Trevor Donovan
Trevor Donovan Neubauer (born October 11, 1982),[1] known professionally as Trevor Donovan, is an American actor and model. He is best known for his role as Teddy Montgomery on the hit teen drama television series 90210.
Trevor Donovan | |
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 Donovan in July 2010 | |
| Born | Trevor Donovan Neubauer October 11, 1982 Bishop, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Life and career
Donovan was born in Bishop, California,in 1982 and raised in Mammoth Lakes, California.[2] He had short stints in 2007 on the NBC daytime soap Days of Our Lives as Jeremy Horton. He had a minor role in the 2009 sci-fi film Surrogates, that of the Surrogate form of Tom Greer (Bruce Willis).
In June 2009, Donovan landed a recurring role on 90210 as Teddy Montgomery,[3] first appearing on September 8, 2009.[4] On May 20, 2010, The CW announced that he was upgraded to series regular.[5] It was later reported that his character would come out as gay in the third season, which premiered on September 13, 2010.[6]
In July 2011, it was reported that Donovan had been signed for a role in Oliver Stone's film Savages, released in July 2012.[7] He had originally screen-tested for a character who was edited out, but after seeing Donovan's screen-test video recording, Stone wrote a part for him that was not in the original book.[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. He is partnered with Emma Slater.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Surrogates | The Surrogate of Thomas Greer | |
| 2010 | Takers | John Rahway's body double | |
| 2011 | Birds of a Feather | Trevor | |
| 2012 | Savages | Matt | |
| 2018 | The Ghost Beyond | John Burrows | |
| 2019 | Prescription for Love | Dr. Luke Taylor | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2020 | Wolf Hound | Major Eric Roth | |
| 2020 | Hot Water | Jarid Harper | |
| 2021 | Love, Lost & Found | Colt McCoy | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2023 | Reagan | John Barletta[11] | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Quintuplets | Waiter | Episode: "Date Night" |
| 2007 | Days of Our Lives | Jeremy Horton | Role held: June 1 – October 17, 2007 |
| 2009–2013 | 90210 | Teddy Montgomery | 73 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Spartan | Episode: "Man Up" |
| 2012 | Strawberry Summer | Jason Keith | Hallmark Channel TV movie Also known as Easy Heart |
| 2013 | The Client List | Dashiell Codd | Episodes: "My Main Trial Is Yet to Come" and "Whatever It Takes" |
| 2013–2014 | Melissa & Joey | Austin | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Drop Dead Diva | Keith | Episode: "50 Shades of Grayson" |
| 2013 | A Snow Globe Christmas | Eric | TV movie |
| 2014 | Awkward | Stevie Shay | Episode: "My Personal Statement" |
| 2014 | Bermuda Tentacles | Trip Oliver | TV movie |
| 2015 | Love Finds You in Charm | Noah Weaver | TV movie |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | Kit Acklin | Main role Miniseries |
| 2016 | Love on a Limb | Kyle Sorenson | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2016 | JL Ranch | Brady Landsburg | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV movie |
| 2017 | Sun Records | Eddy Arnold | Main role, 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Escaping Dad | Wes | TV movie |
| 2017 | NCIS | Cmd. Thomas Buchner | Episode: "Skeleton Crew" |
| 2017 | Marry Me at Christmas | Johnny Blake | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2018 | Runaway Romance | Hunter Banning | TV movie |
| 2018 | Lucifer | Max Evans | Episode: "High School Poppycock" |
| 2018 | The Neighbourhood Nightmare | Stephen Lane | TV movie |
| 2019 | Snowcoming | Jake Gillete | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2019 | Love, Fall & Order | Patrick Harris | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2019 | Nostalgic Christmas | Keith McClain | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2019 | The Baxters | Ryan Taylor | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | USS Christmas | Lt. Billy Jenkins | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2020 | JL Family Ranch 2: The Wedding Gift | Brady Landsberg | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV movie |
| 2021 | Two for the win | Justin O'Neill | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2021 | Nantucket Noel | Andy Bittlesman | Hallmark Movie |
| 2021 | Jingle Bell Princess | Sam Cutler | GAC Family[12] |
| 2022 | Aloha with Love | Ben | TV movie |
| 2022 | The Engagement Plot | Will Preston | TV movie |
| 2022 | Good Morning America | Himself | Guest[13] |
| 2022 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself | Contestant (Season 31)[14] |
| 2023 | A Harvest Homecoming | Drew Clark | GAC Family |
References
- von Metzke, Ross (October 11, 2012). "Trevor Donovan on 's Teddy". The Advocate.
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- "What's Up Up Here? Aug 17–23, starring Dan and Dan, Trevor Donovan, Paul Ryan". Mammoth Times. August 17, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- Ausiello, Michael (June 29, 2009). "'90210' exclusive: 'Days' hunk Trevor Donovan cast as model citizen". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- Mickey O'Connor (July 1, 2009). "90210: Trevor Donovan to Play "Teddy"". TVGuide.com. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- Nededog, Jethro (May 20, 2010). "'90210' exclusive: Trevor Donovan officially promoted to series regular". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- "All About 90210's Gay Teen". Advocate. August 21, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- "Trevor Donovan Gets Work post-90210!". perezhilton.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- Malkin, Marc (April 23, 2012). "Oliver Stone Wrote a Part in His New Movie for Who? (Hint: A 90210 Star!)". E! Online. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- "'90210' star Trevor Donovan moves on to 'Melissa and Joey,' leaving his old zip code behind" Archived 2013-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, blog.zap2it.com; accessed May 6, 2014.
- "Dancing with the Stars: Teresa Giudice, Wayne Brady, Selma Blair and More Celebs Join Season 31". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- "Trevor Donovan cast in Reagan biopic". Variety. February 19, 2021.
- "Jingle Bell Princess".
- Hayley FitzPatrick, Carson Blackwelder & (September 8, 2022). "'Dancing with the Stars' 2022: Meet the season 31 celebrity cast". www.goodmorningamerica.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- Jillian Sederholm, Maureen Lee Lenker and (September 8, 2022). "Dancing With the Stars reveals its cast of celebrities for season 31". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2022.