Michael Trucco


Edward Michael Trucco is an American actor known for his role as Samuel T. Anders on the reimagined 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 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-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.

Career

Trucco became active in television in the late 1990s with appearances in episodes of Touched by an Angel, Silk Stalkings, Beverly Hills, 90210, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, , and ' among others. He continued appearing in shows of similar genres like ', Heartbeart, Strong Medicine, ', and others into the 2000s. He played Cooper Lee in six episodes of One Tree Hill from 2005 to 2006.
In 2002, Trucco starred in '. In 2005, he joined the drama Battlestar Galactica in the role of Samuel T. Anders. In 2008, he guest-starred on NBC's and The Big Bang Theory. In 2010, he guest-starred on ABC's 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 season 6 episode of How I Met Your Mother in 2011, and had a recurring role in the show's eighth season. He played the recurring character Nate Ryan in the second season of Revenge.
Most recently, he played Elliot's brother in the 2017 film The Bye Bye Man.
Trucco is also the lead guitarist of the band Simpleworld.

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 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, whereas 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Hang TimeTim RitterEpisode: "Earl Makes the Grade"
1996SistersYoung Elton GrenthalEpisode: "The Best Man"
1996'Michael McKenzieEpisode: "Dean's Office"
1996California DreamsDann HazakoffEpisode: "Babewatch"
1997Silk StalkingsDaveEpisode: "Air-Tight Alibi"
1997Sunset BeachOfficerUncredited; season 1, episode 215
1997Touched by an AngelThomas "Tommy" DoyleEpisode: "Venice"
1998Beverly Hills, 90210Josh Hunter3 episodes
1998Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanPatrick CollinsEpisode: "Seeds of Doubt"
1998–2000'Lieutenant Tucker "Spoon" HenryMain cast ; 40 episodes
1999CharmedAlecEpisode: "Love Hurts"
2000Nash BridgesGil ValloneEpisode: "Missing Key"
2000FreedomNolanEpisode: "Siege"
2001Sabrina, the Teenage WitchKevin4 episodes
2001Family LawLee BigelowEpisode: "Bringing Up Babies"
2001ArlissRounder FlemingEpisode: "The Price of Their Toys"
2001That's LifeJason Prader2 episodes
2002ArlissFred RussellEpisode: "Playing It Safe"
2002Bram & AliceRobertEpisode: "Required Reading"
2002'Fred DacksEpisode: "High and Low"
2003Tru CallingNick KellyEpisode: "Putting Out Fires"
2003'BillEpisode: "Out with the Old, in with the New"
2004Strong MedicineVictorEpisode: "Selective Breeding"
2005Strong MedicineZackEpisode: "First Response"
2005'Mitch LockhartEpisode: "One Night Stand |One Night Stand"
2005JoeyPaulEpisode: "Joey and the Wrong Name"
2005–06One Tree HillCooper Lee6 episodes
2005–09Battlestar GalacticaSamuel T. Anders;
35 episodes
2008Eli StoneAdam MitchellEpisode: "One More Try"
2008'Eric LutzEpisode: "Smut"
2008'Dr. David UnderhillEpisode: "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis"
2010VJohn MayEpisode: "John May"
2010CastleDetective Tom Demming4 episodes
2010100 QuestionsLukeEpisode: "Have You Ever Dated a Bad Boy?"
2011–12Fairly LegalJustin PatrickMain cast; 23 episodes
2011–12How I Met Your MotherNick Podarutti7 episodes
2011PsychCal EasonEpisode: "Dead Man's Curve Ball"
2012Young Justice: InvasionAdam StrangeVoice; 4 episodes
2012–13RevengeNate Ryan7 episodes
2014Killer WomenBilly ParkerMain cast; 8 episodes
2014IntelligenceSecret Service Agent Charlie GriffinEpisode: "Secrets of the Secret Service"
2014Criminal MindsOwen McGregor2 episodes
2014ScandalCharles "Chip" PutneyEpisode: "Baby Made a Mess"
2014'JeffEpisode: "Love and Death"
2015The LibrariansSam DenningEpisode: "The Librarians and the Infernal Contract""
2016GrandfatheredCraig4 episodes
2017DisjointedTae Kwon DougRecurring Character
2017Chicago PDFrank BarrettEpisode:"Rabbit Hole"
2019The RookieShawn Delmonte2 episodes
2019The Good DoctorEthan MurphyEpisode:"Friends and Family"