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Michael Trucco

Michael Trucco

Actor · Born June 22, 1970 (56) · San Mateo, California, USA

Edward Michael Trucco (born June 22, 1970) is an American actor with Italian roots. He is best known for his roles as Rufus Griswold on Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher, Wade Scarborough on Netflix's Midnight Mass, Devin Hall in Hunter Killer (2018), ADA Sean Del Monte on ABC's The Rookie, Tae Kwon Doug on Netflix's Disjointed, Billy Parker on ABC's Killer Women, Justin Patrick on USA Network's Fairly Legal, Samuel T. Anders on SYFY's reimagined Battlestar Galactica and it's subsequent TV movies, and Spoon on the series Pensacola: Wings of Gold. He has also had recurring roles as Luke Leone on CBS's Fire Country, Nate Ryan on ABC's Revenge, Nick Podarutti on CBS's How I Met Your Mother, and Cooper Lee on CW's One Tree Hill.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1970 (56)
From
San Mateo, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
56 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Michael Trucco's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Bonds
23%
Morality
22%
Self
14%
Society
10%
Power
4%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
3
Thrilling
4
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Trucco's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Trucco's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

72 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Life of Chuck(2024)

    as Dylan's Dad

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Electric State(2025)

    as Ben Alcott

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Fall of the House of Usher(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Rufus Griswold

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Citadel(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Benjamin Cash

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Average Joe(2023)

    Show as Benjamin 'Touch' Tuchawuski

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Fire Country(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · as Luke Leone

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Midnight Mass(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Wade Scarborough

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Larry Gruzinsky

  • Through the Glass Darkly(2020)

    as Trip Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • All Cock and No Bull! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Frank

  • Hunter Killer(2018)

    as Devin Hall

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · as ADA Sean Del Monte

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethan Shaw

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eric

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ethan Murphy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Dusty

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Disjointed(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Tae Kwon Doug

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Bye Bye Man(2017)

    as Virgil

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Dream Corp LLC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Franky, Jr. Jr. IV (voice)

  • Hush(2016)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Code Black(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Moreno

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Con Man(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Ricketts

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Drone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Hunter Vance

  • The Librarians(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Denning

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Barrett

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Intelligence(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Griffin

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Killer Women(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Billy Parker

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Putney

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Exes(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Revenge(2011)

    Show 7 episodes · as Nate Ryan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 23 episodes · as Justin Patrick

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Young Justice(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Adam Strange (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • 100 Questions(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Meteor Storm(2010)

    as Tom Young

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • V(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as John May

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan(2009)

    as Samuel Anders

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tom Demming

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Eli Stone(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Battlestar Galactica: Razor(2007)

    as Samuel Anders

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Big Bang Theory(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as David Underhill

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Next(2007)

    as Kendall

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Him and Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Pete

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Cal Eason

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Owen McGregor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Nick Podarutti

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 25 episodes · as Samuel T. Anders

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Joey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul

  • Perfect Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Miles 'Boogie' Healey

  • What Boys Like (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Scott

  • Tru Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Kelly

  • One Tree Hill(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cooper Lee

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • 111 Gramercy Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Nick Granville

  • Bram & Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mitch Lockhart

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Ablaze(2001)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled(2002)

    as Verdel

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Dacks

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor · as Zack

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Bigelow

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Lutz

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Parkers(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Alec

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Confessions of a Sexist Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Troy

  • Pensacola: Wings of Gold(1997)

    Show 44 episodes · as Spoon

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Russell · as Rounder Fleming

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Gil Vallone

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Doyle

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Eyes of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Officer

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Collins

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as Josh Hunter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • All American Tooles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Todd Toole

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles, 70 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Bye Bye Man (2017)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Fire Country (2022)

Film career

19902025

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1990s13 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 10% of 10 roles
0212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michael Trucco's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 56 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 56 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Ablaze (2001)

70th percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Young Justice (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michael Trucco's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles14–62 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles41–67 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Michael Trucco work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Trucco's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Kniest shares the most, 2.

Composers and cinematographers

Producers