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Michael Dwayne Cohen (born 22 November 1975^[1]) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role asSchwoz Schwartz inHenry Danger and its spin offs,The Adventures of Kid Danger,Danger Force, andHenry Danger: The Movie.

Born inWinnipeg, Cohen startedtransitioning from female to male in his 20s, making the information publicly known only in 2019.^[2][3]

Cohen began his career when he appeared inMoville Mysteries, shortly after which he appeared inQueer as Folk,Doc,RoboRoach, andHenry's World, as well as many commercials. In 2005, he won the national Moc Docs award for BestMockumentary for his short filmJew Jube Lives—a rap parody based on the question, "IfEminem were Jewish and grew up inThornhill, what would he be like?" He was the voice of Ty Archer in the animated TV seriesGrossology for which he and the ensemble received aGemini Award nomination, the Canadian equivalent of anEmmy.^{[citation needed]}

Since 2014, Cohen has played Schwoz Schwartz, a tech genius on the sitcomHenry Danger,^[3] a role he continues in theHenry Danger spinoff seriesDanger Force.^[4] He has appeared on shows such asModern Family,The Real O'Neals,2 Broke Girls,The Mindy Project,Backstrom,Eagleheart andAustin & Ally. His recent film credits include the comedySuburbicon, directed byGeorge Clooney and written by theCoen brothers; the Oscar-nominated filmWhiplash; and theCanadian Screen Award-nominated filmIt Was You Charlie, for which he was nominated for anACTRA Award for Outstanding Lead Performance.^{[citation needed]}

Cohen has dozens of commercial credits including Mini Starburst, FedEx, Capital One, Boston Market, Honda (withPatrick Warburton), and the Super Bowl Hulu Plus campaign with Will Arnett. Cohen was co-chair of theSAG-AFTRAHollywood Conservatory at theAmerican Film Institute, and is a member of the National SAG-AFTRA Conservatory Committee. He has a master's degree inadult 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 inLos Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

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• Michael D. Cohen atIMDb 

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• Male actors from Winnipeg
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• People from Richmond, British Columbia
• Canadian transgender men
• Canadian transgender actors
• Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
• 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
• Canadian LGBTQ male actors
• Transgender male actors

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