Lou Ferrigno Jr.

Louis Jude Ferrigno Jr. (born November 10, 1984) is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the CBS television series S.W.A.T., as Donovan Rocker, a SWAT team leader and decorated officer. He is also known for his roles on Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Teen Wolf, and How I Met Your Mother. His small appearances include The Rookie and 9-1-1.[1]

Lou Ferrigno Jr.
Born
Louis Jude Ferrigno Jr.

(1984-11-10) November 10, 1984
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, personal trainer
Years active2010–present
Parent(s)Lou Ferrigno (father)
Carla Green (mother)

Early life

Ferrigno Jr. was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of actor-bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno, and actress Carla (Green) Ferrigno. His father is of Italian descent, his mother is of Swedish and Irish ancestry. In high school, Ferrigno Jr. attended Loyola High School in downtown Los Angeles, eventually transferring to Notre Dame in Sherman Oaks, California.

Ferrigno attended college at the University of Southern California, graduating in 2007 with a B.A. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication and a minor in Business Law. After suffering a career-ending knee injury as a walk-on linebacker for the 2007 Rose Bowl Champion USC Trojans, his focus immediately shifted to acting and improvisation.

Ferrigno began his adult career in entertainment as a fitness model and commercial actor. Intensively studying the Meisner technique of dramatic acting and improvisational comedy at the Improv Olympic (iO West) and Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) in Los Angeles, he soon landed national spots for Comcast (2013), Carl's Jr. (2014), Oscar Mayer (2015), Honda (2015), T-Mobile (2016), Mopar (2016), Navy Federal Credit Union (2016), Subway (2017), and Dr Pepper (2018), among others.

Career

Ferrigno made his television debut in 2013 on the long-running daytime soap, Days of Our Lives. He has since landed numerous recurring roles on successful shows such as How I Met Your Mother, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Teen Wolf, The Young and the Restless, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Mutt & Stuff, 9-1-1, and the series reboot of S.W.A.T.. He appeared as Hourman on the DC Universe/The CW series Stargirl, which premiered in 2020.[2] In 2023, Ferrigno Jr. will recur as Ryan in the third season of the Netflix series Outer Banks.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 1313: Hercules Unbound! Zeus Direct-to-video film
1313: Night of the Widow Konner
2014 Basically Beach Lover Short film
The Hunter Games Big Jackson
2017 Muse Jason Block
Urban Myths Mr. Mandl
The Choice Mark Short film
Anabolic Life Officer Killian
2018 Wrong Side of 25 Todd Short film
2019 Nation's Fire Paleface
The Experience Michael
2020 Legend of the Muse Jason
Guest House Kip Werner
2021 Dreamcatcher Colton
Final Frequency Frank Jones
2022 Nightshade Ben Hays
Resisting Roots Trent
Blackout Jackson Jacobs

Television
Year(s) Title Role(s) Notes
2013 Days of Our Lives Drunk Guy 1 episode
2013–2014 How I Met Your Mother Louis 3 episodes
2014 The Mindy Project Cheesy Guy Episode: "L.A."
Off the Record Officer Kilroy Television film
Teen Wolf Deputy Haigh 2 episodes
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Hauer Episode: "The Things We Bury"
NCIS Dave Lancellotti Episode: "Semper Fortis"
2015 Nashville Chad Episode: "The Storm Has Just Begun"
Earthfall Soldier #3 Television film
The Young and the Restless Officer Kramer 5 episodes
The Exes Aaron Episode: "Gone Girls"
Scary Endings The Werewolf Episode: "Yummy Meat: A Halloween Carol"
2015–2018 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Jett Masterson 3 episodes
2016 Bones Drew Poppleton Episode: "The Head in the Abutment"
2016–2017 Mutt & Stuff Super Sammy Voice role; 4 episodes
2016 Rush: Inspired by Battlefield Tim McNulty Main cast
2017 Happily Never After Mark Television film
NCIS: Los Angeles Victor Larmont Episode: "From Havana with Love"
2017–present S.W.A.T. Donovan Rocker Recurring role; 32 episodes
2018–2019 9-1-1 Tommy Kinard 3 episodes
2019 A Place Called Hollywood Josh Main cast
2020 The Rookie Singer Episode: "Control"
2020–2021 Stargirl Rex Tyler / Hourman 4 episodes
2022 Old Flames Never Die Weston Wade Television film
2023 Outer Banks Ryan 8 episodes

References
  1. "Who Is Rocker on 'S.W.A.T.'? That's Hulk Lou Ferrigno's Son". 2paragraphs.com. November 8, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. Mitovitch, Matt Webb (December 13, 2018). "Stargirl Casts Lou Ferrigno Jr. as Hourman, Founding Member of JSA". TVLine. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. "'Outer Banks': Andy McQueen, Fiona Palomo & Lou Ferrigno Jr Board Season 3".
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