Born in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Fort Worth Country Day School. Was a regular at the Casa Manana theatre and at the age of 15 was chosen by a local radio station to sing in the first DFW area boy band 'Sons of Harmony'. After the band broke up in 2001 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career. His first television role was a guest on What I Like About You (2002) alongside Amanda Bynes.