2006–12: Beginnings and Gossip Girl 's
Mario Kart Wii launch party, April 2008 Crawford made his film debut in the 2006 supernatural horror-thriller
The Covenant, as Tyler Simms. In March 2007, he landed the role of main character
Nate Archibald on
The CW's teen drama series
Gossip Girl, making his television debut. In 2008, Crawford co-starred in the crime-thriller
Loaded, and portrayed the lead role in the supernatural horror film
The Haunting of Molly Hartley. The following year, he played English singer-songwriter
Leona Lewis' boyfriend in the video for her single "
I Will Be", which was released in January 2009. That same year, Crawford was named "Summer's Hottest Bachelor" by
People. Crawford has also done a
public service announcement for
Do Something's Teens for Jeans campaign. He then portrayed the lead role, a drug dealer named White Mike, in the film
Twelve, directed by
Joel Schumacher. Based on
Nick McDonell's
novel of the same name, the film premiered at
Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2010. He was tapped to play the lead in the
remake of
Footloose, even beginning rehearsals for the role, before dropping out after a number of weeks.
Kenny Wormald was eventually cast for the role. 's
upfront presentation, May 2009 In 2011, Crawford starred in the film
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding alongside
Jane Fonda and
Catherine Keener. He portrayed a war-protesting butcher named Cole, a love interest of one of the main characters. In 2012, Crawford starred alongside
Cameron Diaz and
Jennifer Lopez in ''
What to Expect When You're Expecting'', directed by
Kirk Jones. It is a film adaptation of the
book of the same name by
Heidi Murkoff. Crawford played Marco in one of the film's interlocking stories. His character reunited with an old flame after a turf war between their food trucks, and they embarked on a journey together in the wake of a surprise pregnancy.
2013–present: Film roles and The Boys In January 2014, Crawford signed on to guest-star on the
100th episode of the
Fox comedy-drama series
Glee as Biff McIntosh,
Quinn Fabray's (
Dianna Agron) new boyfriend, which aired on March 18, 2014. In March 2014, Crawford landed the lead role of Cooper Pollard in the independent comedy
Mountain Men. The film follows two brothers who do not get along as they take a trip to the mountain to look for their missing father, however they get stuck there and have no other choice but to work together to get back home. The film co-stars
Tyler Labine. In April 2014, it was reported that Crawford had landed the lead role of Jacob Martin in the psychological thriller film
Eloise, directed by
Robert Legato and written by Chris Borrelli. The film is about four friends who break into an asylum so Jacob could get an inheritance of the death certificate. Once inside the asylum, they discover the truth about their tragic past. It also stars
Eliza Dushku,
Brandon T. Jackson, and
PJ Byrne. On March 11, 2015, it was reported that Crawford had been cast in
ABC's primetime soap opera
Blood & Oil, portraying the lead role of Billy LeFever. The series was cancelled after a short run of 10 episodes. In 2016, Crawford played the role Arthur Barone in the independent sports comedy-drama film
Undrafted, written and directed by
Joe Mazzello. Based on the true story of a promising young baseball player, the project was filmed at Dunsmore Park in
La Crescenta, California. Also that year, he had a minor role in the film ''
Rules Don't Apply'', written and directed by
Warren Beatty. In April 2016, it was announced that Crawford had landed the role of Egon in the comedy film ''
I Do...Until I Don't opposite Amber Heard and Ed Helms. The film was written and directed by Lake Bell. In the same month, it was reported by TheWrap that he would perform in a live-reading of the Black List script College Republicans
, portraying the role of John F. Kinney. The reading took place at the Montalban Theater on April 23, 2016. In March 2017, it was announced that Crawford had joined the cast of the comedy show Casual in the recurring role of Byron. The same year, he signed on to star in the crime movie Riptide
as Landen and comedy film All About Nina'' as Joe. In January 2018, it was announced that Crawford has been cast as
Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep in
The Boys, the
Amazon Studios adaptation of
Garth Ennis and
Darick Robertson's
comic book of the same name. As of 2022, the show has been renewed for a fourth season. In February, he was cast in the
Charles Manson biopic drama-thriller film
Charlie Says as murderer
Tex Watson, which released later that year. In March 2019, Crawford was announced to join
Lily Collins in Vaughn Stein's thriller
Inheritance. It was released in May 2020. In the same year, he starred in thriller
Nighthawks. In August 2021, Crawford was announced to star alongside
Nina Dobrev in ensemble comedy
Reunion from director Chris Nelson. On October 9, Crawford did an uncredited cameo on a
Saturday Night Live episode in a
The Bachelorette parody skit. In December, Crawford was announced to voice act in the English-language version of
Mamoru Hosoda's 2021
sci-fi anime,
Belle. It was released the following month alongside the Japanese-language version on January 14, 2022. In February 2022, it was announced that Crawford would develop a
football drama at
Showtime, alongside former
Dallas Cowboys quarterback
Tony Romo, who is also Crawford's brother-in-law, and
Yellowjackets executive producer Drew Comins. In March 2022, Crawford reprised the role of his
The Boys character, Kevin Moskowitz/The Deep, in the fifth episode of its
adult animated anthology spin-off,
The Boys Presents: Diabolical. ==Personal life==