After growing up in California, I became known with a starring role in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens. I made the transition to film roles with Holes, a box office success, and supporting roles in Constantine and I, Robot.

In 2005, I made my transition from teen roles in The Greatest Game Ever Played. In 2007, I starred as the leads in Disturbia and Transformers, and the following year I appeared in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as Indiana's son. In 2009, I reprised my role as Sam Witwicky in the Transformers sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and appeared in New York, I Love You. My upcoming films include the lead roles in The Associate, and Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.

In May 2009, I made my directorial debut by directing Cage's music video for the single "I Never Knew You".