Travis Van Winkle’s career has seamlessly transitioned between both television and film for over a decade. Most recently he had a two-episode arc in the Emmy-winning, hit series The Pitt, starred as Ladon Reese in the Netflix series FUBAR with Arnold Schwarzenegger and as Cary Conrad in You, a role that earned him critical and fan acclaim.
Previously, Van Winkle had a starring run for five seasons on Michael Bay/TNT’s high-concept drama The Last Ship for five seasons and previously was a series regular alongside Alan Cumming on the CBS drama Instinct. Additional memorable television roles include recurring on The CW’s Hart of Dixie and ABC’s Happy Endings, as well as numerous guest appearances.
Van Winkle’s film roles include Paramount’s Friday the 13th and Bay’s Transformers, Fox’s Meet the Spartans and Universal’s comedy Accepted with Justin Long and Blake Lively. Van Winkle has been a proud mentor in the Big Brother/Big Sister Organization since 2011, and hosted two of their galas that raised nearly $2,000,000. He’s also a Global Ambassador to the non-profit organization buildOn, for which he has engaged and inspired his creative network to help raise more than $300,000 and has led on-the-ground teams to build schools in Haiti, Nepal, Malawi and Senegal.
Van Winkle was born in Victorville, California. His parents’ Air Force responsibilities brought him to both Michigan and Georgia before he eventually made his way to Hollywood at the age of 20.
