Van Winkle made his television debut in a December 2004 episode of the
Fox sitcom
Quintuplets, and has since appeared in shows such as ''
That's So Raven, Malcolm in the Middle, The O.C., and 7th Heaven''. His film credits include one of the leads in Fox's
Meet the Spartans,
David R. Ellis's film
Asylum, Universal's
Accepted and
Michael Bay's
Transformers. While he has modeled for
Abercrombie & Fitch shot by
Bruce Weber, Van Winkle reprised the role of Trent DeMarco from Transformers in New Line/Paramount's 2009
reboot of
Friday the 13th (another Bay production). He also appeared in
Julianne Hough's 2008 music video for "
That Song in My Head". '' cast In 2011, Van Winkle starred in the suspense thriller film
247°F co-starring
Scout Taylor-Compton. In 2012, he starred in the independent comedy
Last Call. He also appeared in the thriller
Bloodwork, co-starring
Tricia Helfer. In 2011 and 2012, Van Winkle made guest appearances in television series such as
Happy Endings,
2 Broke Girls, and
Two and a Half Men. In October 2012, he was cast as
Lieutenant Daniel Joshua "Danny" Green, leader of the Naval Mountain Warfare Special Forces Unit aboard the
Nathan James, in the
TNT action drama pilot
The Last Ship, also executively produced by Bay. The series premiered on
TNT on June 22, 2014. In December 2012, he was cast in a recurring role as Jonah on the second season of
The CW's series
Hart of Dixie. In 2014, Van Winkle starred in the comedy film
Mantervention. He also guest starred in an episode of
Scorpion. In 2015, he starred in the
PixL original movie
Bound & Babysitting alongside
Tammin Sursok. In 2017, Van Winkle starred as Scott Hays in
Hallmark channel original movie
Christmas Getaway alongside
Bridget Regan. In 2019, Van Winkle appeared in the film
Senior Love Triangle as the character Spencer. In October 2020, Van Winkle was cast in the main role of
Cary Conrad on the third season of the
Netflix thriller series
You. In 2022, it was announced that he will be appearing in the upcoming
Amazon Prime Video remake of the 1989 film
Road House. == Filmography ==