Michael Cognata
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(9 total)
The Assault
as Jordan
Slamma Jamma
as Lizare
Sins of the Preacher
as Police Officer
A Deadly Obsession
as Kellen
Killer Whales
as Father T-Dale
Trash Bags
as Miles
Breakdance Academy
as Kyle
TV Shows
(11 total)
Shameless
as Tito
9-1-1
as Officer Crawford
Chicago Fire
as Julian Robbins
Castle
as Darren Ives
The Last Ship
as Firefighting Sailor
The Pitt
as Allen Billings
Good Trouble
as Derrick
grown-ish
as Officer Dickson
Life in Pieces
as Realtor Don
Julia
as Martin
The Fix
as Andre Spencer