Whyte has spent his entire life living in the South Bay of California. Always interested in the arts, he has been leaping from one form to the other, having spent time in animation along with playing music, all while maintaining an acting career. He also attended the University of Southern California briefly until he landed a starring role on NBC’s City Guys. He made his film debut in the Mel Gibson/Kurt Russell feature Tequila Sunrise. At age 10, after watching Raiders of the Lost Ark, Whyte figured he could become the next Indiana Jones. But after breaking his wrist swinging from a tree, he set his sights on the goal of becoming an actor, so that he "could do all those fun things and not get hurt." He landed his first part at the age of 13, appearing in a commercial for Pop Tarts, and later appeared in the television series That '70s Show, Just Shoot Me!, The Nanny, Full House and NBC's Hang Time, along with hosting the television series Chicken Soup for the Soul, based on the best selling books. His recent films include Reeker, The Fallen Ones, Voodoo Moon, All In and Death Row. He also voices Mr. Graham in the video game Mighty No. 9 and various voices in Infamous Second Son Batman: Arkham Knight, Mad Max, Transformers: Devastation, Skylanders: SuperChargers and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.