He studied at the Hiland High School and later attended the Kent State University.
After studying with Chicago’s Second City, Torrence began touring with a troop called Corn, Beef and Cabbage, where he worked as a writer and performed improvisations and performances with his older brother, Jay.
Later he was in Second City in Cleveland and Los Angeles, and was also a member of the groups The Groundlings and Comedy Sportz in LA
He began his career with small television roles and also starred in several commercials.
His debut on the screen dates back to 2003 when he participated in an episode of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”. Later it could be seen in series such as “The Mullets“,”Malcom“,”House“,”Las Vegas“,”Ghost whisperer“,”How I met your mother” Y “Reno 911!”, Among others, but without a doubt he is best remembered for the role of Dylan killington in “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”, In which he was between 2006 and 2007.
He also worked on the telefilm “The End of Steve”.
On the big screen, his first job was in the comedy “Little Athens“, In 2005, and later participated in”Suits on the Loose“,”Get Smart“, Which was carried out by Steve Carell Y Anne Hathaway and its sequel “Super Agent 86 – Bruce and Lloyd out of control“, In which he was the protagonist since his role in both was that of Lloyd, “A bride for two“, with Kate hudson, Jason biggs Y Dane cook, and more recently he was seen in “Not even in dreams”.
In 2011, Torrence will play Roman in the upcoming series “Mr. Sunshine”.