Michael Graziadei is an American actor, known for his role as Daniel Romalotti on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Michael Graziadei
Graziadei in 2014
Born
Years active2004–present

Life and career

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Graziadei was born in Germany. He began acting in Germany, on stage, at the age of 5 in a production of The King and I.[1] While at the University of New Hampshire, he also appeared in The Servant of Two Masters and History of the Devil.[1] In 2004, he was cast as Daniel Romalotti, Phyllis Summers' son, in the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. In 2013 he left from soap for career in primetime television. In 2005 and in 2006, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.[2][3] In film, Graziadei starred in the films Boogeyman 2 (2007), Into the Blue 2: The Reef (2009), and The Outside (2009).

Graziadei guest-starred in a number of television series, including NCIS, Criminal Minds, 90210, Castle, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..[4] He had a recurring roles on FX's American Horror Story as Travis Wanderley, a young boyfriend of Jessica Lange's character,[5] and on The CW's The Secret Circle.[6] In 2013, after leaving daytime television, Graziadei was cast as a series regular in the ABC drama pilot Westside.[7] The pilot was not picked up for the continuing series. Later, he was cast as the male lead in the Lifetime drama series The Lottery, opposite Marley Shelton.[8] The show was cancelled after one season.[9]

In August 2016, Graziadei reprised his portrayal of Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless for a limited run, in celebration of the soap's 11,000th episode. He also landed recurring roles on the Audience mixed martial arts drama series Kingdom and the Amazon Video historical drama series Good Girls Revolt.[10]

In 2018, Graziadei appeared in episode 3 of the remake of Magnum P.I.; he played Tara's ex-boyfriend and kidnapper in the episode entitled "The Woman Who Never Died", originally airing on October 8, 2018.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Boogeyman 2 Darren Direct to video
2009 Into the Blue 2: The Reef Mace Direct to video
2009 The Outside Ned Blakey
2011 Halfway to a Blackout Chas Knopfler Short film
2012 Transspecular Bobby Brovado Short film
2013 The Blackout Chas Knopfler
2016 Her Last Will Harold Cotton

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Grounded for Life College Guy Episode: "Communication Breakdown"
2004–13, 2016, 2022–present The Young and the Restless Daniel Romalotti 917 episodes
Nominated – Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer
Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (2005, 2006)
2004 NCIS Chuck Episode: "Split Decision"
2008 Criminal Minds Steven Episode: "In Heat"
2008 The Cleaner Aaron Episode: "Pilot"
2008 90210 Eric 3 episodes
2009 Castle Brent Johnson Episode: "Nanny McDead"
2009 Crash Gavin Buckley 3 episodes
2010 CSI: NY Keith Borgese Episode: "Sanguine Love"
2010 Saving Grace Kaz Episode: "Let's Talk"
2010 Miami Medical Scott Episode: "Golden Hour"
2010 Ghost Whisperer Kyle/Seth Episode: "Dead Ringer"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kurt Francis Episode: "Blood Moon"
2011 Necessary Roughness Tyler Paxton Episode: "Dream On"
2011 American Horror Story: Murder House Travis Wanderley 5 episodes
2012 The Secret Circle Callum 5 episodes
2012 The Mob Doctor Louis Episode: "Confessions"
2013 Justified Mason Goines Episode: "Truth and Consequences"
2013 The Client List Bobby Episode: "Unanswered Prayers"
2013 Longmire Richard Montero Episode: "Sound and Fury"
2013 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jakob Nystrom Episode: "The Well"
2014 Grimm Ken Episode: "My Fair Wesen"
2014 The Lottery Kyle Walker Lead role; 10 episodes
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Kai Bryant Episode: "You'll Do"
2015 Hawaii Five-0 Mark Sheppard Episode: "Na Pilikua Nui"
2015 Kingdom Drew Parker 3 episodes
2016 Stitchers Roman Bain Episode: "Midnight Stitcher"
2016 Good Girls Revolt Gregory 5 episodes
2016 Scorpion Ronen Cole Episode: "Little Boy Lost"
2017 MacGyver Wyatt Orwell Episode: "Control"
2017 APB James Kilton Episode: "Hate of Comrades"
2017 The Night Shift Martin Easton Episode: "Control"
2017 Chicago P.D. Josh Miller Episode: "Care Under Fire"
2018 Magnum P.I. Val Jenson Episode: "The Woman Who Never Died"
2019 True Detective Dan O'Brien 3 episodes
2019 9-1-1 Eric Lawrence Parnell Episode: "New Beginnings"
2019 Proven Innocent Jeff Skadden Episode: "The Burden of Truth"
2019 Watchmen Carmichael Episode: "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"
2019 All Rise Choke Episode: "How to Succeed in Law Without Really Re-Trying"
2020 The Magicians Raylan Cortez Episode: "Garden Variety Homicide"
2020 Lucifer 'Dirty Doug' Sargisian Episode: "Really Sad Devil Guy"
2020 L.A.'s Finest Garth Haney Episode: "Gone in 60 Seconds"
2020 S.W.A.T. Mitch Anderson Episode: "Memento Mori"
2021 The Rookie Sergeant Mark Murray Episode: "Triple Duty"
2022 The Lincoln Lawyer Jeff Golantz 6 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b "Michael Graziadei 411". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "Daytime Emmy Award Nominations". TVWeek. New York: Crain Communications. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "The 33rd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. February 8, 2006. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Valby, Karen (November 1, 2013). "'Agents of SHIELD' doing 'Thor' crossover | Inside TV | EW.com". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "'American Horror Story' adds Michael Graziadei to cast - US TV News". Digital Spy. August 9, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  6. ^ "Exclusive: The Secret Circle Lands Two New Bad Boys - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. November 16, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  7. ^ "Michael Graziadei Joins ABC's 'Venice'". Hollywoodreporter.com. February 28, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 4, 2013). "Lifetime Casts Trio In Pilot 'The Lottery', Duo In 'Deliverance Creek'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 17, 2014). "'The Lottery' Cancelled By Lifetime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  10. ^ Rice, Lynette (July 6, 2016). "Young and the Restless is bringing back Daniel Romalotti Jr. — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. United States. Time Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
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