# Carter Jenkins

Carter Jenkins is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Aliens in the Attic (2009), Valentine's Day (2010), and Struck by Lightning (2012) and the After film series. On television, Jenkins was part of the main cast of Surface (2005–06), Viva Laughlin (2007), and Famous in Love (2017–2018).

## Early life

Jenkins is the son of Mary and Eric Jenkins. He grew up in Carrollwood, Florida, where he attended Independent Day School. His family later moved to Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles. He has an older brother, Renneker Jenkins, who is also an actor, and an older sister, Tiffany. Like his character in Keeping Up with the Steins, Jenkins is Jewish, and attended Hebrew school.

## Career

Jenkins began performing in community theatre, and then on local and national commercials. He played lead roles in the television series Surface (2005–06) and Viva Laughlin (2007), and guest starred in episodes of CSI: Miami, House, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, The Bernie Mac Show, and Unfabulous. He has also starred in feature films such as Bad News Bears and Keeping Up with the Steins, and starred in the television film Life Is Ruff.
In 2009, Jenkins appeared in the film Aliens in the Attic, playing the lead role Tom Pearson. In 2010, he appeared in the romantic-comedy Valentine's Day, playing Alex Franklin, the boyfriend of Emma Roberts' character. Jenkins had a supporting role in the 2012 coming-of-age comedy-drama Struck by Lightning, which starred Chris Colfer, who also wrote the screenplay. In 2015, Jenkins portrayed one of the main roles in the supernatural thriller film Nightlight. He starred as Rainer Devon on Freeform's Famous in Love from 2017 to 2018. In 2020, he joined the cast of the After film franchise.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2005 | Bad News Bears | Joey Bullock |
| 2006 | Think Tank | Young Dex |
| 2006 | Keeping Up with the Steins | Zachary Stein |
| 2009 | Aliens in the Attic | Tom Pearson |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Alex Franklin |
| 2010 | Arcadia Lost | Sye |
| 2012 | The Nevsky Prospect | David |
| 2012 | Struck by Lightning | Nicholas Forbes |
| 2014 | Heavy Water | River |
| 2015 | Nightlight | Chris |
| 2015 | Circle | The College Guy |
| 2015 | A Light Beneath Their Feet | Jeremy |
| 2016 | Summer of 8 | Jesse |
| 2021 | After We Fell | Robert Freeman |
| 2022 | After Ever Happy | Robert Freeman |
| 2023 | After Everything | Robert Freeman |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Kyle | Episode: "Fallout: Part 1" |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Kid | Episode #1.134 |
| 2003 | Run of the House | Young Kurt Franklin | Episode: "Just Like Mom" |
| 2003–2004 | The Bernie Mac Show | Michael | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Joint Custody | Nate | Unsold The WB pilot |
| 2004 | Scrubs | Young Todd Quinlan | Episode: "My Tormented Mentor" |
| 2004 | Oliver Beene | Boy | Episode: "Babysitting" |
| 2004 | Everwood | David Beck | Episode: "Staking Claim" |
| 2004–2005 | Unfabulous | Eli Pataki | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2005 | Surface | Miles Barnett | Main role |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Will Galanis | Episode: "Tri-Borough" |
| 2005 | Lost | Young Tom Brennan | Episode: "Born to Run" |
| 2005 | Life is Ruff | Preston Price | Television film |
| 2006 | The 4400 | Todd Barstow | Episode: "Graduation Day" |
| 2006 | House | Mark McNeil | Episode: "Meaning" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Raymond Caine Jr. | Episode: "Rio" |
| 2007 | Viva Laughlin | Jack Holden | Main role |
| 2009–2010 | Lie to Me | Rick Massey | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Chosen | Reid | Episode: "Downward Spiral" |
| 2014 | The Following | Preston Tanner | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Mad Men | Andy | Episode: "The Milk and Honey Route" |
| 2015 | Tales from the Darkside | Carter | Unsold The CW pilot |
| 2015 | Any Tom, Dick, or Harry | JJ Hale | Television film; also writer |
| 2016 | Aquarius | William Garretson | Episode: "Everyone's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" |
| 2016 | Sweet/Vicious | Will Powell | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Famous in Love | Rainer Devon | Main role |
| 2020 | Doom Patrol | Johnny Bills | Episode: "Wax Patrol" |
| 2020 | Kappa Kappa Die | Stewart | CW Seed Halloween special |
| 2022 | Women of the Movement | Roy Bryant | Main role |

### Podcasts

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2020–2021 | The Shadow Diaries | Cooper Rose | Voice role | |