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'{{infobox person | name = Michael Trucco | image = Michael Trucco (2010).jpg | caption = Trucco in August 2010 | birth_name = Edward Michael Trucco | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|6|22}} | birth_place = [[San Mateo, California]], U.S. | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1994–present | spouse = {{married|[[Sandra Hess]]|2009}} }} '''Edward Michael Trucco''' (born June 22, 1970) is an American actor known for his role as [[Samuel T. Anders]] on the reimagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and his recurring role as Nick Podarutti in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''. He also appeared on the 2017–2018 [[Netflix]] series ''[[Disjointed]]'', as Tae Kwon Douglas. ==Early life== A native of [[San Mateo, California]], Trucco attended [[Junípero Serra High School (San Mateo, California)|Junipero Serra High School]]. He is the son of a police officer, and was once interested in becoming one himself until college, when he was attracted to theatrical performance. He took a theatre course for non-[[academic major|majors]] while he was studying Criminal Justice, but he did so well that he was asked to consider changing majors. He changed majors and completed his bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts at [[Santa Clara University]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/349818%7c0/Michael-Trucco/ | title=Michael Trucco | publisher=Turner Classic Movies | accessdate=June 20, 2012}}</ref> ==Career== Trucco became active in television in the late 1990s with appearances in episodes of ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', ''[[Silk Stalkings]]'', ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''[[Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman]]'', and ''[[Pensacola: Wings of Gold]]'' among others. He continued appearing in shows of similar genres like ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'', ''Heartbeart'', ''[[Strong Medicine]]'', ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', and others into the 2000s. He played Cooper Lee in six episodes of ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' from 2005 to 2006. In 2002, Trucco starred in ''[[Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled]]''. In 2005, he joined the drama ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' in the role of [[Samuel T. Anders]]. In 2008, he guest-starred on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Michael-Trucco-SVU-58363.aspx Exclusive: Michael Trucco Goes from ''BSG'' to ''SVU'']" ''[[TV Guide]]''. November 10, 2008.</ref> and ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''. In 2010, he guest-starred on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s series ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' as Detective Tom Demming. In 2010, Trucco was cast as a series regular in the [[USA Network]] series ''[[Fairly Legal]]''. Trucco guest-starred in a [[How I Met Your Mother (season 6)|season 6]] episode of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' in 2011, and had a recurring role in the show's [[How I Met Your Mother (season 8)|eighth season]]. He played the recurring character Nate Ryan in the [[Revenge (season 2)|second season]] of ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]''. Most recently, he played Elliot's brother in the 2017 film ''[[The Bye Bye Man]]''. And stared as taekwon douglas In the serie disjointed Trucco is also the lead guitarist of the band Simpleworld.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usanetwork.com/series/fairlylegal/theshow/characterprofiles/justin/bio.html | title=''Fairly Legal'' cast bio: Michael Trucco | publisher=USA Network | accessdate=June 20, 2012 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701103555/http://www.usanetwork.com/series/fairlylegal/theshow/characterprofiles/justin/bio.html | archivedate=July 1, 2012 | df= }}</ref> ==Personal life== On Sunday, December 2, 2007, Trucco was involved in a car accident with a friend who was driving a [[Ferrari 360]] on the [[Pacific Coast Highway (California)|Pacific Coast Highway]] in [[Malibu, California]]. The vehicle flipped on an embankment, landing upside-down, impacting Trucco's side of the car. Trucco was badly injured in the accident, fracturing four of his vertebrae, while his friend walked away uninjured. He has stated that he initially lost feeling in his arms. He was eventually able to get out of the vehicle after regaining feeling in his hands and used his cell phone to call for emergency help. He was airlifted to [[UCLA Medical Center]] for a surgery and there were some complications although he made a full recovery. As of December 10, 2007, Trucco was out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery. Doctors said he was extremely lucky, suffering almost the same injury as [[Christopher Reeve]].<ref>Logan, Michael (April 25, 2008). [http://www.tvguide.com/news/michael-trucco-battlestar-37723.aspx "BSG's Michael Trucco: "I'm the Luckiest Guy Alive"]. ''[[TV Guide]]''.