[13][14] He first thought about being an actor when he was a freshman in high school and was inspired by Heath Ledger's performance in The Dark Knight.
[15][6][9][16] Behling attended Columbus North High School, where he played football for two years and ran track.
[15][11] He attended Indiana State University for two years as a pre-med student before dropping out to pursue modeling and acting.
[1][7][13][18][11][9] Prior to beginning his acting career, he worked as an assistant director at the Donner Aquatic Center in Columbus, Indiana.
[21] Behling has a clothing line, DesignedAt5AM, which he started with three friends from high school (Nicholas Stevens, Drew Thompson, and Floyd Athaide).