| Michael Cognata | |||||||
| Birth Name: | Michael Joseph Cognata | ||||||
| Birth Date: | 1988 5, mf=yes | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||
| Education: | Boston Arts Academy | ||||||
| Years Active: | 2007–present | ||||||
| Television: | Chicago Fire[1] Shameless 9-1-1 | ||||||
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Silvasurf | 2020 |
| I Might Be | 2021 |
| Bad Man[32] | |
| King Burial (Instrumental)[33] [34] | |