Known For
Acting
Born
May 05, 1988
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
21 titles
Michael Cognata
Biography
Cognata attended the Boston Arts Academy (2006) where he majored in theatre. In 2008, Cognata made his television debut in a national commercial for Subway and performed with the poetic entertainment group called ARTiculation. 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." 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). He appeared in Hallmark's Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017). In addition to his work in film and TV, Cognata represented his hometown in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2006), where he performed the play A More Perfect Union.
Known For
Filmography
The Pitt
Allen Billings
Killer Whales
Father T-Dale
Julia
Martin
A True Crime
Detective Myers
The Fix
Andre Spencer
Good Trouble
Derrick
9-1-1
Officer Crawford
grown-ish
Officer Dickson
Romance at Reindeer Lodge
Greg
Slamma Jamma
Lizare
Downpour Summer
Brendan
Life in Pieces
Realtor Don
The Assault
Jordan
The Last Ship
Firefighting Sailor
Sins of the Preacher
Police Officer
A Deadly Obsession
Kellen
Chicago Fire
Julian Robbins
Shameless
Tito
Breakdance Academy
Kyle
Castle
Darren Ives
Trash Bags
Miles