Michael Trucco
- Actor
- Director
Born and raised in San Mateo, California, he graduated from Santa Clara University with a BA in Theatre Arts and was quickly headed to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of a career in Film and Television. He didn't have to wait long. A recurring role onBeverly Hills, 90210 (1990)brought Michael the recognition he sought and he followed that with a starring role on the CBS SeriesPensacola: Wings of Gold (1997)oppositeJames Brolinfor two seasons. After that, he landed notable recurring roles on shows such asArli$$ (1996),Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996),One Tree Hill (2003),Castle (2009),How I Met Your Mother (2005),Revenge (2011),and the animated seriesYoung Justice (2010)as Adam Strange. Some of his most memorable guest appearances includeThe Bath Item Gift Hypothesis (2008),Smut (2008),Angels (2014),John May (2010),Dead Man's Curveball (2011),andBaby Made a Mess (2014).He can be seen recurring onGrandfathered (2015)on the FOX network. But he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Samuel T. Anders on the critically acclaimed Sci-Fi seriesBattlestar Galactica (2004)and for Justin Patrick on the USA Network seriesFairly Legal (2011).He can be seen in the thriller/horror filmsHush (2016),The Bye Bye Man (2017),andHunter Killer (2018).He is currently starring inRutherford B. Haze (2017)as Tae Kwon Doug. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Sandra Hess and their two dogs and two cats.
