Michael Trucco
Biography
Edward Michael Trucco is an American actor born on June 22, 1970, in San Mateo, California. He is known for television and film roles including Rufus Griswold on The Fall of the House of Usher, Wade Scarborough on Midnight Mass, and Tae Kwon Doug on Disjointed, all on Netflix. His television credits also include ADA Sean Del Monte on ABC's The Rookie, Billy Parker on ABC's Killer Women, Justin Patrick on USA Network's Fairly Legal, Samuel T. Anders on SYFY's Battlestar Galactica and its subsequent television movies, and Spoon on Pensacola: Wings of Gold. Additionally, he has held recurring roles as Luke Leone on CBS's Fire Country, Nate Ryan on ABC's Revenge, and Nick Podarutti on CBS's How I Met Your Mother, as well as appearing in the 2018 film Hunter Killer as Devin Hall.
Career overview
Edward Michael Trucco was born on June 22, 1970, in San Mateo, California. He is an American actor with Italian roots. Throughout his career, Trucco has accumulated seventy-one known acting credits in television and film, establishing himself in various notable roles across multiple networks and streaming platforms.
Among his television work, Trucco portrayed Samuel T. Anders on the SYFY series Battlestar Galactica and its subsequent television movies, and he played Spoon on Pensacola: Wings of Gold. He appeared as Justin Patrick on the USA Network series Fairly Legal, Billy Parker on the ABC series Killer Women, and ADA Sean Del Monte on ABC's The Rookie. His other television credits include playing Tae Kwon Doug on the Netflix series Disjointed, Wade Scarborough on Netflix's Midnight Mass, and Rufus Griswold on Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher. Additionally, he has taken on recurring roles such as Nate Ryan on ABC's Revenge, Luke Leone on the CBS series Fire Country, and Nick Podarutti on CBS's How I Met Your Mother.
In feature films, Trucco appeared as Devin Hall in the 2018 movie Hunter Killer. His extensive body of work spans network television, cable series, streaming platforms, and feature films, reflecting a diverse career in the entertainment industry.
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- The Electric State (2025) as Ben Alcott
- The Life of Chuck (2025) as Dylan's Dad
- Citadel (2023) as Benjamin Cash
- The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) as Rufus Griswold
- Fire Country (2022) as Luke Leone
- Midnight Mass (2021) as Wade Scarborough
- Big Shot (2021) as Larry Gruzinsky
- Through the Glass Darkly (2020) as Trip Carmichael
- All Cock and No Bull! (2019) as Frank
- The Rookie (2018) as ADA Sean Del Monte
- FBI (2018) as Ethan Shaw
- Hunter Killer (2018) as Devin Hall
- S.W.A.T. (2017) as Eric
- The Good Doctor (2017) as Ethan Murphy
- Young Sheldon (2017) as Dusty
- Disjointed (2017) as Tae Kwon Doug
- The Bye Bye Man (2017) as Virgil
- Hush (2016) as John
- Dream Corp LLC (2016) as Franky, Jr. Jr. IV (voice)
- Code Black (2015) as Tom Moreno
- Con Man (2015) as Officer Ricketts
- Drone (2015) as Hunter Vance
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Frank Barrett
- The Librarians (2014) as Sam Denning
- Intelligence (2014) as Agent Griffin
- Killer Women (2014) as Billy Parker
- Scandal (2012) as Charles Putney
- Revenge (2011) as Nate Ryan
- The Exes (2011) as Jeff
- Fairly Legal (2011) as Justin Patrick
- Young Justice (2010) as Adam Strange (voice)
- 100 Questions (2010) as Luke
- Meteor Storm (2010) as Tom
- Castle (2009) as Tom Demming
- V (2009) as John May
- Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) as Samuel Anders
- Eli Stone (2008) as Adam Mitchell
- The Big Bang Theory (2007) as David Underhill
- Next (2007) as Kendall
- Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) as Samuel Anders
- Psych (2006) as Cal Eason
- Him and Us (2006) as Pete
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Owen McGregor
- How I Met Your Mother (2005) as Nick Podarutti
- Battlestar Galactica (2004) as Samuel T. Anders
- Joey (2004) as Paul
- Perfect Romance (2004) as Miles 'Boogie' Healey
- One Tree Hill (2003) as Cooper Lee
- Tru Calling (2003) as Nick Kelly
- 111 Gramercy Park (2003) as Nick Granville
- What Boys Like (2003) as Scott
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Mitch Lockhart
- Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002) as Verdel
- Bram & Alice (2002)
- Ablaze (2002) as Scott
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Fred Dacks
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Victor
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Zack
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Eric Lutz
- Family Law (1999) as Lee Bigelow
- The Parkers (1999)
- Charmed (1998) as Alec
- Confessions of a Sexist Pig (1998) as Troy
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1997) as Spoon
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) as Kevin
- Nash Bridges (1996) as Gil Vallone
- Arli$$ (1996) as Rounder Fleming
- Arli$$ (1996) as Fred Russell
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Tommy Doyle
- Eyes of Terror (1994) as Officer
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Patrick Collins
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as Josh Hunter
- All American Tooles as Todd Toole