</ref> ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1994 | ''Eyes of Terror'' | Officer | Television film |- | 1998 | ''[[Confessions of a Sexist Pig]]'' | Troy | |- | 2001 | ''Knight Club'' | Derek | |- | 2001 | ''Ablaze'' | Scott | |- | 2001 | ''{{sortname|A|Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun}}'' | Trevor | |- | 2002 | ''[[Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled]]'' | Steven Verdel / The Djinn | Direct-to-video |- | 2003 | ''{{sortname|The|Groomsmen|nolink=1}}'' | Scott | |- | 2004 | ''Perfect Romance'' | Miles "Boogie" Healey | Television film |- | 2007 | ''[[Next (2007 film)|Next]]'' | Kendall | |- | 2009 | ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Plan]]'' | [[Samuel T. Anders]] | Direct-to-video |- | 2010 | ''[[Meteor Storm]]'' | Colonel Tom Young | Television film |- | 2010 | ''All American Tooles'' | Todd Toole | Short film |- | 2016 | ''[[Hush (2016 film)|Hush]]'' | John | |- | 2017 | ''[[The Bye Bye Man]]'' | Virgil | |- | 2018 | ''[[Hunter Killer (film)|Hunter Killer]]'' | Devin Hall | ''Filming'' |- |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1995 | ''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]'' | Tim Ritter | Episode: "Earl Makes the Grade" |- | 1996 | ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]'' | Young Elton Grenthal | Episode: "The Best Man" |- | 1996 | ''{{sortname|The|Guilt|nolink=1}}'' | Michael McKenzie | Episode: "Dean's Office" |- | 1996 | ''[[California Dreams]]'' | Dann Hazakoff | Episode: "Babewatch" |- | 1997 | ''[[Silk Stalkings]]'' | Dave | Episode: "Air-Tight Alibi" |- | 1997 | ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'' | Officer | Uncredited; season 1, episode 215 |- | 1997 | ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' | Thomas "Tommy" Doyle | Episode: "Venice" |- | 1998 | ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' | Josh Hunter | 3 episodes |- | 1998 | ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'' | Patrick Collins | Episode: "Seeds of Doubt" |- | 1998–2000 | ''[[Pensacola: Wings of Gold]]'' | Lieutenant Tucker "Spoon" Henry | Main cast (seasons 2–3); 40 episodes |- | 1999 | ''[[Charmed]]'' | Alec | Episode: "[[Love Hurts (Charmed)|Love Hurts]]" |- | 2000 | ''[[Nash Bridges]]'' | Gil Vallone | Episode: "Missing Key" |- | 2000 | ''[[Freedom (TV series)|Freedom]]'' | Nolan | Episode: "Siege" |- | 2001 | ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' | Kevin | 4 episodes |- | 2001 | ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]'' | Lee Bigelow | Episode: "Bringing Up Babies" |- | 2001 | ''[[Arliss]]'' | Rounder Fleming | Episode: "The Price of Their Toys" |- | 2001 | ''[[That's Life (2000 TV series)|That's Life]]'' | Jason Prader | 2 episodes |- | 2002 | ''Arliss'' | {{n/a}} | Episode: "Playing It Safe" |- | 2002 | ''[[Bram & Alice]]'' | Robert | Episode: "Required Reading" |- | 2002 | ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' | Fred Dacks | Episode: "[[High and Low (CSI)|High and Low]]" |- | 2003 | ''[[Tru Calling]]'' | Nick Kelly | Episode: "[[Putting Out Fires]]" |- | 2003 | ''{{sortname|The|Parkers}}'' | Bill | Episode: "Out with the Old, in with the New" |- | 2004 | ''[[Strong Medicine]]'' | Victor | Episode: "Selective Breeding" |- | 2005 | ''Strong Medicine'' | Zack | Episode: "First Response" |- | 2005 | ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' | Mitch Lockhart | Episode: "[[One Night Stand (CSI: Miami)|One Night Stand]]" |- | 2005 | ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]'' | Paul | Episode: "[[Joey and the Wrong Name]]" |- | 2005–06 | ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' | [[Cooper Lee]] | 6 episodes |- | 2005–09 | ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' | Samuel T. Anders | {{nowrap|Recurring (seasons 2–3); main cast (season 4)}};<br>35 episodes |- | 2008 | ''[[Eli Stone]]'' | Adam Mitchell | Episode: "One More Try" |- | 2008 | ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' | Eric Lutz | Episode: "Smut" |- | 2008 | ''{{sortname|The|Big Bang Theory}}'' | Dr. David Underhill | Episode: "[[The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis]]" |- | 2010 | ''[[V (2009 TV series)|V]]'' | John May | Episode: "[[John May (V)|John May]]" |- | 2010 | ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' | [[List of Castle characters#Detective Tom Demming|Detective Tom Demming]] | 4 episodes |- | 2010 | ''[[100 Questions]]'' | Luke | Episode: "Have You Ever Dated a Bad Boy?" |- | 2011–12 | ''[[Fairly Legal]]'' | Justin Patrick | Main cast; 23 episodes |- | 2011–12 | ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' | Nick Podarutti | 7 episodes |- | 2011 | ''[[Psych]]'' | Cal Eason | Episode: "[[Dead Man's Curve Ball]]" |- | 2012 | ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice: Invasion]]'' | [[Adam Strange]] | Voice; 4 episodes |- | 2012–13 | ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]'' | Nate Ryan | 7 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[[Killer Women]]'' | Billy Parker | Main cast; 8 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[[Intelligence (U.S. TV series)|Intelligence]]'' | Secret Service Agent Charlie Griffin | Episode: "Secrets of the Secret Service" |- | 2014 | ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' | Owen McGregor | 2 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[[Scandal (TV series)|Scandal]]'' | Charles "Chip" Putney | Episode: "Baby Made a Mess" |- | 2014 | ''{{sortname|The|Exes}}'' | Jeff | Episode: "Love and Death" |- | 2015 | ''[[The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians]]'' | Sam Denning | Episode: "The Librarians and the Infernal Contract"" |- | 2016 | ''[[Grandfathered (TV series)|Grandfathered]]'' | Craig | 4 episodes |- | 2017 | ''[[Disjointed]]'' | Tae Kwon Doug | Recurring Character |- | 2017 |''[[Chicago PD (TV series)|Chicago PD]] | Frank Barrett | Episode:"Rabbit Hole" |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{IMDb name}} * {{Twitter|id=}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Trucco, Michael}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:People from San Mateo, California]] [[Category:Santa Clara University alumni]]'