In 2010, he played the role of law firm investigator Blake Calamar in CBS' legal drama The Good Wife.

Porter also played the role of Colin Thompson, the more visible part of the duo that fronts the fictional band PoP!, in the film Music and Lyrics (2007).

[citation needed] Porter portrayed Jason Street on the TV Show Friday Night Lights.

In 2010, Porter joined the cast of CBS's legal drama The Good Wife as Blake Calamar, an investigator for Lockhart & Gardner, a law firm.

[14] Porter played a lawyer in the medical dramedy series Hart of Dixie alongside Rachel Bilson (who also co-starred with him in The To Do List).

Porter also voiced another main character, Lukas, in Minecraft Story Mode by Telltale Games and Mojang.

In 2017, Porter portrayed Colton "Colt" Cruise in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 18's Longshot mode.

[16] In April 2013, Porter married casting director Kelsey Mayfield, a former University of Texas cheerleader whom he met on the set of Friday Night Lights.

[19][20] Porter is also known for playing and promoting HeroClix, a tabletop miniatures game featuring Marvel and DC Comics characters.