He is best known for his roles as teenage football star Dallas Tinker on the NBC and Direct TV television drama Friday Night Lights, and as Kevin on the ABC comedy Cougar Town.
He later attended the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, where he also continued his activities in theater.
He had initially gone to the shoot to support two of his friends who had landed work as extras on the show, taking the bus with them from Houston to Austin.
In August 2010, Tinker signed on for the second season of the ABC comedy Cougar Town as a recurring character named Kevin.
Tinker was cast for the third season of the hit Fox musical dramedy Glee as Shane, the long-promised boyfriend for Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley).
[6] He made his feature film debut in the role of Big Corporation for the high school romance The First Time.
Tinker worked in 2012 as the director of photography on the feature film Saving Grace, which is being produced by Dennis Rowe Productions.