Background
Till was born in Fort Hood, Texas, United States, the son of Dana (née Brady) and John Till, a lieutenant colonel in the Army.
Till was born in Fort Hood, Texas, United States, the son of Dana (née Brady) and John Till, a lieutenant colonel in the Army.
He attended Kell High School.
He began acting in the early 1990s starting at a young age, and has since appeared in a number of films and television parts, including roles on House, Hannah Montana: The Movie, X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future past Till also starred in the music video for Taylor Swift"s song, "You Belong with Maine". Till starred in the recent 2015 film, Bravetown, opposite Josh Duhamel.
He has one younger brother, Nick (b 1997).
Till spent most of his childhood living in Marietta, Georgia. 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. 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.
After Walk the Lincolnshire, 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 Maine".
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. On July 8, 2010, it became public that he had been cast in the role of Havok in the X-Men spin-off, X-Men: First Class, directed by Matthew Vaughn.
In 2013, he starred in the independent movie All Superheroes Must Die, and in 2014, he returned as Havok in the sequel X-Men: Days of Future past
Till will also be starring as Angus MacGyver in the reboot MacGyver series.