After completing theater throughout the years since high school, Valdez pursued an acting career in film and television and he moved to
Los Angeles in 2004. The same year, he made his acting debut as Chad in three episodes of
Gilmore Girls. He has made guest appearances television shows, including
CSI: Miami,
90210,
Numbers and
Mistresses. In 2012, Valdez played the recurring role of Trey Mitchell in the
ABC soap opera television series
General Hospital, until 2013 for 99 episodes, which earned Valdez a nomination for an
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series. From 2014 to 2015, Valdez played the role of crime boss Carlito Solano Jr. in the drama television series
Graceland for 11 episodes. In 2016, he played the role of Lopez in the direct-to-video film
Jarhead 3: The Siege. The same year, he played an uncredited role of Officer Valducci in the drama film
Paint It Black. In 2021, he portrayed the character Kyle Cushing in the
superhero drama television series
Superman & Lois, which premiered on
The CW, featuring
Tyler Hoechlin and
Elizabeth Tulloch. ==Personal life==