Sherwood's first acting role came in 2010, with his appearance as Jack Simmons in the third season of
The Cut. The following year, he guest starred as a waiter named Tom in the
Sadie J episode "Cherylistic". In 2012, he had a small role in the drama film
Not Fade Away as a young
Mick Jagger. He landed his first notable role in 2014, as Christian Ozera in the satirical horror film
Vampire Academy, based on the novel by
Richelle Mead. In February 2015, he became known for his appearance in
Taylor Swift's music video for her single "
Style", which was directed by
Kyle Newman. On 20 April 2015, it was announced he was chosen to play
Jace Herondale in the
Freeform fantasy drama series
Shadowhunters, an adaptation of
Cassandra Clare's
The Mortal Instruments book series. He also co-starred alongside
Ed Westwick and
Jeremy Sumpter in the thriller film
Billionaire Ransom, and appeared in the horror-thriller film ''Don't Sleep'' with
Drea de Matteo and
Cary Elwes. In 2020, Sherwood starred in the dark fantasy TV series
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, which was cancelled after one season. On 13 September 2021, it was reported that Sherwood will be starring in a reboot of
Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1996 film
Eraser, titled
Eraser: Reborn, which was released on 31 March 2022. Sherwood also starred in the
Netflix series
Partner Track based on Helen Wan's novel of the same name. Principle production for the series began in September 2021 and ended in late February 2022 in New York. On 11 April 2022, he began hosting a
Shadowhunters rewatch podcast with co-star
Katherine McNamara called
Return to the Shadows. ==Personal life==