Toni Trucks is an American actress, best known as Lieutenant 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 Role2007 Weapons Auntie Music and Lyrics Tricia Mr. Art Critic Lisa2010 What If... Claire Pizza with Bullets Agent Murphy N-Secure Denise Cheryl Rollers Bailey2012 Ruby Sparks Susie Mary 2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Steph 2019 Scare Package Franchesca
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2005–2006 Barbershop Terri Main cast2007 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 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 cast2013 Gina Episode: "Bride and Prejudice" Do No Harm Dr. Patricia Rivers Recurring cast2014 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 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
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