Michael Trucco Biography

Fast Facts

• Planned to follow in his police officer father's footsteps and began studying criminal justice at college, before switching his major to theatre arts
• Caught the attention of a talent agent while performing the lead role in a Los Angeles-area production of A Few Good Men
• Did stand-in work for Matt Dillon
• Originally auditioned for the role of Lee "Apollo" Adama on Battlestar Galactica, but instead was cast as Samuel Anders
• Fractured four vertebrae as a passenger in a severe car accident in December 2007 and made a full recovery
• Participates in celebrity poker tournaments
• Enjoys riding motorcycles and racing cars, both on and off screen: He portrayed a race-car driver on One Tree Hill, and he participates in events such as the 2013 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race