Metcalfe played the role of
Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the
NBC soap opera
Passions from the show's debut in July 1999. It was announced in March 2004 that he would not be renewing his contract with the series, and his final airdate was in July 2004. In October 2004, Metcalfe starred in the
ABC comedy-drama series
Desperate Housewives as teen gardener
John Rowland, who is involved in an affair with married housewife
Gabrielle Solis (
Eva Longoria). In 2005, Metcalfe won the "Choice TV Breakout Performance: Male" award at the
Teen Choice Awards for his role on the show. For a brief period Metcalfe juggled both
Passions and
Desperate Housewives roles before leaving
Passions to focus on
Desperate Housewives full-time. Following the first season, creator
Marc Cherry revealed Metcalfe would return to the series on a recurring basis. Metcalfe made his final appearance as a special guest star on the show in October 2009. In 2005, Metcalfe played a young high schooler in the music video for the song "
Let Me Go" by
3 Doors Down. In July 2006, Metcalfe played the titular character in the
20th Century Fox comedy film
John Tucker Must Die. The film, which starred
Sophia Bush,
Brittany Snow,
Arielle Kebbel, and R&B singer
Ashanti, followed four friends who set out to break the heart of a serial cheater by setting him up with the new girl in town. Filming took place in
Vancouver on a budget of $18 million. The film and Metcalfe's performance received mixed reviews and went on to make over $68,824,526 worldwide. To promote the film, Metcalfe hosted an episode of the British TV chat show ''
The Paul O'Grady Show'' in October, due to O'Grady's being unwell. 's 2010
Television Critics Association Summer Party In July 2008, Metcalfe starred in the horror film
Insanitarium portraying the protagonist, Jack. The film, which centers on a young man trying to break his sister out of a mental institution, was filmed in August and September 2007. The film received negative reviews though Metcalfe's performance received positive reviews from the few critics who reviewed the film. That same year Metcalfe starred in
The Other End of the Line as the romantic interest Granger Woodruff. The film was released in October and went on to make over $507,534 worldwide on a limited theatrical release in selected countries. In February 2008,
Variety announced Metcalfe would star alongside
Michael Douglas and
Amber Tamblyn in the remake of the 1956 film
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. Filming took place in Los Angeles the following month. The film suffered distribution problems and suffered numerous push-backs. The film was released in September 2009 to universally negative reviews. The film, which made over $3 million worldwide, failed to surpass its $25 million budget. In February 2010, Metcalfe was cast in the
NBC crime drama series
Chase. The pilot was shot in March that same year in Houston, Texas. On May 10, 2010, NBC picked up an eighteen-episode first season. The series centers on a fugitive-apprehension team based outside of Houston, Texas, who track down dangerous criminals. The series premiered on September 20, 2010, to 7.31 million viewers and mixed reviews from critics. The series did not return for a second season due to low ratings. In September 2010, Metcalfe starred as Noah McManus in
Hallmark movie
Fairfield Road alongside
Natalie Lisinska. In February 2011, Metcalfe was confirmed to star in the
TNT drama series
Dallas. The series continued the
Dallas series that premiered in 1978 and went on for 14 seasons. In July 2011, TNT picked up the pilot and ordered a ten-episode first season. Both
Jordana Brewster and
Josh Henderson were confirmed to star. Metcalfe portrayed
Christopher Ewing, a role that originated in the original series in which it was played by various child actors. The series premiered on June 13, 2012, to 6.86 million viewers and generally favorable reviews from critics.
Dallas was canceled on October 3, 2014, after three seasons. In 2015, Metcalfe had a lead role as Chase Carter in the movie
Dead Rising: Watchtower based on Capcom's videogame franchise. Metcalfe also starred as Bradley Suttons in
Hallmark movie A Country Wedding. The film premiered to 2.2 million total viewers on
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. In 2016, Metcalfe starred in the Christian drama film ''
God's Not Dead 2'', as Tom Endler, a lawyer who defends a Christian teacher who struggles between giving up her faith or giving up her job. On June 20, 2016, Metcalfe reprises his role as investigative reporter Chase Carter in the sequel
Dead Rising: Endgame. Metcalfe starred as Trace Riley in
Hallmark Channel's series
Chesapeake Shores alongside
Meghan Ory. The show premiered August 14, 2016. In addition to playing the character Trace, Metcalfe performs and composes some of the songs used in the series' episodes. He played the role of officer Holder and Dylan Holder in the drama film
Destined. In 2017, Metcalfe starred as Eric Redford in the Hallmark movie
Christmas Next Door alongside
Fiona Gubelmann. The film premiered to more than 4.4 million viewers, becoming top 10 cable program. In 2018, Metcalfe played the role of Luke in the action thriller
Escape Plan 2: Hades. He also starred as Brady in the horror thriller film
The Ninth Passenger. In 2019, Metcalfe starred in the Hallmark channel Christmas film
Christmas Under the Stars co-starring
Autumn Reeser. In January 2020, Metcalfe began starring in the ''
Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel as retired Boston detective Jeff Jackson. On September 2, 2020, Metcalfe was announced as one of the celebrities competing on the 29th season of Dancing with the Stars. He finished 12th place alongside his partner Sharna Burgess. In 2022, Metcalfe appeared on the second series of the British version of The Masked Dancer'' as "Astronaut". ==Personal life==