Career
Getty began his career at age 14 in 1989. He auditioned for the lead role in the movie Lord of the Flies after being spotted by a talent scout in his art class at school. During the course of the 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared in films such as Young Guns II, Natural Born Killers, Judge Dredd, White Squall, Lost Highway, Big City Blues, The Center of the World, Deuces Wild, Ladder 49, Feast, and the television series Traffic.
Getty guest-starred on the television series Charmed as Richard Montana, a male witch who at one point was romantically linked with Paige Halliwell. He appeared in the fifth season of the hit show Alias as Agent Thomas Grace. He starred, alongside Alias costar Ron Rifkin, in the ABC prime time drama Brothers & Sisters, which first aired in September 2006. Getty played the role of Thomas "Tommy" Walker, second-born of the five Walker siblings.
In late 2008, it was reported that Getty's contract as a full-time series regular would not be renewed due, in part, to budgetary and storyline considerations. On the Season 4 premiere, Getty was still listed in the principal cast, but he did not appear. Getty made his return to the series in the sixth episode of Season 4. Although he no longer appeared in every episode, he continued to make appearances on the show until its cancellation.
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