He is best known for his work as one of the co-hosts of Love it or List it Vancouver (Love it or List it Too in the U.S.) which airs on the W Network and HGTV in Canada and HGTV in the U.S. Talbot also played the role of Matt Walker in the Canadian/American teen drama Hillside.
Born in Vancouver, Talbot began his acting career cast alongside fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds in the Canadian TV series Hillside (known as Fifteen in the US), which aired on Nickelodeon in the United States and YTV in Canada from 1991 to 1993.
After returning to television and films, he was cast in various roles until he signed on to co-host Love it or List it Vancouver in 2013.
Since March 2007, he has been married to international singer and model Rebecca Talbot, with whom he has a son and a daughter.
In 2024 he launched the new series Todd Talbot Builds: The Passive House Project on Cottage Life.