Travis Van Winkle

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Travis Van Winkle
Van Winkle at the 2016 WonderCon
Born
Travis Scott Van Winkle

(1982-11-04) November 4, 1982 (age 41)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Travis Scott Van Winkle[1] (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).[2]

Early life[edit]

Van Winkle was born in Victorville, California, the middle of three children of Sally (née Fitzgerald) and Charles Van Winkle.[3] 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.[4] He is a member of the Baha'i faith.[5]

Career[edit]

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.[6] His film credits include one of the leads in Fox's Meet the Spartans, David R. Ellis's film Asylum, Universal's Accepted[7] 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".[8]

Travis Van Winkle and The Last Ship cast

In 2011, Van Winkle starred in the suspense thriller film 247°F co-starring Scout Taylor-Compton.[9] In 2012, he starred in the independent comedy Last Call.[10] He also appeared in the thriller Bloodwork, co-starring Tricia Helfer.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

In 2014, Van Winkle starred in the comedy film Mantervention.[15] He also guest starred in an episode of Scorpion.[16] In 2015, he starred in the PixL original movie Bound & Babysitting alongside Tammin Sursok.[17]

In 2017, Van Winkle starred as Scott Hays in Hallmark channel original movie Christmas Getaway alongside Bridget Regan.[18]

In 2019, Van Winkle appeared in the film Senior Love Triangle as the character Spencer.[19]

In October 2020, Van Winkle was cast in the main role of Cary Conrad on the third season of the Netflix thriller series You.[20]

In 2022, it was announced that he will be appearing in the upcoming Amazon Prime Video remake of the 1989 film Road House.[21][22]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

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

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Quintuplets Great-looking Hugo Episode: "Date Night"
That's So Raven Ben Episode: "Double Vision"
2005 Malcolm in the Middle Phillip Episode: "Tiki Lounge"
The O.C. Kyle Thompson Episode: "The O.C. Confidential"
7th Heaven Brian Episode: "Helpful"
2007 Veronica Mars Patrick Nickerson Episode: "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down"
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
2 Broke Girls William Episode: "And the '90s Horse Party"
2012 Two and a Half Men Dylan Episode: "A Possum on Chemo"
CSI: Miami Mickey Episode: "Last Straw"
Raising Hope Philip Episode: "Sabrina's New Jimmy"
Squad 85 Rusty 6 episodes
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)
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)
'Tis the Season to be Merry Adam Walters Hallmark movie
2022 Good Sam Dr. Eric Kace 4 episodes
Made for Love Aaron Benson 2 episodes
2023–present FUBAR Aldon Main role

Web[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995 Archived 2011-04-27 at the Wayback Machine. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
  2. ^ "Travis Van Winkle". www.listal.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  3. ^ Travis Van Winkle family info site Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, familytreemaker.genealogy.com; accessed October 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Wagner, Curt (June 19, 2015). "Travis Van Winkle: Service, Spirituality & 'The Last Ship'". TV Show Patrol. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "How I Became Addicted to Helping Others". Baha'i Teachings. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022.
  6. ^ Staff, Hollywood.com (2015-02-06). "Travis Van Winkle | Biography and Filmography | 1982". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  7. ^ Accepted, retrieved 2016-08-27
  8. ^ Ghosh, Korbi (August 6, 2009). "'90210' season 2 adds Travis Van Winkle: Who's that boy?". Zap2it. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  9. ^ Harley, Joel. "247F – Horror DNA". www.horrordna.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  10. ^ "Exclusive Clip: Christopher Lloyd loses his mind in 'Last Call'". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  11. ^ "Film Review: Bloodwork (2012)". horrornews.net. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  12. ^ "Here's What Happened on 2 Broke Girls – And the 90s Horse Party – tbs". TBS. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  13. ^ "Quintet Cast In Michael Bay's TNT Pilot 'The Last Ship'", Deadline.com, October 9, 2012.
  14. ^ Travis Van Winkle to Create Conflict on Hart of Dixie, TVFanatic.com, December 19, 2012.
  15. ^ Mantervention, retrieved 2016-08-27
  16. ^ "'Scorpion' enlists 'Last Ship' star in season 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  17. ^ "Bound & Babysitting | PixL TV". pixltv.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  18. ^ "Christmas Getaway Cast | Christmas Getaway | Hallmark Channel". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  19. ^ Senior Love Triangle, retrieved 2022-08-13
  20. ^ Petski, Denise (October 15, 2020). "'You': Travis Van Winkle & Shalita Grant Join Season 3 Of Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  21. ^ Kay2022-08-02T15:00:00+01:00, Jeremy. "Doug Liman, Jake Gyllenhaal to reimagine MGM's 'Road House' for Prime Video". Screen. Retrieved 2022-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ Kroll, Justin (2022-08-03). "Conor McGregor To Make Acting Debut In Jake Gyllenhaal-Led 'Road House' For Prime Video". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

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