Carter Jenkins

Acting

Carter Jenkins

Born 1991-09-04 · Tampa, Florida, USA

Carter Jenkins (born September 4, 1991) is an American actor known for his long-running career that began in his youth, transitioning successfully into major film franchises and television dramas. He started his career early in local community theatre and commercials before securing notable roles in the mid-2000s, including the main cast of the sci-fi series Surface (2005-2006) and a recurring role on Unfabulous. His early film work includes the lead role of Tom Pearson in the family sci-fi comedy Aliens in the Attic (2009) and the romantic comedy ensemble Valentine's Day (2010). He possesses a knack for inhabiting complex, often charming, roles that frequently carry underlying dramatic weight. He is internationally recognized for playing Robert Freeman in the massively popular After film series (After We Fell, After Ever Happy, After Everything), a role that solidified his status in the Young Adult drama sphere. On television, He starred as the charismatic, established Hollywood heartthrob Rainer Devon in the Freeform series Famous in Love (2017–2018), where he effortlessly captured the complicated life of a celebrity trying to navigate his fame and personal drama. Demonstrating his serious acting capabilities, Jenkins delivered a measured and impactful performance as Roy Bryant in the critically acclaimed limited series, Women of the Movement (2022). This role showcased his ability to handle heavy, real-life dramatic material with necessary nuance and restraint. His earlier work in Struck by Lightning (2012) and a guest spot on Mad Men also proved his skill in portraying emotionally complex young characters. He continues to prove himself as a flexible actor capable of grounding characters across comedy, romance, and high-stakes drama.

Acting credits

After We Fell poster
7.0

Just as Tessa's life begins to become unglued, nothing is what she thought it would be. Not her friends nor her family. The only person that she should be able to rely on is Hardin, who is furious when he discovers the massive secret that she's been keeping. Before Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes because of revelations about her family.

After We Fell

2021

After Everything poster
6.9

Besieged by writer’s block and the crushing breakup with Tessa, Hardin travels to Portugal in search of a woman he wronged in the past – and to find himself. Hoping to win back Tessa, he realizes he needs to change his ways before he can make the ultimate commitment.

After Everything

2023

After Ever Happy poster
6.8

As a shocking truth about a couple's families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin — any more than he is the cruel, moody boy she fell so hard for.

After Ever Happy

2022

Valentine's Day poster
5.9

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day

2010

Aliens in the Attic poster
5.7

A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.

Aliens in the Attic

2009

Circle poster
6.0

In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two minutes, one of them must die…executed by a strange device in the center of the room.

Circle

2015

Bad News Bears poster
5.8

Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

Bad News Bears

2005

Keeping Up with the Steins poster
5.3

All hilarity breaks loose in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy when three generations of Fiedlers collide in a crazy family reunion. As they prepare for the biggest Bar Mitzvah on the block, they begin to see that they're much more alike than they'd originally thought.

Keeping Up with the Steins

2006

Struck by Lightning poster
6.2

After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.

Struck by Lightning

2013

Life Is Ruff poster
5.5

Calvin Wheeler is a scheming 13-year-old boy with everything going for him, except for an original issue of his precious comic book collection. When a prized show-dog chases him down while skateboarding one day, his owner inadvertently convinces him to adopt and train a dog of his own. However the only one available, is an uncouth stray Labrador/St. Bernard-mix named Tyko from a local animal shelter, who proves to be more than anybody can handle.

Life Is Ruff

2005

Getting to That Age poster
NR

An anxiety-ridden only child returns home at Christmas to proudly announce her engagement, only to be slapped in the face with news of her parent's divorce at the dinner table, shattering her perspective on love and loyalty.

Getting to That Age

Paws in the City poster
6.9

Issa is a social media whiz on the rise. But when a mishap on her watch accidentally ruins a young starlet’s career, making Issa the most unemployable social media manager in Manhattan, she has no choice but to take the first job she can find—caring for Camila, a glossy-maned and capricious dachshund diva. While ferrying Camila from playdates to pet psychics, Issa realizes the dog’s bark is worse than her bite—much like Camila’s attractive, yet reclusive owner, Theo. What starts as a way to keep a roof over her and her 14-year-old sister’s heads turns into an opportunity for Issa to showcase her skills and reunite her family; it also might be the key to her success in life and love.

Paws in the City

2025

Arcadia Lost poster
5.2

Two teenagers wander rural Greece after being stranded by a car crash. They encounter an itinerant vagabond on their travels.

Arcadia Lost

2010

Summer of 8 poster
6.0

Eight close friends soak up their last day of summer together on the beach before parting ways for college.

Summer of 8

2016

J.A.W. poster
NR

Defected members of a futuristic army must destroy a machine that could aide in the destruction of mankind.

J.A.W.

2011

Think Tank poster
3.7

Bumbling, twenty-something slackers use their self-proclaimed "genius" to save a small town from the evil clutches of Lord Billiards, a land-grabbing pool celebrity.

Think Tank

2006

Kappa Kappa Die poster
4.8

After Shauna's older sister dies rushing Kappa Kappa Phi, she joins the same sorority to find out what really happened. What she discovers are sinister secrets and an evil spirit out for gallons and gallons of blood. Can Shauna and her new sisters make it out of their haunted sorority house alive?

Kappa Kappa Die

2020

No artwork available
NR

Follows Christina Walker, a successful shop owner who has devoted her energy to her career at the expense of her dating life, as she goes on 12 dates in the 12 weeks leading up to Christmas hoping to find Mr. Right.

The Twelve Dates of Christmas

Nightlight poster
4.9

Five friends play a game in a "mysterious" forest with a long history as a beacon for troubled young people contemplating suicide.

Nightlight

2015

A Light Beneath Their Feet poster
6.7

A high school senior must choose between enrolling at the college of her dreams and remaining at home to take care of her bipolar mother.

A Light Beneath Their Feet

2016

The Auschwitz Bagel poster
NR

Based on a true story, Auschwitz Bagel is a short film that explores three sibling's dynamic as they are forced to reckon with their father's new sexuality and familial dysfunction at a particularly awkward time - their great aunt's funeral.

The Auschwitz Bagel

Drink poster
7.5

A Twilight Zone-inspired cautionary tale about a young mother forced to come face-to-face with her deepest desire.

Drink

2014

The Nevsky Prospect poster
NR

After photo journalist Melissa Maldari's father disappears after a meeting with a Russian mail order bride she travels to Russia to find the truth about her father and the underworld of human trafficking.

The Nevsky Prospect

2012

Six Till Midnight poster
7.0

Six strangers are lured into a cryptic online game show run by the anonymous “Host” who knows their darkest secrets. If they uncover their hidden connection before midnight, they’ll win the prize of a lifetime. Fail, and they won’t make it out alive.

Six Till Midnight

2025

Behind the camera