Michael Cognata

{{Infobox person

| name = Michael Cognata

| image = Mike Backstage.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Cognata backstage at the Strand Theatre for ARTiculation's One Night Only

| alias = {{flatlist|

Mike Cognata
Mikey Fwesh

}}

| birth_name = Michael Joseph Cognata

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|05|5}}

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

| education = Boston Arts Academy

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor}}

| years_active = 2007–present

| television = Chicago Fire{{cite web |last1=Somosot |first1=Janice |title='Chicago Fire' season 6 episode 8 spoilers: Herrmann gets into an altercation |url=https://www.ibtimes.com.au/chicago-fire-season-6-episode-8-spoilers-herrmann-gets-altercation-1563492 |website=ibtimes.com |date=January 7, 2018 |access-date=January 16, 2021}}
Shameless
9-1-1

| website = {{URL|www.mikecognata.com

}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| background = solo_singer

| origin = North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| genre =

{{flatlist|

}}

| label = {{flatlist|

Twelfth Dimension

}}

Michael Joseph Cognata (born May 5, 1988) is an American actor{{cite web |title=TV Guide: Celebrities |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/michael-cognata/3030297736/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=July 13, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Michael Cognata Filmography |url=https://www.fandango.com/people/michael-cognata-800354 |website=Fandango.com |access-date=January 20, 2021}} from Boston, Massachusetts. He played Julian Robbins in NBC's Chicago Fire and Tito in Showtime's Shameless{{cite web|title=Michael Cognata's IMDB Artist Profile |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3144499/ |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=January 16, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Mike Cognata's Spotify Artist Page |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/5WqbkmCXGLdR8krtbhVWQs?si=6IjwekAoSPuNOqnghmrUGA |website=Spotify |access-date=January 16, 2021}}

Career

Cognata attended the Boston Arts Academy (2006) where he majored in theatre.{{cite web|last1=Rubenstein|first1=Grace|title=Cross-Training: Arts and Academics Are Inseparable|url=https://www.edutopia.org/cross-training-arts-academics-are-inseparable|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=edutopia.org}} In 2008, Cognata made his television debut in a national commercial for Subway{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} and performed with the poetic entertainment group called ARTiculation.{{cite news|last1=Byrne|first1=Terry|title=Joining words and music in power and light|work=The Boston Globe|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2009/01/14/joining_words_and_music_in_power_and_light/|access-date=January 16, 2021}} 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."{{cite news|last1=Caballero|first1=Martin|title='ARTiculation' stages a grand slam for poetry|work=The Boston Herald|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/01/13/articulation-stages-a-grand-slam-for-poetry/|access-date=January 16, 2021}} 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).{{cite web|title=Michael Cognata's Top Titles on Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Michael-Cognata/nm3144499/|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Amazon Prime}}{{cite web|title=The Whole Point of Being Roommates|url=https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/the-whole-point-of-being-roommates/umc.cmc.6u6nv0xfefkiwgv9czaajfnda|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Apple TV|date=January 10, 2018}} He appeared in Hallmark's Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017).{{cite web|last1=Dube Dwilson|first1=Stephanie|title=Hallmark's 'Romance at Reindeer Lodge': Time, Cast, Discussion & Photos|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/12/romance-at-reindeer-lodge-time-cast-discussion-photos-hallmark/|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Heavy.com|date=December 17, 2017}}

In addition to his work in film and TV,{{cite web |title=Michael Cognata Profile |url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/michael-cognata |website=Metacritic |access-date=July 27, 2021 |language=en}} Cognata represented his hometown in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2006), where he performed the play A More Perfect Union.{{cite news|last1=MacDonald|first1=Sandy|title=Local students power electric 'Union'|work=The Boston Globe|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2006/03/22/local_students_power_electric_union/|access-date=January 16, 2021}}{{cite web|last1=Rubenstein|first1=Grace|title=Cross-Training: Arts and Academics Are Inseparable|url=https://www.edutopia.org/cross-training-arts-academics-are-inseparable|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=edutopia.org}}{{cite web|last1=Powers|first1=Mariah|title=BAA's Year End Report|url=https://silo.tips/download/year-end-report-5|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Silo.tips}}

