Anders unites the easygoing charisma of the professional athlete he once was with the grim determination of the resistance fighter he became after the Cylon attack. His troubled marriage to Kara Thrace barely survived a strange blend of affectionate dedication (each has risked death to rescue the other) and intense disagreement and betrayal (culminating in Kara's affair with Lee Adama). When Kara was believed to be dead after her Viper exploded in the maelstrom, Anders was devastated. Perhaps to honor her memory, he became a pilot trainee aboard the Galactica. Now, his shock at learning he is one of the Final Five Cylons is matched only by his shock at his wife's miraculous return from the dead.
Born and raised as the son of a police officer in San Mateo, Calif., Michael Trucco earned a B.A. in theatre arts and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for a couple of years until the desire to reach for bigger parts drove him to Los Angeles. He appeared in six plays over the next two years, but it was his appearance in A Few Good Men that got him noticed by a talent manager, thus initiating his upward climb in film and television.
A recurring role as Josh Hunter on Beverly Hills, 90210 brought Trucco the recognition he sought. He followed that role with two seasons as Lt. Tucker "Spoon" Henry on Pensacola: Wings of Gold, starring James Brolin. Trucco has also guest-starred on numerous series, including One Tree Hill, CSI and CSI: Miami. He recently played Jessica Biel's boyfriend on the Sony/Revolution feature Next, starring Nicolas Cage.
Trucco will soon be seen as the lead in the new NBC sitcom Man of Your Dreams, in which he plays a notorious womanizer who uses his experience to help women with their romance troubles.
