His father, Keiji Hagimoto, is Japanese, while his mother, Jordanna Alex Potter-Lew, is an American of English, German, Swedish, Russian-Jewish and Ukrainian-Jewish descent.

[2][3][14] In 2010, Potter began his acting career at the age of 13 when he received a leaflet in his kung fu class announcing Nickelodeon was looking for teenagers to star in a new martial-arts themed program entitled Supah Ninjas.

[15][16][17] After a few days of considering an acting career, Potter decided to audition, eventually landing the series' lead role of Mike Fukanaga, a typical American teen who discovers that he is descended from a long line of ninjas.

[26] Potter later voiced Big Hero 6 protagonist Hiro Hamada and reprised his role in the animated series based on the film and Kingdom Hearts III.

Potter was also lobbying for the role of Tim Drake and created a concept fight scene using the character's signature bō staff as an audition.

[30] In 2011, Potter founded the organization Toy Box of Hope, a charity which holds an annual holiday collection drive for children in homeless shelters and transitional living facilities in the Los Angeles area.

[12][31] During the second annual event in 2012, Potter spoke of the focus of the organization, stating "[W]hat we want to do is provide bedsheets, jackets and toys to [homeless shelters], so these kids are like, 'Wow, someone cares, there's hope.