Raised in Fresno, California

Had an early TV credit on the ABC series "Spy Game"

Made film debut in "A Life Less Ordinary"

Cast in a recurring role on "Party of Five" as a sexually confused young man dating Sarah (Jennifer Love Hewitt) but seemingly infatuated with Bailey (Scott Wolf)

Appeared in episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB) and "Vengeance Unlimited" (ABC)

Appeared in the NBC Saturday morning series "Saved by the Bell: The New Class"

Cast as Harrison Johns, a good guy who hangs out with the outcast group in the WB series "Popular"

Had a recurring role on the WB's "Felicity"

Starred as a missionary in the Tonga-set adventure "The Other Side of Heaven"

Cast in a starring role in the showtime series, "Odyssey 5"

Landed the titular role of UPN's big post "Buffy" series "Jake 2.0"

Cast as Dr. Miles McCabe in the NBC drama "Medical Investigation"

Cast in the short-lived CBS series, "Out of Practice"

Played the lead in ABC Family's original movie "Relative Chaos"

Joined the cast of ABC's "Ugly Betty," as a potential love interest for the series' heroine Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera)