He is best known for providing the voice and motion capture for Sam in the action-adventure video game The Last of Us (2013) and Miles Morales in several Marvel projects since 2017, most notably the Marvel's Spider-Man series by Insomniac Games.

In 2021, he received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role, as well as won the D.I.C.E.

At a young age, his parents noticed that he was talented in dancing, acting, and comedy.

Jeter has live-action credits such as guest roles on episodes of the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (2007) and the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (2008).

[5] In January 2015, Jeter was arrested at the age of 18 for allegedly driving under the influence of marijuana in Burbank, California.