Played history Teacher Alaric Saltzman on the series The Vampire Diaries and co-starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde.
He went to the University of Utah, where he first got interested in acting.
He worked as a pizza delivery boy before breaking into the movies, and once delivered a pizza to Andy Garcia.
He dated Leelee Sobieski in 2008. He became engaged to 2013 Miss Georgia USA Brittany Sharp.
He and Luke Wilson were the two male leads in Legally Blonde.