Filmography

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| The Young and the Restless \| Rescue Worker \| 4 episodes
The Last Ship \| Firefighting Sailor \| Season 2, episode 12
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| Castle \| Darren Ives \| Season 8, episode 16
Shameless{{cite web \|title=Mike Cognata on Shameless \|url=http://mikecognata.com/watch/shameless/ \|website=MikeCognata.com \|date=May 13, 2019 \|access-date=January 20, 2021}} \| Tito \| 2 episodes
2017 \| Life in Pieces{{cite web \|title=Michael Cognata Filmography \|url=https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/filmography/Michael-Cognata/1237288 \|website=Vudu.com \|access-date=January 20, 2021}} \| Realtor Don \| Season 2, episode 10
2018 \| Chicago Fire{{cite web \|title=Chicago Fire "The Whole Point of Being Roommates" \|url=https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=sa_gMYVS84w&cdid=tvseason-_AGCkvTDhxhba9zNgfO4dQ&gdid=tvepisode-4EXteOAzlKQ \|website=Google Play Store \|access-date=January 20, 2021}} \| Julian Robbins \| 2 episodes
rowspan="4" \| 2019 \| Grown-ish \| Officer Dickson \| Season 2, episode 3
Taking Stock{{cite web \|last1=Spangler \|first1=Todd \|title=Mailchimp Created an In-House Entertainment Studio That's Working With WME, Vice and Others \|url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/mailchimp-presents-entertainment-studio-1203235773/ \|website=Variety.com\|date=June 10, 2019 }} \| Kevin \| 3 episodes
9-1-1 \| Officer Crawford \| Season 2, Episode 13
The Fix{{cite web \|title=Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of THE FIX on ABC – Monday, May 13, 2019 \|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-Coming-Up-on-a-New-Episode-of-THE-FIX-on-ABC-Monday-May-13-2019-20190429 \|website=BroadwayWorld.com \|publisher=TV Scoop \|access-date=January 20, 2021}} \| Andre Spencer \| Season 1, episode 9
2020 \| Good Trouble \| Derrick \| Season 2, episode 12
2023 \| Julia{{cite web \|title=Michael Cognata on Julia \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19896072/reference/ \|website=IMDB.com\|date=November 19, 2023 }} \| Martin \| Season 2, episode 1

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="2" | 2015

| The Young and the Restless

| Rescue Worker

| 4 episodes

The Last Ship

| Firefighting Sailor

| Season 2, episode 12

rowspan="2" | 2016

| Castle

| Darren Ives

| Season 8, episode 16

Shameless{{cite web |title=Mike Cognata on Shameless |url=http://mikecognata.com/watch/shameless/ |website=MikeCognata.com |date=May 13, 2019 |access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| Tito

| 2 episodes

2017

| Life in Pieces{{cite web |title=Michael Cognata Filmography |url=https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/filmography/Michael-Cognata/1237288 |website=Vudu.com |access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| Realtor Don

| Season 2, episode 10

2018

| Chicago Fire{{cite web |title=Chicago Fire "The Whole Point of Being Roommates" |url=https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=sa_gMYVS84w&cdid=tvseason-_AGCkvTDhxhba9zNgfO4dQ&gdid=tvepisode-4EXteOAzlKQ |website=Google Play Store |access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| Julian Robbins

| 2 episodes

rowspan="4" | 2019

| Grown-ish

| Officer Dickson

| Season 2, episode 3

Taking Stock{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Mailchimp Created an In-House Entertainment Studio That's Working With WME, Vice and Others |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/mailchimp-presents-entertainment-studio-1203235773/ |website=Variety.com|date=June 10, 2019 }}

| Kevin

| 3 episodes

9-1-1

| Officer Crawford

| Season 2, Episode 13

The Fix{{cite web |title=Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of THE FIX on ABC – Monday, May 13, 2019 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-Coming-Up-on-a-New-Episode-of-THE-FIX-on-ABC-Monday-May-13-2019-20190429 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |publisher=TV Scoop |access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| Andre Spencer

