Michael Cognata

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

(1988-05-05) May 5, 1988 (age 33)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names
  • Mike Cognata
  • Mikey Fwesh
EducationBoston Arts Academy
Occupation
  • Actor
  • record producer
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] and record producer[3] from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for his role as Julian Robbins on NBC's Chicago Fire.[4][5]

Career[]

Cognata began exploring his interest for the stage in high school, as he attended Boston Arts Academy (2006) where he majored in Theatre.[6] In 2008, Cognata made his television debut with a national commercial for Subway and further honed his performative skills, professionally, with the poetic entertainment group called ARTiculation, which received critical acclaim across the New England area.[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] Michael then moved to New York City and Los Angeles to obtain notable television roles including Julian Robbins, brother-in-law to Battalion Chief Wallace Boden on NBC's Chicago Fire (2018), and recurred as the popular Tito, Lip's intern on Showtime's Shameless (2016).[9][10] He can also be seen during the holidays on Hallmark's Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017).[11] In addition to his work in film and TV,[12] Cognata was honored to represent his hometown in the largest arts festival in the world, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2006), where he was chosen to perform the play A More Perfect Union.[13] It was here where he made his theatrical debut on stages across Edinburgh, Scotland.[14]

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[15] Tito 2 Episodes
2017 Life in Pieces[16] Realtor Don Season 2, Episode 10
2018 Chicago Fire[17] Julian Robbins 2 Episodes
2019 Grown-Ish Officer Dickson Season 2, Episode 3
Taking Stock[18] Kevin 3 Episodes
9-1-1 Officer Crawford Season 2, Episode 13
The Fix[19] Andre Spencer Season 1, Episode 9
2020 Good Trouble Derrick Season 2, Episode 12

Film[]

Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 Breakdance Academy[20] 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[21] Ernie Rivas Michael Mayer
2014 The Assault[22] Jordan Jason Winn
2016 Downpour Summer[23] Brendan Diante Singley
Trash Bags Miles Diante Singley
2017 Slamma Jamma[24] Lizare Timothy A. Chey Platform Release
Romance at Reindeer Lodge[25] Greg Colin Theys
Remote Capture Elijah/Day 9,145 Diante Singley
2019 A True Crime[26] Detective Myers Marques Green
2020 Nothing and No One Ernie Diante Singley
2021 Killer Whales Father T-Dale William J.L. Hamilton Post-Production

Discography[]

Mike Cognata[27][28] discography
Singles4

Singles as lead artist[]

List of singles as a lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
Silvasurf 2020 Non-album singles
I Might Be 2021
Bad Man[29]
King Burial (Instrumental)[30][31]

References[]

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

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