He played the role of Noel Kahn's brother Eric on the ABC Family television series "Pretty Little Liars" during the show's third season. Amell has played hockey since he was a child and considered making a career of it until discovering his love of acting. He also takes break dancing lessons. He had a recurring role on MTV's "Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous". He was cast as Fred Jones in the 2009 TV movie "Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins", which became the most watched telecast ever on Cartoon Network. He reprised the role in the 2010 sequel "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster".