Buchanan played Scott Mitchell in the first CMT sitcom, Working Class, which premiered in January 2011.
In 2015 Buchanan starred in the low-budget film Muck, released in March. Buchanan was cast in the role of Kyle Abbott on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. His first scene aired on 25 February 2015.
In January 2016, Buchanan was announced to guest star in one episode of MTV's Teen Wolf, as Henri Argent. Henri is a recluse who lives in a forest grove and has been described as "wise but guarded". Being an Argent, Henri is said to know a lot about the supernatural world.
