Michael Trucco

Edward Michael Trucco (born June 22, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Samuel 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, a local martial arts instructor who was anti-drug.

Early life A native of San Mateo, California, Trucco attended Junipero Serra High School where he played football and wrestled. 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. He has Italian and Norwegian ancestry.

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, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and Pensacola: Wings of Gold among others. He continued appearing in shows of similar genres like CSI, Heartbeart, Strong Medicine, CSI: Miami, 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 Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled. In 2005, he joined the drama Battlestar Galactica in the role of Samuel Anders. In 2008, he guest-starred on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 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. He later 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 crash 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 collision, 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. Trucco was airlifted to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for further care. On December 10, 2007, he was released from the hospital’s care. Doctors said he was extremely lucky, suffering almost the same injury as Christopher Reeve.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Eyes of Terror Officer Television film 1998 Confessions of a Sexist Pig Troy 2001 Knight Club Derek Ablaze Scott A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun Trevor 2002 Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled Steven Verdel Direct-to-video 2003 The Groomsmen Scott 2004 Perfect Romance Miles "Boogie" Healey Television film 2007 Next Kendall 2009 Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Samuel Anders Direct-to-video 2010 Meteor Storm Colonel Tom Young Television film All American Tooles Todd Toole Short film 2016 Hush John 2017 The Bye Bye Man Virgil 2018 Hunter Killer Devin Hall 2020 Through the Glass Darkly Trip Carmichael 2024 The Life of Chuck 2025 The Electric State Ben Abbott

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Hang Time Tim Ritter Episode: "Earl Makes the Grade" 1996 Sisters Young Elton Grenthal Episode: "The Best Man" The Guilt Michael McKenzie Episode: "Dean's Office" California Dreams Dann Hazakoff Episode: "Babewatch" 1997 Silk Stalkings Dave Episode: "Air-Tight Alibi" Sunset Beach Officer Uncredited; season 1, episode 215 Touched by an Angel Thomas "Tommy" Doyle Episode: "Venice" 1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 Josh Hunter 3 episodes Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Patrick Collins Episode: "Seeds of Doubt" 1998–2000 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Lieutenant Tucker "Spoon" Henry Main cast (seasons 2–3); 40 episodes 1999 Charmed Alec Episode: "Love Hurts" 2000 Nash Bridges Gil Vallone Episode: "Missing Key" Freedom Nolan Episode: "Siege" 2001 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Kevin 4 episodes Family Law Lee Bigelow Episode: "Bringing Up Babies" Arliss Rounder Fleming Episode: "The Price of Their Toys" That's Life Jason Prader 2 episodes 2002 Arliss Fred Russell Episode: "Playing It Safe" Bram & Alice Robert Episode: "Required Reading" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Fred Dacks Episode: "High and Low" 2003 Tru Calling Nick Kelly Episode: "Putting Out Fires" The Parkers Bill Episode: "Out with the Old, in with the New" 2004 Strong Medicine Victor Episode: "Selective Breeding" 2005 Strong Medicine Zack Episode: "First Response" CSI: Miami Mitch Lockhart Episode: "One Night Stand" Joey Paul Episode: "Joey and the Wrong Name" 2005–2006 One Tree Hill Cooper Lee 6 episodes 2005–2009 Battlestar Galactica Samuel Anders Recurring (seasons 2–3)Main cast (season 4)35 episodes 2008 Eli Stone Adam Mitchell Episode: "One More Try" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Eric Lutz Episode: "Smut" The Big Bang Theory Dr. David Underhill Episode: "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis" 2010 V John May Episode: "John May" Castle Detective Tom Demming 4 episodes 100 Questions Luke Episode: "Have You Ever Dated a Bad Boy?" 2011–2012 Fairly Legal Justin Patrick Main cast; 23 episodes How I Met Your Mother Nick Podarutti 7 episodes 2011 Psych Cal Eason Episode: "Dead Man's Curve Ball" 2012 Young Justice Adam Strange (voice) 4 episodes 2012–2013 Revenge Nate Ryan 7 episodes 2014 Killer Women Billy Parker Main cast; 8 episodes Intelligence Secret Service Agent Charlie Griffin Episode: "Secrets of the Secret Service" Criminal Minds Owen McGregor 2 episodes Scandal Charles "Chip" Putney Episode: "Baby Made a Mess" The Exes Jeff Episode: "Love and Death" 2015 The Librarians Sam Denning Episode: "The Librarians and the Infernal Contract" 2016 Grandfathered Craig 4 episodes 2017 Disjointed Tae Kwon Doug Recurring role Chicago P.D. Frank Barrett Episode: "Rabbit Hole" 2019–present The Rookie Sean Del Monte 11 episodes 2019, 2024 The Good Doctor Ethan Murphy 2 episodes 2021 FBI Ethan Shaw Episode: "Leverage" Midnight Mass Wade Scarborough Main cast; 7 episodes 2022–present Fire Country Luke Leone Recurring role 2022 Young Sheldon Dusty Episode: "Passion's Harvest and a Sheldocracy" 2023 The Fall of the House of Usher Rufus Griswold 8 episodes 2023–present Average Joe Benjamin "Touch" Tuchawuski Main cast 2026 Carrie John Hargensen Post-production