Emerging from a background of high-school athletics and early work in construction, he entered the fashion world in the late 1990s, modeling for brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Dior and Tommy Hilfiger before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue acting. His first notable television part came as Rob “Karate Rob” Meltzer on Judging Amy, and a nationwide search soon placed him as Clark Kent in The…