First modeling job was a Pampers ad at age two

Worked as a child actor while in high school in the 1980s

Guest starred in a two-part episode of "Highway to Heaven" (NBC) as an institutionalized mentally challenged boy

Played Diana Canova's son on the syndicated series, "Throb" (billed as Paul W Walker)

First film appearance, "Programmed to Kill"

Had a recurring role on the CBS soap, "The Young and the Restless" as Brandon Collins

Cast in the short-lived CBS sitcom, "The Boys Are Back"

First lead role in a feature, as surfer dude Phil Deedle, in the comedy "Meet the Deedles"

Had a supporting role as the captain of the basketball team in "Pleasantville"

Co-starred as the team's star quarterback who is injured in the film, "Varsity Blues"

Played Freddie Prinze Jr's friend and rival in the romantic comedy, "She's All That"

Co-starred with Joshua Jackson in "The Skulls"

Breakthrough role, opposite Vin Diesel, in the action film "The Fast and the Furious"

Reprised role for the sequel, "2 Fast and 2 Furious"

Acted in the film adaptation of Michael Crichton's book, "Timeline"

Co-starred with Jessica Alba in the thriller, "Into the Blue"

Starred in the Disney film, "Eight Below"

Cast as one of the men who lifted the flag at the battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers"

Starred as a former criminal who gets a second chance at life in "The Lazarus Project"

Re-teamed with the original cast for the fourth film, "Fast & Furious"