Hephner began his Hollywood career with small roles in two feature films,
Tigerland (2000) and
Maid in Manhattan (2002). After starring in the short-lived
Fox series
The Jury in 2004, in 2005, he guest-starred in the
NBC series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent in season 4: episode 21 titled "The Unblinking Eye". Hephner starred as author
Pat Conroy in the
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie
The Water Is Wide (2006), based on Conroy's book and a remake of the drama
Conrack (1974). He starred in
The CW series
Easy Money, which aired for four episodes in October 2008 before being cancelled. The other four episodes aired in mid-2009. Following the cancellation of
Easy Money, Hephner guest-starred in
Private Practice,
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,
NCIS,
Castle and had a recurring role in four episodes of the NBC medical drama
Mercy. In 2010, Hephner replaced
Ben Browder in a recurring role in the
CW series
Hellcats as football coach Red Raymond.
BuddyTV ranked Hephner #86 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". In 2011, Hephner was cast in the NBC series
The Playboy Club, but was replaced by
Eddie Cibrian before filming began. From 2011 to 2012, Hephner played Ben Zajac in the
Starz political drama series
Boss. From 2013 to 2014, Hephner had a recurring role in the second season of the NBC drama
Chicago Fire. In 2015, Hephner co-starred with
Sharon Stone in the
TNT series
Agent X. From 2016 to 2017, Hephner reprised his role as Jeff Clarke in
Chicago Fire's medical spinoff
Chicago Med, where Clarke returns to medical school. He appeared in the first season finale and recurred in the show until towards the end of the second season. ==Filmography==