
Acting
Michael Cognata
Born 1988-05-05 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Acting credits
6.7After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight for justice. Based on the true story of the Steubenville, Ohio rape case.
The Assault
2014
6.1Wrongfully accused and sent to prison, a former basketball star prepares for the national slam dunk competition while finding redemption in himself and in those he loves.
Slamma Jamma
2017
6.0Molly and Jared have both sworn off holiday events. When they find themselves stuck at a Christmas-themed ranch, they have no choice but to allow their cynical hearts to melt.
Romance at Reindeer Lodge
2017
5.4After the apparent suicide of her daughter, a woman tries to prove that her son-in-law killed her.
Sins of the Preacher
2013
4.8When she was six, Suzanne Hollander saw her mother kill her father. Twenty-five years later, she's a professor of psychology and lives in fear of becoming a criminal like her mother. As she teaches a course at the university, gunfire breaks out on campus, causing several casualties. The shooter is one of her former students with whom she had many conversations about his thesis, on the assessment of empathy. The young man, named Connor, is a dangerous psychopath who keeps the track to declare his love.
A Deadly Obsession
2012
NRIn this hilarious send-up of boy bands, teen movies and dance movies, the audience gets a guarantee of something that will make you laugh -- whether it’s mom remembering the days of NSYNC, or little Lisa fantasizing about the Biebs, or your sexually-ambiguous nephew who thinks Channing rocks a sailor suit! Our story follows Brad, a jock who decides he's more than just a meathead women pine for, so he joins the dance club, a rap group, metal mania and more, before creating the perfect boy band with the help of the local Zen master. Watch out, high school will never be the same!
Breakdance Academy
2010
NRLooking for acceptance, an awkward African American teenager finds himself in the spotlight when he's questioned by homicide detectives about a murder in his neighborhood.
A True Crime
2019
3.0A documentarian sets out to make a true-crime murder documentary, but after the movie fails in spectacular fashion, he attempts to save face by doing a director's commentary on the original movie.
Killer Whales
2022
A lonely and depressed man meets his half siblings for the first time after their shared biological father passes away. After bonding in the aftermath of his death, they must decide whether or not they would like to remain in each other's lives.
Downpour Summer
2016
NRA couple reflects on the degradation of their relationship.
Trash Bags
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