Zachary Abel entered show business in 2007, playing a minor role in an episode of CSI. Though he didn't immediately land gigs after that, his patience was rewarded as he joined the cast of My Alib the following year as Jonah Madigan. In 2009, Abel appeared in a recurring capacity on The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Max Enriquez, the stepbrother of Adrian Lee. At the same time, he got his break as one of the male eye-candies on the series Make It or Break It, where he currently stars as gymnast Carter Anderson, which is his biggest role thus far.
Abel, who took up finance and international business at Washington University, is also credited for his work in Night Club, 90210, The Subpranos, Forget Me Not and Hot Sluts.