Personal life

Werkheiser was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Johns Creek, Georgia. His parents enrolled him in acting classes at the Talent Factory, a local children’s acting program. While he was in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, he dated his co-star Lindsey Shaw for a couple of years until the couple split in late 2009. Currently, Werkheiser is dating actress Sara Montez.

Career

Acting

After landing a minor role in We Were Soldiers, Werkheiser and his mother moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. In 2003, he had a main role as Max Korda in the TV movie Recipe for Disaster. Since his arrival in Hollywood, Werkheiser has landed several television and film roles, the biggest of which is that of Ned Bigby on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Werkheiser lent his voice in movies such as: Casper's Scare School the voice of as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Casper's Shadow, and Good Dragon and The Wizzard of Krudd as the voice of Gordo.

In 2007, Werkheiser starred in Nickelodeon movie based on Wendelin Van Draanen's Shredderman book series Shredderman Rules as Nolan Byrd/Shredderman. Later that year, Werkheiser played the role of Chris Marino in Lifetime original movie Christmas in Paradise. In 2009, Werkheiser starred as Victor in the movie The First Time. He played the role of Victor, who has an incurable crush on hot senior Anya who is way out of his league and she doesn't have clue he exists. He also had a significant role in the movie The Prankster, in which he played the role of Brad Burris.

In 2011, Werkheiser played the role of Danny in the horror thriller movie Beneath the Darkness. In 2012, he played the lead role of Cassidy Warren in web series Never Fade Away. In 2013 Werkheiser starred as Max in the horror film The Wicked. He played the supporting role of Brett in Lifetime movie Zephyr Springs also known as Deadly Spa. In 2014, Werkheiser starred as Nick Behrle in the movie California Scheming and had a role as Fitch in the movie Helicopter Mom. In 2015, he starred as Andy in the short film Arthur.

In 2016, Werkheiser starred as Jason in the television movie Bad Sister, which premiered on Lifetime on January 4, 2016; in the movie his character is stalked by the school's newest nun. He is hosting DanceOn's first competition series Dance-Off Juniors on free mobile-streaming service Go90 which will be judged by Alyson Stoner, Matt Steffanina, Ladia Yates, and Todrick Hall and will premiere on April 20, 2016.

In summer 2016, Werkheiser starred as Logan in the romantic comedy film Sundown directed by Fernando Librrija and co-starring Camilla Belle, Sean Marquette, and Sara Paxton. The movie is about a couple of BFFs (Devon Werkheiser and Sean Marquette) who travel to Puerto Vallarta hoping to hook up with their high school crushes.

Music

Werkheiser originally signed with Universal Motown for his debut studio album, however his label status on MySpace has since changed to unsigned, possibly indicating that he is no longer with Universal. His album, which has been described as being a combination of rock and pop, will feature him singing and playing the guitar. Werkheiser has requested that he be able to co-write the lyrics and music of all of his songs, and he has been working with artists including Tim Myers, Wally Gagel, Eddie Galan, and Charlie Midnight to help write his songs. He performed live shows with female vocalists Kristen Marie Hollyin and Britney Christian and plans to go on live tours after the release of the album.

His first single, a full band production of "If Eyes Could Speak", was released April 1, 2010 on iTunes. The official music video was released via YouTube on June 15, 2010. It stars himself and his partner, Molly McCook. His second single, "Sparks Will Fly", was released July 29, 2010 on iTunes.

He planned to release an extended play, which would in turn lead to an eventual release of an album. Werkheiser had written over 45 songs, though he hadn't decided which to include on an EP or album.

He released his first EP named I Am on June 25, 2013. In June 9, 2015, he released his second EP named Here and Now. In January 3, 2016, Werkheiser released a single "Stuck On the Ground". He released another single "Fire" on January 22, 2016. On January 29, 2016, Werkheiser released a stripped version of his single "Stuck on the Ground".

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	We Were Soldiers	Steve Moore
2009	The First Time	Victor Knudsen
2010	The Prankster	Brad Burris
2010	Marmaduke	Golden Dog/Cocker Spaniel	Voice role
2011	Beneath the Darkness	Danny
2013	The Wicked	Max Resse
2014	California Scheming	Nick Behrle
2014	Helicopter Mom	Fitch
2014	Arthur	Andy	Short film
2016	Sundown	Logan
TBA	Veracruz	Joey	Post-production

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Recipe for Disaster	Max Korda	TV movie
2004-07	Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Ned Bigby	Lead role; 55 episodes
2006	Casper's Scare School	Casper/Casper's Shadow/Good Dragon	Voice role; TV movie
2007	The Wizzard of Krudd	Gordo	Voice role; TV movie
2007	Shredderman Rules	Nolan Byrd/Shredderman	TV movie (Nickelodeon)
2007	Christmas in Paradise	Chris Marino	TV movie (Lifetime)
2009	American Dad!	Benny	Episode: "Stan Time"
2009	Three Rivers	Bobby	Episode: "Code Green"
2010	Memphis Beat	Troy Groves	Episode: "Baby, Let's Play House"
2010	Scared Shrekless	Teenager #2/Teenager #3	Voice role; TV special
2010	The Quinn-tuplets	Teenage Martin Quinn	TV pilot (CBS)
2011	Glenn Martin, DDS	Corey	Voice role; Episode: "Glenn and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"
2011	Greek	Peter Parkes	Recurring role; 7 episodes
2012	Never Fade Away	Cassidy Warren	Web series; Lead role (4 episodes)
2012	Criminal Minds	Billy Walton	Episode: "The Wheels On The Bus"
2013	Major Crimes	Buy Guy	Episode: "Pick Your Poison"
2013	Zephyr Springs	Brett	TV movie (Lifetime)
2014	Franklin & Bash	Josh Taylor	Episode: "Deep Throat"
2016	Bad Sister	Jason	TV movie (Lifetime)
2016	Dance-Off Juniors	Host	Mobile streaming (Go90)

Discography

Extended plays

Title	EP details
I Am	Released: June 25, 2013 Format: digital download Label: Werkharder Records
Here and Now	Released: June 9, 2015 Format: digital download Label: Werkharder Records

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US
"Superhero"	2007	—	Shredderman Rules
"If Eyes Could Speak"	2010	—	non-album single
"Sparks Will Fly"		—	non-album single
"Stand Up"	2013	—	I Am
"Stuck on the Ground"	2016	—	N/A
"Fire"		—
"Stuck on the Ground (Stripped Version)"		—
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Other appearances

Year	Song	Note
2008	"141'	Only released on Myspace
	"Like The First Time (vol.1)"
	"What Did I Miss?"
	"To Do Right"
	"So It Goes"
	"Lonely Girl"
	"Standing Tall"
	"Take It All Away"
	"It's Christmas"
2009	"California Sun"
2010	"One More Day"
	"Never Walk Away"
	"Lucky"
	"You Wear it Well"
	"Winter Wonderland"
2011	"Like The First Time (vol. 2)"
	"To Do Right (vol. 2)"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor	Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Nominated
2008	Young Artist Award			Nominated
		Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actor	Shredderman Rules	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]