Main reason for acting in South Korea was to track down his mother's biological family.
He's the first actor from one of the Criminal Minds (2005) spin-offs to join the main cast of the parent series.
His father, Phillip, is American-born, of Irish and English descent. His mother, Christine, was born in Busan, South Korea, and was adopted as a child by a white American couple.
Started modeling in 2001 and has worked in Italy, France, Paris, London, New York & Hong Kong.