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Michael D. Cohen (actor)

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Michael D. Cohen
Born1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[1]
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Known forHenry Danger
Websitemichaeldcohen.com

Michael D. Cohen (born c. 1975 november 22[1]) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Schwoz Schwartz in Henry Danger and its spinoffs, The Adventures of Kid Danger and Danger Force.

Life and career

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Born in Winnipeg, Cohen started transitioning from female to male in his 20s, making the information publicly known only in 2019.[1][2] He and his family moved to Richmond, British Columbia, when he was 10. As a fan of Carol Burnett and the other actors on The Carol Burnett Show, he was inspired to be an actor and writer, and won a Young Playwright's Contest at age 12.[citation needed]

Years after graduating from college, Cohen moved to Toronto, where he studied acting and landed his first voice over job, without an agent, on the animated TV series Pippi Longstocking.[citation needed] He began his career when he appeared in Moville Mysteries, shortly after which he appeared in Queer as Folk, Doc, RoboRoach, and Henry's World, as well as many commercials. In 2005, he won the national Moc Docs award for Best Mockumentary for his short film Jew Jube Lives—a rap parody based on the question, "If Eminem were Jewish and grew up in Thornhill, what would he be like?" He was the voice of Ty Archer in the animated TV series Grossology for which he and the ensemble received a Gemini Award nomination, the Canadian equivalent of an Emmy.

Since 2014, Cohen has played Schwoz Schwartz on the sitcom Henry Danger,[2] a role he continues in the Henry Danger spinoff series Danger Force.[3] He has appeared on shows such as Modern Family, The Real O'Neals, 2 Broke Girls, The Mindy Project, Backstrom, Eagleheart and Austin & Ally. His recent film credits include the comedy Suburbicon, directed by George Clooney and written by the Coen brothers; the Oscar-nominated film Whiplash; and the Canadian Screen Award-nominated film It Was You Charlie, for which he was nominated for an ACTRA Award for Outstanding Lead Performance.

Cohen has dozens of commercial credits including Mini Starburst, FedEx, Capital One, Boston Market, Honda (with Patrick Warburton), and the Super Bowl Hulu Plus campaign with Will Arnett. Cohen was co-chair of the SAG-AFTRA Hollywood Conservatory at the American Film Institute l, and is a member of the National SAG-AFTRA Conservatory Committee. He has a master's degree in adult education focusing on transformative education for performers. He offers acting workshops and private audition coaching for actors in L.A., Toronto and around the world. He resides in Los Angeles.

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 It Was You Charlie Abner
2014 Whiplash Overbrook Stagehand
2016 Generation Wolf Luke
2017 Suburbicon Stretch
2018 An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Mitch Stemp
2020 Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen Himself Documentary
2023 Glisten and the Merry Mission Snowman Voice
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Moville Mysteries Milo "Fibber" Kryzinski 4 episodes
2002 Doc Orderly Episode: "On Pins and Needles"
2002 Henry's World Plutonian Episodes: "Is Anybody Out There?/Secrets"
2003 RoboRoach HappyChap Episodes: "Shuttle Bugs/Rememberizing Rube"
2003 JoJo's Circus Workmouse Episodes: "The Confetti Caper/Jojo on the Tightrope"
2006 Time Warp Trio Selim Episode: "Harem Scare Em"
2009 My Name Is Earl Guy Episode: "My Name Is Alias"
2009 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Partyer / Ball Retriever Episodes: "Road Trip", "Tennis"
2009 Eastwick Fidel's Manservant 3 episodes
2006–2009 Grossology Ty Archer Main voice role
2010 Wizards of Waverly Place Cliff Episode: "Uncle Ernesto"
2011 Modern Family Odd Neighbor Episode: "Door to Door"
2012 2 Broke Girls Ticket Taker Episode: "And the Hold-Up"
2013 Austin & Ally Mr. Gower Episode: "Freaky Friends & Fan Fiction"
2013–2014 Kickin' It George Washington Waiter Episodes: "Return of Spyfall", "Nerd with a Cape"
2014–2020 Henry Danger Schwoz Recurring role (seasons 1–4); main role (season 5)[4]
2014 Eagleheart Spats Episode: "Spats"
2015 Backstrom Tiny Episode: "Ancient, Chinese, Secret"
2016 D-Sides Carl Episode: "Smells Of Solace"
2016 Shady Neighbors Mr. Turner Television film
2016 The Real O'Neals Dr. Filbert Episode: "The Real Book Club"
2017 Powerless Samuel Greene Episode: "Wayne Dream Team"
2017 Angie Tribeca Louie Episode: "Hey I'm Solvin' Here"
2018 Game Shakers Schwoz Episode: "Babe Loves Danger"
2018 The Adventures of Kid Danger Main voice role
2019 All That Himself Episode 1105
2019 Vampirina Blobby Episode: "Nosy's Day In/Sincerely, Blobby"
2020–2024 Danger Force Schwoz Main role; also director (5 episodes), writer (1 episode)[3]
Web-series roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Talking Friends Ben the Dog Main role[5]
2013–2014 It's a Small World: The Animated Series Luis / Wazoh Main role

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2009 Gemini Awards Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series Grossology Nominated [6]
2014 ACTRA Award Outstanding Performance - Male It Was You Charlie Nominated [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Goldstein, Joelle (May 23, 2019). "Nickelodeon actor Michael D Cohen transitioned". People. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Steinmetz, Katy (May 23, 2019). "Actor Michael D. Cohen Has Something to Share: 'I Transitioned'". Time. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Steinberg, Brian (February 19, 2020). "Nickelodeon Plans to Leap From 'Henry Danger' to 'Danger Force'". Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nickelodeon Gives Second-Season Greenlight to Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (Press release). Nickelodeon. July 27, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via The Futon Critic. Henry Danger cast also includes: ...and Michael D. Cohen as "Schwoz," who has been upped to a series regular.
  5. ^ Haring, Bruce (May 23, 2019). "'Henry Danger' Actor Reveals That He Transitioned To Male 20 Years Ago". Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2021. ...even as his acting career took off with roles on the TV shows Moville Mysteries, Eastwick and Talking Friends.
  6. ^ a b "Corus Entertainmentõs Programming Posts 46 Gemini Nominations". Corus. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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