Background
Henderson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Sharon Lea Henderson. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he graduated from Memorial High School in 2000.
Henderson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Sharon Lea Henderson. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he graduated from Memorial High School in 2000.
Henderson graduated from Tulsa Memorial Senior High School, where he enjoyed playing sports, particularly baseball.
Henderson is best known for his lead role as John Ross Ewing III in the TNT revival of Dallas (2012–2014). He played Austin McCann on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives (2006–2007), and appeared in films like Step Up. He has a condition called heterochromia, meaning his eyes are two different colors.
His left eye is green, while his right eye is blue.
After Scene 23, Henderson went on to pursue acting and modeling, as well as a continued recording career. He appeared in several sitcoms, such as Maybe lieutenant"s Maine, Do Over, One on One, Rodney and 8 Simple Rules.. for Dating My Teenage Daughter.
Henderson made his film debut in the 2003 straight-to-video horror movie Leeches!, and appeared in The Girl Next Door the following year. In 2005, Henderson was cast in the lead role on the short-lived Forex drama series Over There.
In film, he is best known for his role in Step Up (2006) as the boyfriend of Jenna Dewan"s character.
He later played main roles in the horror films Fingerprints (2006), and April Fool"s Day (2008), as well as in the romantic comedy, The Jerk Theory (2009). Foreign The Jerk Theory, he also recorded the soundtrack album, which was released in 2009. Henderson also appeared in Yours, Mine and Ours (2005), Broken Bridges (2006), and Rushlights (2012).
From 2006 to 2007, Henderson co-starred in the American Broadcasting Company comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives as Austin McCann, the nephew of the character played by Nicollette Sheridan.
From 2008 to 2009 he appeared on the CW"s 90210, and guest-starred in Computer Society of India: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2010, he was cast as the lead character in the unsold CW pilot, Betwixt.
In February 2011, Henderson landed a lead role in the TNT revival of the Columbia Broadcasting System prime-time soap opera, Dallas. Henderson played the character of John Ross Ewing III, the son of Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) and J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman).
TNT"s Dallas premiered on June 13, 2012.
Several critics called Henderson the "breakout star" of the series. Henderson"s onscreen chemistry with Julie Gonzalo (Pamela Rebecca Barnes) was praised in the second season. The series was cancelled by TNT after three seasons in 2014.
In 2015, Henderson was cast in the male lead role opposite Christine Evangelista in the East! pilot The Arrangement.
He first became widely known from his appearance on the World Bank singing competition show Popstars 2, on which he was one of the winners selected to be a member of the popular group Scene 23.