In 2015, he appeared on season 2 of the Bravo docu-series Newlyweds: The First Year alongside his wife, author Nadine Jolie Courtney.

[4] After graduating from UCLA, Courtney worked in feature development at James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment.

[5] In 2005, Courtney wrote and directed a four-minute real-time IMAX short film called The Persistence of Dreams.

[9] As a visual effects artist, Courtney has worked on films including Red Riding Hood, Hitchcock, The Tourist, City of Ember, and Apocalypto, and the TV show Star Trek: Picard.

[11] In January 2015, Courtney was announced as a cast member on season 2 of Bravo's reality documentary television series Newlyweds: The First Year alongside his wife, author Nadine Jolie Courtney.