Lou Ferrigno Jr.

Lou Ferrigno Jr.
Born	Louis Jude Ferrigno Jr. (1984-11-10) November 10, 1984 (age 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer, personal trainer
Years active	2007–present
Parent	Lou Ferrigno (father)

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 other appearances include The Rookie and 9-1-1.[1]

Early life

Ferrigno 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 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.

Career

Ferrigno began his 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 ^[citation needed], 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.

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 starred in a recurring role 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
2024	Impulse	David Gilligan	Upcoming film

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, 2024	9-1-1	Tommy Kinard	Recurring role; 12 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". 23 June 2022.

External links

• Lou Ferrigno Jr. at IMDb