[4][5] Pinkston appeared on Star Search at the age of twelve and was subsequently a cast member on Ashton Kutcher's MTV show Punk'd.
He starred in the sitcom Quintuplets; his older brother, Aaron, made guest appearances on the show.
Full of It opened on March 2, 2007; in the film, he plays a high school senior who lies to become popular.
He appeared in Lionsgate's College in 2008, alongside Drake Bell and Andrew Caldwell.
His role is Connor, a friend of Oliver, and Miley falls for him, but later finds out how short he is and dumps him.