Danny Nucci

Danny Nucci (born September 15, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in blockbuster films, including his roles as Danny Rivetti in Crimson Tide, Lieutenant Shepard in The Rock (1996), Deputy Monroe in Eraser (1996), and Fabrizio de Rossi in Titanic (1997), as well as his lead role as Mike Foster in the Freeform series The Fosters (2013–2018).

Personal life Danny Nucci was born on September 15, 1968, in Klagenfurt to a Jewish family. His family had emigrated from Morocco to Italy and then to Austria. His family then immigrated to New York City when he was still a child.

After temporarily living in Queens, the family settled in the San Fernando Valley, where Nucci graduated from Grant High School. He married Terre Bridgham in 1995, and they had a daughter before their divorce in 1998. He played lovers with Paula Marshall in the 1997 film That Old Feeling; they married in 2003, and have a daughter.

Career During the 1990s, Nucci played characters who are unceremoniously killed off in three blockbuster films—Eraser, The Rock and Titanic (as Fabrizio De Rossi, Jack Dawson's Italian friend)—which were released within 20 months of each other between 1996 and 1997. His character in Alive (also known as Alive: The Miracle of the Andes) (1993) survives.

Elsewhere in film, he starred as Spider Bomboni in Book of Love (1990) and as Petty Officer Danny Rivetti in the Gene Hackman-Denzel Washington thriller Crimson Tide (1995). He played the roles of Benny Rodriguez in the straight-to-video film The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007) and a Port Authority police officer in World Trade Center (2006).

Nucci appeared as Gabriel Ortega on the CBS soap opera Falcon Crest from 1988 to 1989, and as Vincent Sforza in the television miniseries Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002). Other notable TV appearances include Growing Pains, Out of This World, Quantum Leap, Family Ties, The Twilight Zone, Tour of Duty, Snoops, Just Shoot Me, House, Without a Trace, Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, CSI: NY, three episodes of Castle and one episode of Arrow. Along with Ernie Hudson, he co-starred in the short-lived police drama series 10-8: Officers on Duty. He provided the voice of Alberto the Chihuahua in The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue.

In 2010, he portrayed John Gotti in Sinatra Club, and Dante McDermott in the science-fiction film Nephilim. In 2011, he co-starred in the mystery thriller Escapee. Until 2018, Nucci played Mike Foster on the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) drama The Fosters.

Nucci portrayed Pop, the father of main character Felix Funicello, in the 2014 Lifetime television movie Wishin' and Hopin'.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1985 Explorers Steve Jackson's Gang Member American Drive-In Tommy 1986 Combat Academy Jai 1990 Book of Love 'Spider' Bomboni 1992 Rescue Me Todd 1993 Alive Hugo Díaz Roosters Hector Morales 1995 Homage Gilbert Tellez Crimson Tide Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti In the Flesh Rico Sanchez 1996 The Rock Lieutenant Shepard Eraser WitSec US Deputy Marshal Monroe The Big Squeeze Jesse Torrejo 1997 Love Walked In Cousin Matt That Old Feeling Joey Donna Titanic Fabrizio De Rossi 1998 Sugar: The Fall of the West Unknown The Unknown Cyclist Gaetano Amador Sublet Stuart Dempsey 1999 The Outfitters P.D. Mijants The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue Alberto (voice) Friends & Lovers Dave Tuesday's Letters Unknown 2000 Shark in a Bottle Guy Normal 2002 Do It for Uncle Manny Oscar 2003 American Cousins Gino 2004 One Last Ride Benny Uncredited 2005 Break A Leg E.J. Inglewood 2006 The Way Back Home Paul Reeds World Trade Center Officer Giraldi 2007 Totally Baked Arturo Goldman (Segment "FunOnion Boardroom") The Sandlot: Heading Home Benny Rodriguez Direct-to-video 2010 Sinatra Club John Gotti 2011 Escapee Professor Jeremy Davis 2014 Wishin' and Hopin' Pa 2015 Pizza with Bullets Freddie 'The Cat' Pagano

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1984 Pryor's Place Freddy 1985 Hotel Evan Episode: "Wins and Losses" Family Ties Rick Episode: "Designated Hitter" Mr. Belvedere Boy Episode: "Pinball" The Twilight Zone Buddy Episode: "The Leprechaun-Artist/Dead Run" 1986 Our House Unknown Episode: "Choices" Growing Pains 'Scooter' Krassner Episode: "Employee of the Month" The Children of Times Square Luis Sotavento TV movie The Brotherhood of Justice Willie TV movie 1987 CBS Schoolbreak Special Scott Fischer Episode: "An Enemy Among Us" 1988 Magnum, P.I. Budge, Leader of The Biker Gang Episode: "The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company" Home Free Dennis Ferrand TV movie 1988–1989 Falcon Crest Gabriel Ortega 16 episodes 1989 A Brand New Life Dominick, The DJ Episode: "Private School" A Peaceable Kingdom Eddie Morano Episode: "Symphony" 1990 Tour of Duty Private Wozniak Episode: "Acceptable Losses" Equal Justice Ramon Escobar Episode: "Goodbye, Judge Green" Quantum Leap Tony Pronti Episode: "Leap of Faith – August 19, 1963" Ferris Bueller Greg Knecht Episode: "Baby You Can't Drive My Car" 1991 Out of This World 'Moose' Episode: "Heck's Angels" 1992 Blossom Lou Episode: "Three O'Clock and All Is Hell" Dream On Pizza Guy Episode: "Red All Over" 1993 For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story Airon Ayala TV movie A Matter of Justice Private Vince Grella TV movie 1994 Ray Alexander: A Taster for Justice Paul Garcia TV movie Blind Justice Roberto TV movie 1999–2000 Snoops Emmanuel 'Manny' Lott 13 episodes 2001 Some of My Best Friends Frankie Zito 8 episodes 2002 Firestarter 2: Rekindled Vincent Sforza TV movie Father Lefty Father Robert 'Lefty' Lefrack TV movie 2002–2003 Just Shoot Me! Pete 2 episodes 2003 Mafia Doctor Frank TV movie 2003–2004 10-8: Officers on Duty Deputy Rico Amonte 15 episodes 2004 Joey Ron Episode: "Joey and the Dream Girl: Part 2" 2005 House Bill Arnello Episode: "Mob Rules" 2008 Without a Trace Scott Lucas Episode: "4G" The Mentalist Ben Machado Episode: "Flame Red" Criminal Minds Burke Manning Episode: "Normal" Backwoods Perry Walters TV movie 2009–2014 Castle Gilbert Mazzara / Lance 3 episodes 2010 CSI: NY Officer Nicholas Henderson Episode: "Vacation Getaway" 2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Detective Daniel Sosa Episode: "Cello and Goodbye" NCIS: Los Angeles CIA Agent Figg Episode: "Sacrifice" 2012 CSI: Miami Will Kingsley Episode: "No Good Deed" The Booth at the End Henry 5 episodes NCIS Gordon Fremont Episode: "Devil's Trifecta" 2013 Arrow Fire Chief Raynes Episode: "Burned" 2013–2018 The Fosters Mike Foster Main Cast, 87 episodes 2018 The Rookie Detective Sanford Motta 2 episodes 2019–2021 I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Hal 1 episode 2019–2024 9-1-1 Detective Rick Romero 8 episodes 2020 Party of Five Uncle Louis 1 episode 2022 The Offer Mario Biaggi Miniseries