Joseph Michael "Joe" Manganiello Was born on December 28th 1976, is an American author, director, producer, film and theatre actor. Joe Manganiello holds a BFA in acting from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Joe Manganiello played Flash Thompson in the original Spider-Man film series, and had various recurring roles in television on ER, How I Met Your Mother and One Tree Hill, before landing his breakout role as werewolf Alcide Herveaux on the HBO television series True Blood for which he has garnered both popular and critical praise.
