Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Carter Jenkins moved to Los Angeles at the age of 10 to pursue his acting career. In television, he was a regular on "Viva Laughlin" and "Surface." He has also appeared on "Mad Men," "The Following," "Lie To Me," "CSI: Miami," "House," "The 4400," "Lost," "Unfabulous," "CSI: NY," "Everwood," "The Bernie Mac Show," "Scrubs," and "Without A Trace."

Jenkins' film credits include "A Light Beneath Their Feet"; "Circle"; Garry Marshall's "Valentine's Day," opposite Emma Roberts; "Aliens in the Attic"; "Struck by Lightning"; "Arcadia Lost," alongside Nick Nolte and Haley Bennett; "Keeping Up with the Steins"; and Richard Linklater's 2005 remake of the baseball comedy "Bad News Bears."