Acting After landing a minor role in
We Were Soldiers, Werkheiser and his mother moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. In 2003, he had a main role as Max Korda in the TV movie
Recipe for Disaster. Since his arrival in
Hollywood, Werkheiser has landed several television and film roles, the biggest of which is that of
Ned Bigby on ''
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. He was cast as Ned in February 2003 and had missed much of the school year due to production and had to wait 10 months before it was picked up. Werkheiser lent his voice in movies such as: Casper's Scare School'' the voice of as
Casper the Friendly Ghost, Casper's Shadow, and Good Dragon and
The Wizzard of Krudd as the voice of Gordo. In 2007, Werkheiser starred in a
Nickelodeon movie based on
Wendelin Van Draanen's
Shredderman book series
Shredderman Rules as Nolan Byrd/Shredderman. Later that year, Werkheiser played the role of Chris Marino in
Lifetime original movie
Christmas in Paradise. In 2009, Werkheiser starred as Victor in the movie
The First Time. In 2011, Werkheiser played the role of Danny in the horror thriller movie
Beneath the Darkness. In 2012, he played the lead role of Cassidy Warren in web series
Never Fade Away. In 2013 Werkheiser starred as Max in the horror film
The Wicked. He played the supporting role of Brett in Lifetime movie
Zephyr Springs also known as
Deadly Spa. In 2014, Werkheiser starred as Nick Behrle in the movie
California Scheming and had a role as Fitch in the movie
Helicopter Mom. In 2016, Werkheiser starred as Jason in the television movie
Bad Sister, which premiered on
Lifetime on January 4, 2016; in the movie his character is stalked by the school's newest nun. He hosted DanceOn's first competition series
Dance-Off Juniors on free mobile-streaming service
Go90, which premiered on April 20, 2016. In summer 2016, Werkheiser starred as Logan in the romantic comedy film
Sundown directed by Fernando Librrija and co-starring
Camilla Belle,
Sean Marquette, and
Sara Paxton. On December 5, 2016, he guest starred in an episode of
2 Broke Girls. In 2017, Werkheiser played the role of Brock in the comedy film ''
Where's the Money alongside Andrew Bachelor and Logan Paul.'' In 2018, he had a supporting role as Joey in the indie crime drama
Break Night and played the role of a judge in the dance film
To The Beat! alongside
Alyson Stoner. Werkheriser played the role of Charlie in the web mini-series
Rough Draft, which was released on
YouTube on February 11, 2019. Werkheiser played the supporting role of Floyd Stiles in the crime film
Crown Vic. In 2019, Werkheiser starred as Sam in the romantic comedy film
Santa Girl alongside
Jennifer Stone. In 2021, Werkheiser was a member of the cast in the film
Rust, when production was suspended after the
Rust shooting incident which resulted in the death of cinematographer
Halyna Hutchins. Production on the film was later scheduled to resume in early 2023.
Podcast In January 2023, Werkheiser started a podcast called
Growing Up with Devon Werkheiser presented by onomy. In February 2023, Werkheiser started a rewatch podcast called ''Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide'' with
Lindsey Shaw and
Daniel Curtis Lee under the network PodCo.
Music Werkheiser was signed with
Universal Motown, however his label status on
Myspace later changed to unsigned. He performed live shows with female vocalists Kristen Marie Hollyin and Britney Christian. His first single, "If Eyes Could Speak", was released April 1, 2010 on
iTunes. The official music video was released via
YouTube on June 15, 2010. It stars himself and his partner at the time,
Molly McCook. His second single, "Sparks Will Fly", was released July 29, 2010 on iTunes. He released his first EP
I Am on June 25, 2013. On June 9, 2015, he released his second EP
Here and Now. On January 3, 2016, Werkheiser released the single "Stuck On the Ground". He released the single "Fire" on January 22, 2016. On January 29, 2016, Werkheiser released a stripped version of "Stuck on the Ground". On April 23, 2020, he released his third EP
Chapter One, which consists of five songs. In 2023, Werkheiser founded a new musical project called Good/Vlly, moving away from his previous singer-songwriter material in favor of a more electronic sound. His first EP under the project,
Brief Romance, was released on October 24, 2023. ==Personal life==