Michael Cognata

Michael Joseph Cognata (born May 5, 1988) is an American actor[2] and record producer[3] from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for his roles as Julian Robbins on NBC's Chicago Fire and Tito, from Showtime's Shameless.[4][5]

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

(1988-05-05) May 5, 1988
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names
  • Mike Cognata
  • Mikey Fwesh
EducationBoston Arts Academy
Occupations
  • 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

Career

Cognata began exploring his interest for the stage during high school, as he 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 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][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

Film
Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 Breakdance Academy[21] 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[22] Ernie Rivas Michael Mayer
2014 The Assault[23] Jordan Jason Winn
2016 Downpour Summer[24] Brendan Diante Singley
Trash Bags Miles Diante Singley
2017 Slamma Jamma[25] Lizare Timothy A. Chey Platform Release
Romance at Reindeer Lodge[26] Greg Colin Theys
Remote Capture Elijah/Day 9,145 Diante Singley
2019 A True Crime[27] Detective Myers Marques Green
2020 Nothing and No One Ernie Diante Singley
2021 Killer Whales[28] Father T-Dale William J.L. Hamilton Post-Production

Discography
Mike Cognata[29][30] 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[31]
King Burial (Instrumental)[32][33]

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. 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. Duckett, Richard. "'BoyBand' gets spot on center stage". Telegram.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  22. Andreeva, Nellie. "Modern Hatfields & McCoys Drama From Charlize Theron & John Glenn Gets NBC Pilot Order". Deadline. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  23. "The Assault". MovieFone. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  24. "Downpour Summer Selection". San Francisco Black Film Festival. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  25. Scheck, Frank (March 24, 2017). "'Slamma Jamma': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Frank Scheck. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  26. "Michael Cognata Filmography". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  27. Dreher, Dr. Kwakiutl L. (August 2019). "A True Crime ~ A Review". The Dreher Report. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  28. Kraft, Tim (July 11, 2022). "Exclusive Killer Whales Trailer: Naive Filmmaker Loses Innocence in Dark Comedy". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  29. "Mike Cognata on Spotify". Spotify.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  30. "Mike Cognata Discography". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  31. "Mike Cognata on Pandora". Pandora.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  32. "Mike Cognata on Amazon Music". Amazon Music. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  33. "Spooky: A Halloween Experience". Mighty Kaos Music. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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