He began his acting career as Rory in Black Circle Boys at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.

From there, he made several guest appearances on popular television shows, such as ER, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The X-Files.

He continued pursuing films roles, particularly as Sherman O'Dell in October Sky and Jesse, a mechanic suffering from ADHD, in The Fast and the Furious.

He took part in Tony Zierra's 2011 documentary My Big Break, which follows the early careers of Lindberg, Wes Bentley, Brad Rowe and Greg Fawcett.

He was more recently featured as a paranormal investigator on the Destination America program Ghost Stalkers.