Shane Harper

Shane Steven Harper (born February 14, 1993) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Spencer on Good Luck Charlie, Josh Wheaton in God's Not Dead, and Victor Flynn on Power Book IV: Force.

Early life Harper was born in La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, the son of Tanya (née Michaelson) and Scott Harper. He is of Austrian, German, Jewish, and Scottish descent. He has an older sister named Samantha, also a professional dancer, and a younger brother named Sullivan, a model. Harper began dancing and acting at the age of nine, and was involved in community theater and competitive dance. He also started singing and playing guitar and piano at the same age. He is trained in ballet, hip-hop, lyrical, jazz, and tap. He also studied martial arts between the ages of four and 12, and obtained a black belt in Karate. In the spring of 2006, a talent agent on the judging panel of a regional dance competition offered Harper an agency representation.

Career

Acting career Harper had minor roles as a principal dancer in various shows and movies such as High School Musical 2, Re-Animated, and Dance Revolution before becoming one of the lead dancers and the youngest (the Nick 6) on Nickelodeon's Dance on Sunset. He landed on dance roles in 2006, including lead dancer for the music video Step Up with Samantha Jade, and Cartoon Network's Re-Animated and the Saturday morning kid's competition, Dance Revolution.

Harper also began his recurring role as Spencer Walsh on Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie, playing alongside Bridgit Mendler, and guest-starred on an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place. He also guest-starred as the musical guest on So Random!, singing his single, "One Step Closer". He's also starred in 7 episodes in MTV's TV series Awkward as Austin Welch.

In March 2014, he starred in the Christian-based film, God's Not Dead, where he plays the main character, college student Josh Wheaton, who has to prove to his atheist professor that God is not dead. For this movie, Harper finished writing his song called "Hold You Up", a song that encourages Christians to stand for their faith. The song peaked at number 1 on Billboards Hot AC/CHR charts, and has so far peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot Christian Charts.

He starred as Brandon in the musical film Dance-Off co-starring Kathryn McCormick. The movie is about two cross-town rival dance teams go head to head for the National Nationals Championship. Next, Harper starred as Ian Chandler in short lived MTV series Happyland co-starring alongside Bianca A. Santos and Katherine McNamara. In 2015, he starred as Stephen in the family film Lift Me Up.

He played the role of one of the disciples in the musical TV special The Passion, which was released March 20, 2016, on Fox. In 2017, Harper played the role of Robbie, a charming waiter at the resort who woos and then cheats on Baby's older sister, Lisa, in the TV movie Dirty Dancing for ABC. He played the role of Sam Grover in the indie film Flock of Four. He also guest starred in the CBS dramas Code Black and Wisdom of the Crowd.

In 2018, Harper starred as Josh Wheaton in the third film in the franchise God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness. He also starred as Tom Paxton in the PixL original movie The Time Capsule alongside Penelope Mitchell.

In 2020, Harper starred as Junior in the Starz series Hightown, and the Hulu miniseries, A Teacher as Logan Davis.

Music career

Harper's first single, "Dance with Me", was released on March 30, 2010. The music video was released a couple of weeks prior and features Harper dancing and playing guitar. In 2011, Harper signed to AMi Records. In 2011, he released "One Step Closer", the second single from his debut album. The self-titled album was released on April 12, 2011. The third and final single released off of the album was "Rocketship". Also in 2011, Harper opened for Greyson Chance and Cody Simpson on their Waiting 4U Tour in addition to opening for Miranda Cosgrove on her Dancing Crazy Tour. The deluxe version of his debut album "Shane Harper" was released on February 14, 2012, at Target stores nationwide and features four bonus tracks. In 2012, Harper released Dancin in the Rain EP.

In 2016, Harper announced that he has signed a record deal with Capitol. April 29, 2016, Harper announced on his Twitter that he would support Jacob Whitesides on his The Lovesick Tour, which begun in May and ended in October. On May 27, 2016, Harper released an EP titled "Like I Did." On August 11, 2016, he released a music video for "Like I Did".

Personal life Harper is a devout Christian.

He began dating former Good Luck Charlie co-star Bridgit Mendler in May 2011. In November 2015, their breakup was confirmed after months of speculation.

In 2017, Harper began a relationship with Samantha Boscarino, who also worked with him on Good Luck Charlie. They married in 2025.

Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2006 Re-Animated Supporting dancer 2007 High School Musical 2 Supporting dancer 2010 My Name Is Khan Tim Tompson 2010Flipped Matt Baker 2011 Game Time: Tackling the Past Sean Tate 2014 God's Not Dead Josh Wheaton 2014 Dance-off Brandon 2015 Lift Me Up Stephen 2016 An Apprentice Short film 2017 Flock of Four Sam Grover 2018 God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Josh Wheaton 2026 Take Me Home James

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2006 Dance Revolution Contestant Episode: "4" 2007 Zoey 101 Tenth Grader Episode: "Drippin' Episode" 2008 Dance on Sunset Contestant 2010–14 Good Luck Charlie Spencer Walsh Recurring role 2011 Wizards of Waverly Place Fidel Episode: "Three Maxes and a Little Lady" 2013–14 Awkward Austin Recurring role (Seasons 3–4) 2014 Happyland Ian Chandler Main role 2016 The Passion: New Orleans Disciple Television film 2017 Wisdom of the Crowd Jason Forde Episode: "Trojan Horse" Dirty Dancing Robbie Gould Television film 2018 The Time Capsule Tom Paxton Television film Code Black Clark Behar Episode: "The Business of Saving Lives" 2020 Just Add Magic: Mystery City Ian Maddox Recurring role Hightown Junior Main role (season 1) A Teacher Logan Davis Main role 2022–26 Power Book IV: Force Victor Flynn 2026–present NCIS: New York Wyatt Hill

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions USHeat. Shane Harper Released: April 12, 2011

Label: Deep Well 17 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USHeat. Formats: Digital download Label: Deep Well 49 Like I Did Released: May 27, 2016 Formats: Digital download Label: Virgin — Apt. 401 Released: September 4, 2020 Formats: Digital download Label: Self-released — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles + List of singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Dance with Me" 2010 Shane Harper "One Step Closer" 2011 "Wait for Me" "Rocketship" 2012 "Flat World" "Like I Did" 2016 Like I Did "Say I Come Over 2020 Apt. 401 "Aly"

Promotional singles

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US US "My Song for You" 2012 — — 3 "Hold You Up" 2013 21 1 — God's Not Dead "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Guest appearances + List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "What's Your Name" 2010 Rob Reiner & Michael Bolten Flipped "Love Can Move the Mountains" 2016 Michael W. Smith, Jencarlos, Prince Royce, Chris Daughtry The Passion: New Orleans "Turn the Lights Up" 2017 Lift Me Up

Music videos Title Year Director "Dance with Me" 2011 Cam Hassman "Rocketship" 2012 "Dancing in the Rain" Billy Rainey "Flat World" "Like I Did" 2016 Steven Taylor "Say I Come Over" 2020 Noah Kentis "Aly"

Awards and nominations

Concert tours Opening act Waiting 4U Tour (2011) Summer Tour (2013) The Lovesick Tour (2016)