| Season 1, episode 9

2020

| Good Trouble

| Derrick

| Season 2, episode 12

2023

| Julia{{cite web |title=Michael Cognata on Julia

|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19896072/reference/

|website=IMDB.com|date=November 19, 2023 }}

| Martin

| Season 2, episode 1

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2010 \| Breakdance Academy{{cite news \|last1=Duckett \|first1=Richard \|title='BoyBand' gets spot on center stage \|url=https://www.telegram.com/article/20100603/news/6030847 \|access-date=January 16, 2021 \|work=Telegram.com}} \| Kyle \| Jon Artigo \|
2012 \| A Deadly Obsession \| Kellen \| John Stimpson \|
rowspan="3"\| 2013 \| Worldly Pursuits \| Brian Higgins \| Hugh Guiney \| Short Film
Sins of the Preacher \| Police Officer \| John Stimpson \|
Hatfields & McCoys{{cite news \|last1=Andreeva \|first1=Nellie \|title=Modern Hatfields & McCoys Drama From Charlize Theron & John Glenn Gets NBC Pilot Order \|url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/modern-hatfields-mccoys-drama-from-charlize-theron-john-glenn-gets-nbc-pilot-order-415242/ \|access-date=January 16, 2021 \|work=Deadline}} \| Ernie Rivas \| Michael Mayer \|
2014 \| The Assault{{cite web \|title=The Assault \|url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-assault/20057069/credits/ \|website=MovieFone \|access-date=January 16, 2021}} \| Jordan \| Jason Winn \|
rowspan="2"\| 2016 \| Downpour Summer{{cite web \|title=Downpour Summer Selection \|url=https://sfbff.org/wordpress/tag/downpour-summer \|website=San Francisco Black Film Festival \|access-date=January 16, 2021}} \| Brendan \| Diante Singley \|
Trash Bags \| Miles \| Diante Singley \|
rowspan="3"\| 2017 \| Slamma Jamma{{cite web \|last1=Scheck \|first1=Frank \|title='Slamma Jamma': Film Review \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/slamma-jamma-988632/#! \|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|publisher=Frank Scheck \|access-date=July 27, 2021 \|date=March 24, 2017}} \| Lizare \| Timothy A. Chey \| Platform Release
Romance at Reindeer Lodge{{cite web \|title=Michael Cognata Filmography \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michael_cognata \|website=RottenTomatoes.com \|access-date=January 20, 2021}} \| Greg \| Colin Theys \|
Remote Capture \| Elijah/Day 9,145 \| Diante Singley \|
2019 \| A True Crime{{cite web \|last1=Dreher \|first1=Dr. Kwakiutl L. \|title=A True Crime ~ A Review \|url=https://thedreherreport.com/2019/08/01/a-true-crime-a-review/ \|website=The Dreher Report \|date=August 2019 \|access-date=January 16, 2021}} \| Detective Myers \| Marques Green \|
2020 \| Nothing and No One \| Ernie \| Diante Singley \|
2021 \| Killer Whales{{cite web \|last1=Kraft \|first1=Tim \|title=Exclusive Killer Whales Trailer: Naive Filmmaker Loses Innocence in Dark Comedy \|url=https://movieweb.com/killer-whales-trailer/ \|website=MovieWeb \|date=July 11, 2022 \|access-date=July 12, 2022}} \| Father T-Dale \| William J.L. Hamilton \| Post-Production

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Director

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2010

| Breakdance Academy{{cite news |last1=Duckett |first1=Richard |title='BoyBand' gets spot on center stage |url=https://www.telegram.com/article/20100603/news/6030847 |access-date=January 16, 2021 |work=Telegram.com}}

| Kyle

| Jon Artigo

2012

| A Deadly Obsession

| Kellen

| John Stimpson

rowspan="3"| 2013

| Worldly Pursuits

| Brian Higgins

| Hugh Guiney

| Short Film

Sins of the Preacher

| Police Officer

| John Stimpson

Hatfields & McCoys{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Modern Hatfields & McCoys Drama From Charlize Theron & John Glenn Gets NBC Pilot Order |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/modern-hatfields-mccoys-drama-from-charlize-theron-john-glenn-gets-nbc-pilot-order-415242/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |work=Deadline}}

| Ernie Rivas

| Michael Mayer

2014

| The Assault{{cite web |title=The Assault |url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-assault/20057069/credits/ |website=MovieFone |access-date=January 16, 2021}}

