Michael Dylan Cohen (born November 22, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Schwoz Schwartz in Henry Danger and its spin offs, The Adventures of Kid Danger, Danger Force, and Henry Danger: The Movie.
Early life Born in Winnipeg, Cohen started transitioning from female to male in his 20s, making the information publicly known only in 2019.
Career Cohen 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, a tech genius on the sitcom Henry Danger, a role he continues in the Henry Danger spinoff series Danger Force. 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, and is a member of the National SAG-AFTRA Conservatory Committee.
Personal life Cohen 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 lives in Los Angeles.
Filmography + 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 2025 Henry Danger: The Movie Schwoz
+ 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" 2003RoboRoach 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) 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)
+ Web-series roles Year Title Role Notes 2012 Talking Friends Ben the Dog Main role 2013–2014 It's a Small World: The Animated Series Luis / Wazoh Main role
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result Refs 2009 Gemini Awards Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series Grossology 2014 ACTRA Award Outstanding Performance - Male It Was You Charlie
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