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]
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Born | Michael Joseph Cognata May 5, 1988 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Education | Boston Arts Academy |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Television | Chicago Fire[1] Shameless 9-1-1 |
Musical career | |
Origin | North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Website | www |
Career
editCognata 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
editTelevision
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
editYear | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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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
editCognata has released several singles.[30][31]
Title | Year |
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Silvasurf | 2020 |
I Might Be | 2021 |
Bad Man[32] | |
King Burial (Instrumental)[33][34] |
References
edit- ^ Somosot, Janice (January 7, 2018). "'Chicago Fire' season 6 episode 8 spoilers: Herrmann gets into an altercation". ibtimes.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "TV Guide: Celebrities". TV Guide. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Cognata Filmography". Fandango.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Cognata's IMDB Artist Profile". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Cognata's Spotify Artist Page". Spotify. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Rubenstein, Grace. "Cross-Training: Arts and Academics Are Inseparable". edutopia.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Byrne, Terry. "Joining words and music in power and light". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Caballero, Martin. "'ARTiculation' stages a grand slam for poetry". The Boston Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Cognata's Top Titles on Amazon". Amazon Prime. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "The Whole Point of Being Roommates". Apple TV. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Dube Dwilson, Stephanie (December 17, 2017). "Hallmark's 'Romance at Reindeer Lodge': Time, Cast, Discussion & Photos". Heavy.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Cognata Profile". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ MacDonald, Sandy. "Local students power electric 'Union'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Rubenstein, Grace. "Cross-Training: Arts and Academics Are Inseparable". edutopia.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Powers, Mariah. "BAA's Year End Report". Silo.tips. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Cognata on Shameless". MikeCognata.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Cognata Filmography". Vudu.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Chicago Fire "The Whole Point of Being Roommates"". Google Play Store. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (June 10, 2019). "Mailchimp Created an In-House Entertainment Studio That's Working With WME, Vice and Others". Variety.com.
- ^ "Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of THE FIX on ABC – Monday, May 13, 2019". BroadwayWorld.com. TV Scoop. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Cognata on Julia". IMDB.com. November 19, 2023.
- ^ Duckett, Richard. "'BoyBand' gets spot on center stage". Telegram.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Modern Hatfields & McCoys Drama From Charlize Theron & John Glenn Gets NBC Pilot Order". Deadline. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "The Assault". MovieFone. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Downpour Summer Selection". San Francisco Black Film Festival. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (March 24, 2017). "'Slamma Jamma': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Frank Scheck. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Cognata Filmography". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Dreher, Dr. Kwakiutl L. (August 2019). "A True Crime ~ A Review". The Dreher Report. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Kraft, Tim (July 11, 2022). "Exclusive Killer Whales Trailer: Naive Filmmaker Loses Innocence in Dark Comedy". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "Mike Cognata on Spotify". Spotify.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Cognata Discography". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Cognata on Pandora". Pandora.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Cognata on Amazon Music". Amazon Music. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Spooky: A Halloween Experience". Mighty Kaos Music. October 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
External links
edit- Official website
- Michael Cognata at IMDb
- Michael Cognata on YouTube
- Mike Cognata on Twitter
- Mike Cognata on Instagram
- Mike Cognata discography on MusicBrainz