| Jordan

| Jason Winn

rowspan="2"| 2016

| Downpour Summer{{cite web |title=Downpour Summer Selection |url=https://sfbff.org/wordpress/tag/downpour-summer |website=San Francisco Black Film Festival |access-date=January 16, 2021}}

| Brendan

| Diante Singley

Trash Bags

| Miles

| Diante Singley

rowspan="3"| 2017

| Slamma Jamma{{cite web |last1=Scheck |first1=Frank |title='Slamma Jamma': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/slamma-jamma-988632/#! |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Frank Scheck |access-date=July 27, 2021 |date=March 24, 2017}}

| Lizare

| Timothy A. Chey

| Platform Release

Romance at Reindeer Lodge{{cite web |title=Michael Cognata Filmography |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michael_cognata |website=RottenTomatoes.com |access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| Greg

| Colin Theys

Remote Capture

| Elijah/Day 9,145

| Diante Singley

2019

| A True Crime{{cite web |last1=Dreher |first1=Dr. Kwakiutl L. |title=A True Crime ~ A Review |url=https://thedreherreport.com/2019/08/01/a-true-crime-a-review/ |website=The Dreher Report |date=August 2019 |access-date=January 16, 2021}}

| Detective Myers

| Marques Green

2020

| Nothing and No One

| Ernie

| Diante Singley

2021

| Killer Whales{{cite web |last1=Kraft |first1=Tim |title=Exclusive Killer Whales Trailer: Naive Filmmaker Loses Innocence in Dark Comedy |url=https://movieweb.com/killer-whales-trailer/ |website=MovieWeb |date=July 11, 2022 |access-date=July 12, 2022}}

| Father T-Dale

| William J.L. Hamilton

| Post-Production

Discography

Cognata has released several singles.{{cite web |title=Mike Cognata on Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/5WqbkmCXGLdR8krtbhVWQs?si=3p93SsDBRA2PKsJwLJQi3g |website=Spotify.com |access-date=January 20, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Mike Cognata Discography |url=https://musicbrainz.org/artist/918bdc6a-4f7e-4fa1-b7fc-2c6034c48acd |website=Musicbrainz.org |access-date=January 30, 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles as a lead artist
scope="col"\| Title ! scope="col"\| Year
scope="row"\| Silvasurf \| rowspan="1"\|2020
scope="row"\| I Might Be \| rowspan="3"\|2021
scope="row"\| Bad Man{{cite web \|title=Mike Cognata on Pandora \|url=https://www.pandora.com/artist/mike-cognata/ARVhzf36ZPbKvp2 \|website=Pandora.com \|access-date=January 20, 2021}}
scope="row"\| King Burial (Instrumental){{cite web \|title=Mike Cognata on Amazon Music \|url=https://music.amazon.in/artists/B08RZF4XL3/mike-cognata \|website=Amazon Music \|access-date=January 20, 2021}}{{cite web \|title=Spooky: A Halloween Experience \|url=https://mightykaos.com/products/spooky-a-halloween-experience \|website=Mighty Kaos Music \|date=October 7, 2020 \|access-date=July 13, 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles as a lead artist

scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

scope="row"| Silvasurf

| rowspan="1"|2020

scope="row"| I Might Be

| rowspan="3"|2021

scope="row"| Bad Man{{cite web |title=Mike Cognata on Pandora |url=https://www.pandora.com/artist/mike-cognata/ARVhzf36ZPbKvp2 |website=Pandora.com |access-date=January 20, 2021}}

scope="row"| King Burial (Instrumental){{cite web |title=Mike Cognata on Amazon Music |url=https://music.amazon.in/artists/B08RZF4XL3/mike-cognata |website=Amazon Music |access-date=January 20, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Spooky: A Halloween Experience |url=https://mightykaos.com/products/spooky-a-halloween-experience |website=Mighty Kaos Music |date=October 7, 2020 |access-date=July 13, 2021}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.mikecognata.com}}
{{IMDb name|nm3144499}}
[https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelCognata Michael Cognata] on YouTube
[https://twitter.com/mikecognata?lang=en Mike Cognata] on Twitter
[https://www.instagram.com/mikecognata/?hl=en Mike Cognata] on Instagram
[https://musicbrainz.org/artist/918bdc6a-4f7e-4fa1-b7fc-2c6034c48acd Mike Cognata] discography on MusicBrainz

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