Fugit's career launched when he was cast as the young rock-fan-turned-reporter in
Cameron Crowe's
Almost Famous. Fugit said that he did not have any knowledge of 1970s rock music before starting the music-laden project. Fugit played an aspiring comic book artist in
White Oleander (2002) and a naive drug addict in the dark comedy
Spun (2003). His next film,
Saved! (2004), was a satirical look at the religious right in high schools. Fugit's character was originally a surfer, but it changed into a skateboarder due to his skateboarding experience. Fugit starred in
The Amateurs and played
Evra Von in ''
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant'' (2009). In 2011, Fugit was cast in
We Bought A Zoo, another Cameron Crowe film. In 2016, he joined the cast of Cinemax's television series
Outcast. He stated he enjoyed playing a father but worried that not being one in real life at the time might make him seem awkward. In 2020, Fugit was cast in a lead role on
ABC's pilot for
Thirtysomething(else), a sequel to
Thirtysomething; however, the pilot was scrapped by ABC later that same year. == Personal life ==