a lead artist
Title Year
Silvasurf 2020
I Might Be 2021
Bad Man[32]
King Burial (Instrumental)[33][34]

References

  1. ^ Somosot, Janice (January 7, 2018). "'Chicago Fire' season 6 episode 8 spoilers: Herrmann gets into an altercation". ibtimes.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "TV Guide: Celebrities". TV Guide. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Michael Cognata Filmography". Fandango.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Michael Cognata's IMDB Artist Profile". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mike Cognata's Spotify Artist Page". Spotify. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Rubenstein, Grace. "Cross-Training: Arts and Academics Are Inseparable". edutopia.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Byrne, Terry. "Joining words and music in power and light". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Caballero, Martin. "'ARTiculation' stages a grand slam for poetry". The Boston Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Michael Cognata's Top Titles on Amazon". Amazon Prime. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Whole Point of Being Roommates". Apple TV. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Dube Dwilson, Stephanie (December 17, 2017). "Hallmark's 'Romance at Reindeer Lodge': Time, Cast, Discussion & Photos". Heavy.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "Michael Cognata Profile". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  13. ^ MacDonald, Sandy. "Local students power electric 'Union'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  14. ^ Rubenstein, Grace. "Cross-Training: Arts and Academics Are Inseparable". edutopia.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Powers, Mariah. "BAA's Year End Report". Silo.tips. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  16. ^ "Mike Cognata on Shameless". MikeCognata.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  17. ^ "Michael Cognata Filmography". Vudu.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "Chicago Fire "The Whole Point of Being Roommates"". Google Play Store. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  19. ^ Spangler, Todd (June 10, 2019). "Mailchimp Created an In-House Entertainment Studio That's Working With WME, Vice and Others". Variety.com.
  20. ^ "Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of THE FIX on ABC – Monday, May 13, 2019". BroadwayWorld.com. TV Scoop. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  21. ^ "Michael Cognata on Julia". IMDB.com. November 19, 2023.
  22. ^ Duckett, Richard. "'BoyBand' gets spot on center stage". Telegram.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  23. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Modern Hatfields & McCoys Drama From Charlize Theron & John Glenn Gets NBC Pilot Order". Deadline. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  24. ^ "The Assault". MovieFone. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  25. ^ "Downpour Summer Selection". San Francisco Black Film Festival. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  26. ^ Scheck, Frank (March 24, 2017). "'Slamma Jamma': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Frank Scheck. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  27. ^ "Michael Cognata Filmography". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  28. ^ Dreher, Dr. Kwakiutl L. (August 2019). "A True Crime ~ A Review". The Dreher Report. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  29. ^ Kraft, Tim (July 11, 2022). "Exclusive Killer Whales Trailer: Naive Filmmaker Loses Innocence in Dark Comedy". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  30. ^ "Mike Cognata on Spotify". Spotify.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  31. ^ "Mike Cognata Discography". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  32. ^ "Mike Cognata on Pandora". Pandora.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  33. ^ "Mike Cognata on Amazon Music". Amazon Music. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  34. ^ "Spooky: A Halloween Experience". Mighty Kaos Music. October 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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