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| Toni Trucks | |
|---|---|
 Trucks in 2010 | |
| Born | (1980-09-30) September 30, 1980 (age 44) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Partner | Brandon Phillips |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | tonitrucks |
Toni Trucks is an American actress, best known as Lisa Davis on SEAL Team (2017–2024).
Career
Trucks studied musical theatre at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Upon graduation, she 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 comedy series Barbershop. Her other television credits include Hostages, The Soul Man, House, All of Us, Veronica Mars, 'Til Death, Brothers, CSI: NY and the telefilms Star Runners and Starstruck. She has made multiple guest appearances on NCIS: New Orleans and Grimm.
Her previous film credits include Dreamgirls, Weapons, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 and Music and Lyrics.
Trucks was a series regular on CBS's military drama series SEAL Team. She played Lisa Davis, a U.S. Navy Petty Officer Logistics Specialist responsible for making the arrangements to get the team and their gear where they need to be. She went to OCS and was commissioned as an ensign and assigned back to the SEAL team as their new intelligence officer. Trucks was also a series regular in the CBS legal drama, Made in Jersey, about a working-class woman named Marina (Janet Montgomery) who uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a top New York law firm. Trucks played Cyndi Vega, Marina's lively secretary and "comradette" in arms. She also guest starred in the pilot of NBC's mid-season thriller Do No Harm.
Her theater credits include By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Cactus Flower, Stormy Weather, Kiss Me, Kate, West Side Story, Oklahoma!, Follies, Footloose, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Ragtime, Sweet Charity, and Children of Eden. Trucks studied theatre abroad at London's Marymount College and has over 17 years of dance training including ballet, modern, and tap.
Trucks co-starred in the 2012 Fox Searchlight film Ruby Sparks. The film starred Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, and was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine). She is also featured in the final installment of the blockbuster hit series Breaking Dawn as Mary, a member of the American Nomadic Vampire coven.
Personal life
In January 2022, Trucks announced she was expecting a baby boy with her partner Brandon Phillips. Their son was born in 2022.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Weapons | Auntie | |
| Music and Lyrics | Tricia | ||
| Mr. Art Critic | Lisa | ||
| 2010 | What If... | Claire | |
| Pizza with Bullets | Agent Murphy | ||
| N-Secure | Denise | ||
| The Cost of Heaven | Cheryl | ||
| Rollers | Bailey | ||
| 2012 | Ruby Sparks | Susie | |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Mary | ||
| 2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Steph | |
| 2019 | Scare Package | Franchesca |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2006 | Barbershop | Terri | Main cast |
| 2007 | Veronica Mars | Phyllis | Episode: "There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill" |
| All of Us | Michele | Recurring cast: season 4 | |
| 2008 | 'Til Death | Randy | Episode: "Philadelphia Freedom" |
| 2009 | The Battery's Down | Nuancé | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| Brothers | Meg | Episode: "Follow the Story" | |
| Star Runners | Asta | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Starstruck | Libby Lam | TV movie |
| 2011 | House | Trina | Episode: "Charity Case" |
| 2012 | CSI: NY | Alicia Woods | Episode: "Unwrapped" |
| Made in Jersey | Cyndi Vega | Main cast | |
| 2013 | The Soul Man | Gina | Episode: "Bride and Prejudice" |
| Do No Harm | Dr. Patricia Rivers | Recurring cast | |
| 2014 | Hostages | Angela Nix | Recurring cast |
| Franklin & Bash | Anita Haskins | Main cast: season 4 | |
| 2014–2015 | Grimm | Deputy Sheriff Janelle Farris | Recurring cast: season 4 |
| 2015 | The Mentalist | Ranger Jill Ayres | Episode: "Byzantium" |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon | Maria Torez | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Pure Genius | Kayla | Episode: "You Must Remember This" | |
| 2016–2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | CGIS Special Agent Joan Swanson | Guest: season 2, recurring cast: season 3 |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Kathy Hall | Episode: "Cinderella and the Dragon" |
| 2017–2024 | SEAL Team | Lisa Davis | Main cast |
| 2018 | Good Eggs | Sam | Episode: "Good Eggs" |
| 2018–2020 | Corporate | Karen James | Recurring cast: seasons 1–2, guest: season 3 |
References
- "Toni Trucks". tvinsider.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- Naffie, Jennie. "Toni Trucks Making Waves in Hollywood". Women's LifeStyle. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- Wiegand, David (August 12, 2005). "'Barbershop' series debut fails to advance films but familiar shtick still makes it funny by a hair". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- "Toni Trucks Joins CBS Navy SEAL Drama Pilot; Jeananne Goossen in 'The Get'". Deadline. May 21, 2018.
- "A closer look at Toni Trucks' parents, her pregnancy and love life". thenetline.com. January 28, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- "You make this daddy stuff look easy @ibrandonphillips !! ❤️❤️". instagram.com.