After training in numerous acting and theatre programs as a child and attending a performing arts high school, Hunter began his professional acting career in 2008 after he booked a leading role on the Australian TV show Out of the Blue.
He then quickly followed up with a role in the stage production of The War of the Roses at the Sydney Theatre Company alongside Cate Blanchett.
Hunter made his American debut in the TV show The Secret Circle.
Hunter also appears in the 2018 BBC One/Netflix production, Troy: Fall of a City.
Hunter started his acting career in theatre, performing the role of Prince Edward in The War of the Roses for Sydney Theatre Company, contrary Cate Blanchett, and in the role of Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet for the Shakespeare Youth Festival behind time.