Toni Trucks

Toni Trucks

45 · Born: Sep 30, 1980

Personal Details

Official Socials
Height5' 6"
BornSep 30, 1980 Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Relatives
  • Clinton Trucks (Sibling)
  • Michael Q Trucks (Niece or Nephew)

Biography

Toni Trucks is a renowned American actress, effortlessly transitioning between the realms of theater, film, and television. With a strong educational foundation in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, she began her career by performing regionally in New York before making the move to Los Angeles to pursue her television debut.

Trucks' television credits are a testament to her versatility and range, featuring standout roles in Showtime's comedy series Barbershop, as well as appearances in Hostages, The Soul Man, House, All of Us, Veronica Mars, 'Til Death, Brothers, CSI: NY, and the telefilms Star Runners and Starstruck. Her impressive resume also includes multiple guest appearances on NCIS: New Orleans and Grimm.

In addition to her television work, Trucks has made a significant impact in the film industry, with notable credits including Dreamgirls, Weapons, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, and Music and Lyrics.

Currently, Trucks is a series regular on CBS's military drama series SEAL Team, where she portrays Lisa Davis, the logistics Officer responsible for coordinating the team's movements and equipment. Her previous series regular role was in the CBS legal drama Made in Jersey, where she played Cyndi Vega, the lively secretary and "comradette" of the main character Marina.

Trucks has also made a name for herself in the theater world, with an extensive list of credits that 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. Her international experience includes studying theatre abroad at London's Marymount College, and she has over 17 years of dance training in ballet, modern, and tap.

In 2012, Trucks co-starred in the critically acclaimed film Ruby Sparks, alongside Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan, and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Her other notable film credit is the final installment of the blockbuster hit series Breaking Dawn, where she played Mary, a member of the American Nomadic Vampire coven.

In her personal life, Trucks comes from a divorced family, with her parents living approximately a mile apart in Manistee, Michigan. She also has two older brothers.

Career

2019
Scare Package
Scare Package as Franchesca
2017
SEAL Team
SEAL Team as Lisa Davis
Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash as Anita Haskins
2013
Hostages
Hostages as Angela Nix
2012
Pizza with Bullets
Pizza with Bullets as Agent Murphy
Made in Jersey
Made in Jersey as Cyndi Vega
2010
N-Secure
N-Secure as Denise
What If...
What If... as Claire
StarStruck
StarStruck as Libby Lam
2009
2008
Mr. Art Critic
Mr. Art Critic as Lisa Williston
2007
Weapons
Weapons as Auntie
2005
Barbershop
Barbershop as Terri