Joe Manganiello has worked with a director.
Joseph Michael Manganiello ( [ ˌmæŋɡəˈnɛloʊ ] ; [ maŋɡaˈnjɛllo ] ; born December 28 , 1976 ) is an American actor , director , producer , author and philanthropist . He played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy 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 . Manganiello has appeared in films such as Magic Mike , What to Expect When You 're Expecting , and Sabotage . Magic Mike is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum , Alex Pettyfer , Matt Bomer , Joe Manganiello , and Matthew McConaughey . Samuel M `` Sam '' Raimi ( [ ˈreɪmi ] born October 23 , 1959 ) is an American film director , producer , screenwriter and actor , famous for creating the cult horror Evil Dead series , as well as directing the original Spider-Man trilogy ( 2002 -- 07 ) and the 1990 superhero film Darkman .