Carter Mark Jenkins (born September 4, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''

Aliens in the Attic ''Aliens in the Attic'' is a 2009 American comic science fiction film directed by John Schultz and written by Mark Burton and Adam F. Goldberg, based on an original story conceived by Burton. Starring Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler, Ashley Ti ...

'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), and '' Struck by Lightning'' (2012). On television, Jenkins was part of the main cast of ''

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'' (2005–06), ''

Viva Laughlin ''Viva Laughlin'' is an American musical dramedy television series adapted by Bob Lowry and Peter Bowker (creator of the original series) from the popular BBC British serial, ''Blackpool'', and taking its name from the latter program's sequel, ' ...

'' (2007), and ''

Famous in Love ''Famous in Love'' is an American drama television series that premiered on Freeform on April 18, 2017, and is based on the novel of the same name by Rebecca Serle. The series stars Bella Thorne, Charlie DePew, Georgie Flores, Carter Jenkins, ...

'' (2017–2018).

Early life

Jenkins was born in

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough C ...

to Mary and Eric Jenkins, and was raised in Carrollwood, Florida, where he attended Independent Day School. His family later moved to

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. 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 was raised

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ish, and attended

Hebrew school Hebrew school is Jewish education focusing on topics of Jewish history, learning the Hebrew language, and finally learning their Torah, Torah Portion, in preparation for the ceremony in Judaism of entering adulthood, known as a Bar Mitzvah, Bar or ...

Career

Jenkins began performing in community theatre, and then on local and national commercials. He played lead roles in the television series ''

'' (2005–06) and ''

'' (2007), and guest starred in episodes of '' CSI: Miami'', ''

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'', '' CSI: NY'', ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'', ''

The Bernie Mac Show ''The Bernie Mac Show'' (often shortened to ''Bernie Mac'' in syndication) is an American sitcom television series created by Larry Wilmore, that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured Berni ...

'', and ''

Unfabulous ''Unfabulous'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon. The series is about an "unfabulous" middle schooler named Addie Singer, played by Emma Roberts. The show, which premiered on September 12, 2004, was one of the most-watched prog ...

''. He has also starred in feature films such as ''

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'' and '' Keeping Up with the Steins'', and starred in the television film ''

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''. In 2009, Jenkins appeared in the film ''

'', playing the lead role Tom Pearson. In 2010, he appeared in the romantic-comedy ''

'', playing Alex Franklin, the boyfriend of

Emma Roberts Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991 Additional on October 9, 2016) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television projects of the horror and thriller genres, she has received various accolades, including a Young Artis ...

' character. Jenkins had a supporting role in the 2012 coming-of-age comedy-drama '' Struck by Lightning'', which starred

Chris Colfer Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical ''Glee'' (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received cri ...

, who also wrote the screenplay. In 2015, Jenkins portrayed one of the main roles in the supernatural thriller film ''

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''. He starred as Rainer Devon on Freeform's ''

'' from 2017 to 2018. In 2020, he joined the cast of the

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film franchise.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Carter Jenkins' fashion shoot in The Block. Issue 20 - Fame
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