Born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska.Graduated from the Baldwin-Wallace College Music Theater Program May 2008.When asked if he could ride a horse during the Airborne commercial auditions, he said, "Only a pony. At a state fair. I was 6." He was hired anyway and flew to Toronto on an afternoon's notice. The next day, he learned how to ride a horse.Named "Hunkiest Newcomer" for 2010 by SoapHunks.net while on One Life to Live.Listed as One Life to Live's Sexiest Man in the Feb. 2011 edition of Soap Opera Digest.Named "Best Hunk" for 2010 and 2011 by Soaphunks.net while on One Life to Live.In 2011, he unseated James Scott of Days of Our Lives for the Adonis title (soaphunks.net) after Scott's 4 consecutive wins.Was pre-nominated for a Daytime Emmy both years he was eligible on "One Life to Live" (2011, 2012).In 2003, he received the Interlochen Arts Academy "Maddy" Summer Artist Award for excellence in musical theater.