Michael Graziadei

Michael Graziadei is an American actor, known for his role as Daniel Romalotti on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, for which he received four Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

Life and career Graziadei was born in Germany. He began acting in Germany, on stage, at the age of 5 in a production of The King and I. While at the University of New Hampshire, he also appeared in The Servant of Two Masters and History of the Devil. He had recurring roles on FX's American Horror Story as Travis Wanderley, a young boyfriend of Jessica Lange's character, and on The CW's The Secret Circle. In 2013, after leaving daytime television, Graziadei was cast in ABC's unsold drama pilot Westside. Later, he was cast as the male lead in the Lifetime drama series The Lottery, opposite Marley Shelton. The show was cancelled after one season.

In August 2016, Graziadei reprised his portrayal of Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless for a limited run, in celebration of the soap's 11,000th episode. He also landed recurring roles on the Audience mixed martial arts drama series Kingdom and the Amazon Video historical drama series Good Girls Revolt.

In 2018, Graziadei appeared in episode 3 of the remake of Magnum P.I.; he played Tara's ex-boyfriend and kidnapper in the episode entitled "The Woman Who Never Died", originally airing on October 8, 2018.

In 2026, Graziadel was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Grounded for Life College Guy Episode: "Communication Breakdown" 2004–13, 2016, 2022–present Daniel Romalotti 917 episodes 2004 NCIS Chuck Episode: "Split Decision" 2008 Criminal Minds Steven Episode: "In Heat" 2008 Aaron Episode: "Pilot" 2008 90210 Eric 3 episodes 2009 Castle Brent Johnson Episode: "Nanny McDead" 2009 Crash Gavin Buckley 3 episodes 2010 CSI: NY Keith Borgese Episode: "Sanguine Love" 2010 Saving Grace Kaz Episode: "Let's Talk" 2010 Miami Medical Scott Episode: "Golden Hour" 2010 Ghost Whisperer Kyle/Seth Episode: "Dead Ringer" 2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kurt Francis Episode: "Blood Moon" 2011 Necessary Roughness Tyler Paxton Episode: "Dream On" 2011 American Horror Story: Murder House Travis Wanderley 5 episodes 2012 Callum 5 episodes 2012 Louis Episode: "Confessions" 2013 Justified Mason Goines Episode: "Truth and Consequences" 2013 Bobby Episode: "Unanswered Prayers" 2013 Longmire Richard Montero Episode: "Sound and Fury" 2013 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jakob Nystrom Episode: "The Well" 2014 Grimm Ken Episode: "My Fair Wesen" 2014 Kyle Walker Lead role; 10 episodes 2015 NCIS: New Orleans Kai Bryant Episode: "You'll Do" 2015 Hawaii Five-0 Mark Sheppard Episode: "Na Pilikua Nui" 2015 Kingdom Drew Parker 3 episodes 2016 Stitchers Roman Bain Episode: "Midnight Stitcher" 2016 Good Girls Revolt Gregory 5 episodes 2016 Scorpion Ronen Cole Episode: "Little Boy Lost" 2017 MacGyver Wyatt Orwell Episode: "Control" 2017 APB James Kilton Episode: "Hate of Comrades" 2017 The Night Shift Martin Easton Episode: "Control" 2017 Chicago P.D. Josh Miller Episode: "Care Under Fire" 2018 Magnum P.I. Val Jenson Episode: "The Woman Who Never Died" 2019 True Detective Dan O'Brien 3 episodes 2019 9-1-1 Eric Lawrence Parnell Episode: "New Beginnings" 2019 Proven Innocent Jeff Skadden Episode: "The Burden of Truth" 2019 Watchmen Carmichael Episode: "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" 2019 All Rise Choke Episode: "How to Succeed in Law Without Really Re-Trying" 2020 The Magicians Raylan Cortez Episode: "Garden Variety Homicide" 2020 Lucifer 'Dirty Doug' Sargisian Episode: "Really Sad Devil Guy" 2020 L.A.'s Finest Garth Haney Episode: "Gone in 60 Seconds" 2020 S.W.A.T. Mitch Anderson Episode: "Memento Mori" 2021 The Rookie Sergeant Mark Murray Episode: "Triple Duty" 2022 The Lincoln Lawyer Jeff Golantz 6 episodes

Awards and nominations + List of awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2005 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Male Newcomer The Young and the Restless 2005 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless 2025 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless 2026 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless