Donovan was born in Bishop, California, and raised in Mammoth Lakes.

[2] He had short stints in 2007 on the NBC daytime soap Days of Our Lives as Jeremy Horton.

In June 2009, Donovan landed a recurring role on 90210 as Teddy Montgomery,[3] first appearing on September 8, 2009.

[8] After 90210 ended, Donovan landed a recurring role in the third season of Melissa & Joey, a situation comedy that starred Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence as the title characters.

[9] On September 8, 2022, Donovan was announced as a contestant on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars.