Toni Trucks
When Toni Trucks was about five years old, her dad took her to see an MCP production of The Most Happy Fella. On the way home, she told him that she “wanted to do that.” A few weeks later, she was on stage in MCP’s production of Sweet Charity, and a lifelong love of theatre began. Over the next few years, she not only took every dance class she could, but also appeared in practically every School and Civic Players production available.
For her senior year in High School, she attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy after, earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan.
Upon graduation, Trucks moved to New York where she performed regionally before relocating to Los Angeles to make her television debut as the female lead on Showtime’s acclaimed comedy series Barbershop. Her other television credits include House, 'All of Us, Veronica Mars, 'Til Death, “Brothers,” “CSI: NY” and the telefilms Star Runners and StarStruck.
Enjoy her every week on the Second Season of the CBS series Seal Team. She plays the teams logistic expert, Lisa Davis.
In 2012, she co-starred in Fox Searchlight’s film Ruby Sparks (July 25). The film starred Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, and was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine). She was also featured in the final installment of the blockbuster Twilight series Breaking Dawn as Mary, a member of the American Nomadic Vampire coven. Some previous film credits include Dreamgirls, Weapons, Music and Lyrics. and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Trucks was cast as a series regular in a new CBS legal drama, Made in Jersey, which was unfortunately cancelled after only two weeks. She had a recurring part int he NBC series, Do No Harm, as Dr. Patricia Rivers. Hostages as Angela Nix and followed that with a starring role in Franklin and Bash and she had time to guest star on the Mentalist and Grimm. She has recently enjoyed recurring roles in NCIS: New Orleans and the Comedy Central series Corporate.
In addition to the busy film and TV career, Toni tries to make time to do theatre. Credits include
Cactus Flower, Stormy Weather, Kiss Me, Kate, West Side Story, Oklahoma!,
Follies, Footloose, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Ragtime, Sweet Charity and Children of Eden.
Additionally, Trucks studied theatre abroad at London’s Marymount College and has over 17 years of dance training including ballet, modern, and tap.
Trucks now splits her time between Los Angeles and New York but comes back to Manistee whenever she can. Check out IMDB for current and past projects.
For her senior year in High School, she attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy after, earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan.
Upon graduation, Trucks moved to New York where she performed regionally before relocating to Los Angeles to make her television debut as the female lead on Showtime’s acclaimed comedy series Barbershop. Her other television credits include House, 'All of Us, Veronica Mars, 'Til Death, “Brothers,” “CSI: NY” and the telefilms Star Runners and StarStruck.
Enjoy her every week on the Second Season of the CBS series Seal Team. She plays the teams logistic expert, Lisa Davis.
In 2012, she co-starred in Fox Searchlight’s film Ruby Sparks (July 25). The film starred Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, and was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine). She was also featured in the final installment of the blockbuster Twilight series Breaking Dawn as Mary, a member of the American Nomadic Vampire coven. Some previous film credits include Dreamgirls, Weapons, Music and Lyrics. and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Trucks was cast as a series regular in a new CBS legal drama, Made in Jersey, which was unfortunately cancelled after only two weeks. She had a recurring part int he NBC series, Do No Harm, as Dr. Patricia Rivers. Hostages as Angela Nix and followed that with a starring role in Franklin and Bash and she had time to guest star on the Mentalist and Grimm. She has recently enjoyed recurring roles in NCIS: New Orleans and the Comedy Central series Corporate.
In addition to the busy film and TV career, Toni tries to make time to do theatre. Credits include
Cactus Flower, Stormy Weather, Kiss Me, Kate, West Side Story, Oklahoma!,
Follies, Footloose, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Ragtime, Sweet Charity and Children of Eden.
Additionally, Trucks studied theatre abroad at London’s Marymount College and has over 17 years of dance training including ballet, modern, and tap.
Trucks now splits her time between Los Angeles and New York but comes back to Manistee whenever she can. Check out IMDB for current and past projects.
