Foley's breakthrough role was playing
Noel Crane on
Felicity. He had recurring guest appearances on
Scrubs as
Elliot Reid's boyfriend,
Sean Kelly, and on ''
Dawson's Creek'' as Cliff. In 2000, Foley appeared as
Roman Bridger in
Scream 3 (2000), a role that saw him nominated for a
Teen Choice Award. In January 2025, it was announced Foley would appear in
Scream 7. Aside from acting, Foley directed one episode of
Felicity (called "The Graduate") and three episodes of
Scandal. In addition, he had a starring role as Sergeant First Class Bob Brown in the CBS military drama
The Unit, during its four-season run, and directed one episode. He guest-starred as a drug-addicted baseball pitcher on
House. He also produced the sitcom
A.U.S.A., on which he appeared. Foley appeared in three episodes of ABC's comedy
Cougar Town. He signed on to play a businessman being shown houses by the show's resident
real estate agent, Jules, played by
Courteney Cox, reuniting with her nine years after
Scream 3. Foley and Cox's characters began dating, but it ended quickly. After appearing on ''
Grey's Anatomy, Foley appeared as a guest star on the second season of the hit show Scandal'' as Captain Jake Ballard. Later that year he was added as a regular to the cast. Foley portrayed the lead character in ABC's drama
Whiskey Cavalier, which ran for one season starting on February 27, 2019, and guest starred in the
ABC police drama
The Rookie in 2020.
Directing Foley made his feature film writing and directing debut in 2013 with ''
Let's Kill Ward's Wife''. Foley's wife,
Marika Domińczyk, his sister-in-law
Dagmara Domińczyk, and brother-in-law
Patrick Wilson star in the film, along with
Donald Faison,
Amy Acker and
Nicollette Sheridan. ==Personal life==