Michael Cognata | |
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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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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]
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]
Year | 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 |
Year | 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 |
Cognata 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] |