Early life

Till was born in Fort Hood, Texas, United States, the son of Dana Lyn (née Brady) and John Mark Till, a lieutenant colonel in the Army. He has one younger brother, Nick (b. 1997). Till spent most of his childhood living in Marietta, Georgia. He attended Kell High School. After filming for The Hannah Montana Movie in Savannah, Till went back home to graduate with the Kell High School class of 2008. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, California to continue his acting career.

Career

Early in his life, Till’s parents became aware of his ability to imitate voices and characters. Joy Pervis discovered Till while he was attending a local acting class that his mother had enrolled him in. When he was 10, he started doing commercials as well as appearing in print. At the age of 12, he was cast in The Adventures of Ociee Nash in which he played Harry Vanderbilt, the bully of the main character. In 2004 Till played the part of Jay in the feature film Lightning Bug which filmed in Fairview, Alabama. His first major movie role was Jack Cash, the older brother of Johnny Cash who died in a sawmill accident, in the biographical movie, Walk the Line. After Walk the Line, Till was featured in a number of independent movies and films for Lifetime Television. In 2008, Till auditioned for Hannah Montana: The Movie starring Miley Cyrus and he landed the role of Travis Brody. In an interview, Till said that prior to filming he had actually never ridden a horse before. Till further stated that he does not have any current plans for another Disney movie. He worked alongside action film actor Jackie Chan in the movie, The Spy Next Door, in which Till plays the role of a Russian spy. He also starred in Taylor Swift's music video "You Belong with Me". He was in an episode of House, and on Leo Little's Big Show along with Emily Osment.

In 2008, Till starred as Jensen in Gregg Bishop's horror-comedy Dance of the Dead which was hand-picked by director Sam Raimi for distribution through Lions Gate Entertainment and Ghost House Pictures.

Till played Havok in the X-Men spin-off, X-Men: First Class (2011), directed by Matthew Vaughn. He subsequently starred in the independent movie All Superheroes Must Die (2013), and later returned as Havok in the sequels X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). He will also be starring as Angus MacGyver in the reboot MacGyver series, and is set to star in the live-action/animated film Monster Trucks, directed Blue Sky Studios founder Chris Wedge.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Lovesong of Edwerd J. Robble, TheThe Lovesong of Edwerd J. Robble	Michael	Short film
2003	Adventures of Ociee Nash, TheThe Adventures of Ociee Nash	Harry Vanderbilt
2004	Pee Shy	Chad	Short film
2004	Lightning Bug	Jay Graves
2005	Walk the Line	Jack Cash
2006	Other Side, TheThe Other Side	Young Samuel North
2008	Dance of the Dead	Jensen	Direct-to-DVD
2009	Laid to Rest	Young Store Clerk	Direct-to-VOD
2009	Hannah Montana: The Movie	Travis Brody
2009	Lost & Found Family, TheThe Lost & Found Family	Justin	Direct-to-VOD
2010	Spy Next Door, TheThe Spy Next Door	Larry
2011	Battle: Los Angeles	Cpl. Scott Grayston
2011	X-Men: First Class	Alex Summers / Havok
2011	All Superheroes Must Die	Cutthroat / Ben	Direct-to-VOD
2012	Someone Like You		Short film
2012	Dark Hearts	Sam	Direct-to-DVD
2013	Stoker	Chris Pitts
2013	Crush	Scott Norris	Direct-to-VOD
2013	Wet and Reckless	Toby 'Dollars'	Direct-to-VOD
2013	Paranoia	Kevin
2014	Wolves	Cayden Richards	Direct-to-VOD
2014	Kristy	Aaron	Direct-to-VOD
2014	X-Men: Days of Future Past	Alex Summers / Havok
2015	Bravetown	Josh Harvest	Direct-to-VOD
2015	The Curse of Downers Grove	Bobbie	Direct-to-VOD
2016	X-Men: Apocalypse	Alex Summers / Havok
2017	Monster Trucks		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Not Like Everyone Else	Kyle Kenney	TV movie
2008	House	Simon	Episode: "Joy to the World Season 5"
2009	Medium	Adam Mankowitz	Episode: "Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead"
2009	Fear Clinic	Brett	Episode: "Scotophobia" and "Hydrophobia"
2010	Blue Mountain State	Golden Arm / Matt Parker	Episode: "The Legend of the Golden Arm"
2013	Coffee Break	Himself	Special Guest, E! Entertainment Television Latin America
2016	MacGyver Reboot	Angus MacGyver	Main Role, CBS Television

Awards

Year	Group	Award	Result	Notes
2009	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor: Music/Dance	Nominated	Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Liplock	Nominated	Hannah Montana: The Movie
2011	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Chemistry	Nominated	X-Men: First Class

[ Source: Wikipedia ]