Justin Bruening - wikipedia Justin Bruening Justin Bruening ( 1979 - 09 - 24 ) September 24, 1979 ( age 37 ) St. Helena, Nebraska, U.S. Occupation Actor, model Years active 2003 -- present Spouse ( s ) Alexa Havins ( m. 2005 ) Children Justin Bruening ( born September 24, 1979 ) is an American actor and former fashion model. In 2003, his acting career began when he was cast in the role of Jamie Martin on the daytime drama All My Children, earning him a Soap Opera Digest Award in 2005 for the portrayal. In late 2007, not long after leaving the role, Bruening was cast as Mike Traceur, the son of character Michael Knight, a new take on the original Knight Rider series. In 2011, he was cast as Tyler Berrett, a recurring role on The CW series Ringer starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and in 2013, he joined Ravenswood. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 TV 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early Life Justin Bruening was born on September 24, 1979 in St. Helena, Nebraska. Raised in the small town of St. Helena, Nebraska ( a then - population of 85 ), he graduated from high school with only nine classmates. Career Following graduation, Bruening moved to San Diego, California. It was there that he was discovered by Sue Nessel, a talent scout for Scott Copeland International, at McDonald 's in Escondido just north of San Diego. Soon afterwards, Copeland got him his first modeling job for Abercrombie & Fitch. Following his first commercial job, Bruening was encouraged to study acting by Copeland and was noticed by All My Children casting director Judy Wilson. Bruening originally auditioned for the role of JR Chandler on All My Children, but was eventually cast in the role of James `` Jamie '' Martin in July 2003. For a brief time, in 2004 and 2005, Bruening also portrayed Jamie Martin on One Life to Live during a crossover storyline. During his role of Jamie, Bruening was featured as Daytime 's Hottest Star in Teen People, Us Weekly, Star and J - 14 magazines. In addition to his work on soap operas, he has had a guest appearance on Hope & Faith and a small part in the film Fat Girls. He was up for the role of Superman in Superman Returns, but the part was won by Brandon Routh instead. He also appeared in the Britney Spears music video `` Boys ''. On October 21, 2007 he appeared on CBS 's Cold Case, in the episode `` Thick As Thieves ''. On November 2, 2007, it was announced that Bruening would be starring in a new rendition of the original Knight Rider series, portraying the original Knight Rider 's son, Mike Traceur, for a two - hour film on NBC. NBC decided after successful ratings for the film to continue the story as a series, and commissioned an official series for its debut for the 2008 - 2009 television season. In 2011, Bruening began a recurring role on the CW mystery series, Ringer. In 2012, he began a recurring role on the ABC family drama, Switched at Birth. In 2013, he had a recurring role on the ABC drama, Grey 's Anatomy as Paramedic Matt, and he played a vampire on the current Ford Focus commercial. He is now featured in the limited season run of the Pretty Little Liars ' spin - off Ravenswood. Personal Life Bruening proposed to former All My Children co-star Alexa Havins on the set of the soap opera. They were married on June 5, 2005. The two were friends first before becoming romantically involved. After Bruening left All My Children, Havins exited shortly after and the couple moved to Los Angeles. On August 10, 2010, he and Havins welcomed their first child, daughter Lexington Grace Bruening. In his spare time, Bruening collects Converse All - Star sneakers. In 2007, he had 15 or 16 pairs of the shoe brand. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Fat Girls Bobby Debut film 2008 Knight Rider Mike Traceur Television film Class Whitt Sheffield Television film 2012 Blue Eyed Butcher Jeff Wright Television film 2013 The Thanksgiving House Everett Mather Television film 2017 The Monster Project Devon Video On Demand 2017 He 's Out There Filming Tv Year Title Role Notes 2003 -- 2007, 2011 All My Children James Edward `` Jamie '' Martin Portrayed the role from September 8, 2003 -- August 22, 2007, September 21, 2011 -- September 23, 2011 ; 163 episodes 2004 -- 2005 One Life to Live Jamie Martin 8 episodes from October 20, 2004 - February 21, 2005 Hope & Faith Jake Episodes : `` Hold the Phone '' & `` Do I Look Frat In This ? '' 2006 3 lbs Personal trainer Episode : `` The Cutting Edge '' 2007 Cold Case Spencer Mason Episode : `` Thick as Thieves '' 2007 CSI : Miami Craig Abbott Episode : `` My Nanny '' 2008 -- 2009 Knight Rider Mike Traceur Lead role 2011 Wonder Woman Steve Trevor `` Pilot '' ( Never aired ) 2011 Castle Rod Tredwyck Episode : `` The Dead Pool '' 2011 State of Georgia Brad Episode : `` Flavor of the Week '' 2011 CSI : NY Hank Frazier Episode : `` Air Apparent '' 2011 -- 2012 Ringer Tyler Barrett 9 episodes 2012 -- 2013 Switched at Birth Chef Jeff Reycraft 9 episodes 2013 Grey 's Anatomy Paramedic Matthew Taylor 12 episodes 2013 Hawaii Five - 0 Lt. Commander William `` Billy '' Harrington 5 episodes 2013 -- 2014 Ravenswood Benjamin Price 4 episodes 2014 Royal Pains Chase Episode : `` A Bigger Boat '' 2015 CSI : Cyber Evan Wescott Episode : `` The Evil Twin '' 2015 The Messengers Leo Travers 3 episodes 2015 Blood & Oil Richard Ford Episode : `` Pilot '' 2016 - 2017 Good Behavior Kyle Dash 5 episodes Awards and nominations Awards won Year Award 2005 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Male Newcomer for All My Children Pre-Nomination Year Award 2005 Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actor for All My Children References ^ Jump up to : `` Soap Star Stats : Justin Bruening ( Jamie, AMC ) ''. soapoperadigest.com. Retrieved 2007 - 09 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` About the Actors : Justin Bruening ''. soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2007 - 09 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Original 2003 to mid 2008 Cast Bios : Justin Bruening ''. abc.go.com. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Bhattacharjee, Mala. `` AZ You Like It ''. soapoperadigest.com. Retrieved 2007 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ Adalian, Josef ( 2008 - 03 - 30 ). `` NBC offers escape with new slate ''. Variety. Jump up ^ `` Ringer Interview : Justin Bruening on One Dizzying Ride ''. TV Fanatic. ^ Jump up to : `` Chatterbox : AMC 's Justin Bruening Answers Your Questions ''. Soap Opera Weekly. 2007 - 02 - 13. p. 28. Jump up ^ http://www.soapcentral.com/amc/news/2010/0811-havins_baby.php External links Justin Bruening on IMDb VIAF : 107564781 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Justin_Bruening&oldid=796167024 '' Categories : 1979 births 21st - century American male actors Living people Male models from Nebraska American male soap opera actors American male television actors Male actors from Nebraska People from Chadron, Nebraska Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 18 August 2017, at 23 : 21. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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