# Travis Van Winkle

Travis Scott Van Winkle (born November 4, 1982) is an American actor, best known for starring in the feature film Accepted (2006) and the 2021 third season of the Netflix streaming television series You, portraying Trent DeMarco in Transformers (2007), Trent Sutton in Friday the 13th (2009), and Lieutenant Danny Green in The Last Ship (2014–2018).

## Early life

Van Winkle was born in Victorville, California, the middle of three children of Sally (née Fitzgerald) and Charles Van Winkle. When he was two years old, his family moved to Oscoda, Michigan. When he was eight, his family moved again to Peachtree City, Georgia, where he graduated from McIntosh High School and attended the University of West Georgia but did not graduate, leaving at age 20 to pursue his acting endeavors in Hollywood. He is a member of the Baháʼí Faith.

## Career

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 appeared in New Line/Paramount's 2009 reboot of Friday the 13th (another Bay production) as Trent Sutton. He also appeared in Julianne Hough's 2008 music video for "That Song in My Head".
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 22 June 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
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Instinct vs. Reason | Frat boy | Short film |
| 2004 | Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer! | Billy's sister's boyfriend | Short film |
| 2005 | Confession | Scott | |
| 2006 | Accepted | Hoyt Ambrose | |
| 2006 | National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 | Frat guy | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Left in Darkness | Corby | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Transformers | Trent DeMarco | |
| 2008 | Meet the Spartans | Sonio | |
| 2008 | Asylum | Tommy | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Friday the 13th | Trent Sutton | |
| 2009 | His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2011 | 247°F | Ian | |
| 2011 | Intervention: Cinderella | Prince Charming | Short film |
| 2012 | Children of the Air | Trey Thomas | Short film |
| 2012 | Rites of Passage | Hart | |
| 2012 | Last Call | Danny | |
| 2012 | Bloodwork | Greg | |
| 2013 | Pulling the Goalie | Chip | Short film |
| 2013 | Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2014 | Mantervention | Coke | |
| 2019 | Senior Love Triangle | Spencer | |
| 2024 | Road House | Dex | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Quintuplets | Great-looking Hugo | Episode: "Date Night" |
| 2004 | That's So Raven | Ben | Episode: "Double Vision" |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Phillip | Episode: "Tiki Lounge" |
| 2005 | The O.C. | Kyle Thompson | Episode: "The O.C. Confidential" |
| 2005 | 7th Heaven | Brian | Episode: "Helpful" |
| 2007 | Veronica Mars | Patrick Nickerson | Episode: "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" |
| 2007 | Greek | Travis | Episode: "Multiple Choice" |
| 2009 | 90210 | Jamie | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Colin Blakely | Episode: "Hollywood" |
| 2011 | Happy Endings | Bo Bazinski | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls | William | Episode: "And the '90s Horse Party" |
| 2012 | Two and a Half Men | Dylan | Episode: "A Possum on Chemo" |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Mickey | Episode: "Last Straw" |
| 2012 | Raising Hope | Philip | Episode: "Sabrina's New Jimmy" |
| 2012 | Squad 85 | Rusty | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | A Star for Christmas | Jared | Television film (ION) |
| 2013 | Hart of Dixie | Jonah Breeland | 5 episodes |
| 2014–2018 | The Last Ship | Danny Green | Main role |
| 2015 | Adventures in Love & Babysitting | Alex | Television film (PixL) |
| 2015 | Scorpion | Ensign Nathan Hall | Episode: "Robots" |
| 2017 | Christmas Getaway | Scott Hayes | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2019 | Instinct | Ryan Stock | 11 episodes |
| 2020 | Project Christmas Wish | Lucas | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2021 | You | Cary Conrad | Main role (season 3) |
| 2021 | 'Tis the Season to be Merry | Adam Walters | Hallmark movie |
| 2022 | Good Sam | Dr. Eric Kace | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Made for Love | Aaron Benson | 2 episodes |
| 2023–present | FUBAR | Aldon | Main role |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Dating Rules from My Future Self | Marc | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | The Life Genie | The Man | Episode: "The Man" |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 2008 | "That Song in My Head" | Julianne Hough |