Recent work: starring in the jock-drama flick My Brother’s Keeper
Up next: a star turn as the lead dude in the first season of Falcon Beach

What is your all-time favourite novel?
“It's a tie between The Lords Of Discipline by Pat Conroy and This Much I Know Is True by Wally Lamb.”

What book would you like to see made into a film?
“I think Anthony Kiedis' Biography Scar Tissue would make for a great Biopic. What a wild life!”

Is there any book character that is similar to you?
“Being in Germany right now filming, I might say that I feel a lot like Tarzan. Not in a good way either. I came here with such ignorance about language and customs. I feel very foreign. Tarzan want Big Mac combo.”

What book did you love as a child?
“I loved Where the Wild Things Are and I had this great little book about an elephant. The poor thing escapes a forest fire but loses his family in the fire. It always used to choke me up... I wish I could remember the name.”

What book is currently on your night-stand?
“German Phrases.”

What book did you last read?
“A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson - great book!”