Born in Illinois, Foster grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, where he developed a passion for acting at a young age. His early life was marked by a unique blend of country living and urban influences, as he spent his childhood on a farm just outside of Chicago, where he was home-schooled by his family.
As he entered his teenage years, Foster became increasingly drawn to the world of entertainment, inspired by his older sisters' involvement in theatre. He soon discovered his own talent for the performing arts, and went on to study theatre at the Quad C Theatre Program at Collin County Community College.
After moving to Dallas with his family, Foster chose theatre as an elective in middle school, and later pursued the arts in high school. He eventually decided to make the big move to Los Angeles in 2004, where he joined an acting class, met his manager, and began booking commercials.
Foster's early success in Los Angeles was marked by a series of independent films, and in 2007, he landed a series regular role starring as "Cappie" on the hit ABC Family series "Greek". Over the next five years, he became a staple of the show, and also found time to write, produce, and star in his own script, "Neighbros", which was sold to Comedy Central in the fall of 2010.
Although Foster loved the experience of creating his own show, he decided to put all side projects on hold and focus on booking new acting roles. By the time "Greek" ended its run in 2011, Foster had made a name for himself at ABC, and his relationship with the network continued to grow over the next several years.
Foster went on to score a string of guest star roles on popular TV shows, including TNT's "The Closer", NBC's "Friends with Benefits", "Law and Order: LA", "Parenthood", and ABC Family's "Melissa & Joey". He also held a recurring role on NBC's "Quarterlife", and starred in the 2009 fan favorite independent feature "Teenagedirtbag".
In 2012, Foster had the opportunity to take on more dramatic roles, playing characters that were far removed from the happy-go-lucky teen he portrayed on "Greek". He appeared in 10 episodes of the hit Showtime series "Californication", starring opposite David Duchovny, and went on to play "Jonas Beckett" in five episodes of ABC's Emmy-nominated series "The River".
Soon after filming "The River", ABC enlisted Foster once again, casting him in "Zero Hour" [2013] opposite Anthony Edwards, Jacinda Barrett, Addison Timlin, and Carmen Ejogo. When not acting, Foster is an active supporter of The Sue Weaver Cause, an organization that promotes consumer awareness of unsafe service employment, and is working to require proper annual criminal background checks on all workers sent to people's homes.
Foster is also a musician, having made music for over nine years and releasing an EP in 2009 with his band Siren's Eye. He recently became a certified scuba diver, and currently lives in the Los Angeles area with his two dogs, Oliver and Charlie.
