Michael D. Cohen is a series regular on Nickelodeon's hit series "Henry Danger" and "Danger Force" as audience favorite "Schwoz", a genius of indiscernible foreign nationality, and has won the Kid's Choice Award for Best Show in 2017 and 2020, and was nominated in 2018 and 2019.
As a child, Cohen knew he wanted to be an actor since the age of 4, inspired by watching "The Carol Burnett Show" and her ability to make people laugh and come together through entertainment. However, he graduated college with a Bachelor of Science degree in Cell Biology, having competing passions in both the arts and science.
After graduation, he began working in TV/Film Production and obtained his Masters degree in Adult Education focusing on transformative education for performers. Despite his academic achievements, acting was always his dream, and he set forward on making that dream a reality.
Cohen's film credits include the Coen Brothers' comedy "Suburbicon", co-written and directed by George Clooney, the Oscar-nominated film "Whiplash", as well as the Canadian Screen Award nominated film "It Was You Charlie" for which he was nominated for an ACTRA Award in Outstanding Lead Performance. He also appears in "An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn", opposite Aubrey Plaza, Craig Robinson, Emile Hirsch & Jemaine Clement.
In television, audiences know him from roles on "Modern Family", "The Real O'Neals", "2 Broke Girls", "The Mindy Project", "Angie Tribeca", "Powerless", "Austin & Ally" and "The Wizards of Waverly Place", to name a few. He also has dozens of commercial credits including spots for Wendy's, Nespresso, Mini Starburst, FedEx, Capital One, Boston Market, Honda with Patrick Warburton and the Super Bowl Hulu Plus campaign with Will Arnett.
With both parents as teachers, Cohen always had a love for education. It was a natural transition for him to combine his two loves and become an acting teacher & coach as well. He served as co-chair of the SAG-AFTRA Hollywood Conservatory at the American Film Institute. Cohen is a faculty lecturer for the University of Texas at Austin (in Hollywood) and has directed two highly successful industry showcases for UT Austin. He also teaches through his own studio - the Michael D. Cohen Acting Studio - in Los Angeles and leads regular acting workshops for SAG-AFTRA. And, he is writing a book on acting.
In his free time, Cohen enjoys developing a one-man show about his life and spends his free time as an avid mountaineer and rock climber.
