After beginning his career in 2001, Mills progressed into working with a number of fashion companies, most notably Wilhelmina Models, from which he started his model life. In 2004, Mills made his debut as a runway model for the fall Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent collections in Milan and Paris. [6] In early 2005, he signed a contract with Dolce & Gabbana. [9]
Acting
In 2010, he appeared in Sex and the City 2 opposite Kim Cattrall's character, Samantha Jones. Mills became one of the models to star in Lacoste's "new look" campaign in January 2011, a different advertising concept under the new tagline, "Unconventional Chic". The ads were shot by Mert and Marcus, showing models wearing white Lacoste polo shirts worn over fancy black evening wear. [13]
In 2011 and 2012, Mills appeared in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls , playing the role of Robbie, Max's (Kat Dennings) boyfriend. He also acted in Taylor Swift's 2012 video for "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" as her former love interest. [14]
In 2012, Mills starred in Candyland, a 19-minute art film written and directed by Jouri Smit, about the extent to which prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic levels. [15]
In 2013, Mills starred in WRACKED, a short film directed by Victoria Mahoney, which he also wrote and co-produced. Mills plays Sean, who comes home after serving a five-year prison sentence and must contend with "the remains of a life interrupted." [16] For this role, Mills won the best actor prize in the 2013 Golden Egg Film Festival. [17] The film was also nominated for Best Short and Best Supporting Actor (Beau Knapp). [18]
In 2018, Mills co-starred with Mike Vogel and Anne Heche in the NBC military drama The Brave as Sgt. Joseph "McG" McGuire, a combat medic working within an elite group of army intelligence officers. [6] In 2019, Mills starred in NBC's crime thriller The Enemy Within as Special Agent Jason Bragg, alongside Jennifer Carpenter and Morris Chestnut. Both shows were cancelled after one season.
In 2020, Mills appeared in the Disney+ superhero series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . [19]
In 2021, Mills was cast in the main role of Special Agent Jesse Boone in the CBS crime drama series NCIS: Hawaiʻi . [20] The series ended in 2024 after three seasons.
In 2025, Mills joined the cast of CBS medical-mystery drama Watson in a recurring role, reuniting with his The Enemy Within co-star Morris Chestnut. [21]
