Scarfe portrays Sheldon Kennedy in the biographical drama television film The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999), which follows the story of Kennedy – a former professional ice-hockey player with the Calgary Flames – who, after years of self blame and secrecy, spoke out against his former coach and mentor Graham James and the sexual abuse Kennedy endured. His other television films include the biographical drama television film Burn: The Robert Wraight Story (2003), portraying Jesus in the biographical drama television film Judas (2004)., costarring with Jennifer Finnigan in 2015 television film Angel of Christmas and Alison Sweeney in the Hallmark Channel movie "Love On The Air" 2015.
His most notable television roles are Charlie Sagansky in the legal drama series Raising the Bar (2008–2009), Sydney Snow in the western period drama series Hell on Wheels, Matt McLean on the family drama, Ties That Bind and Axel on the Syfy drama Van Helsing.
He appears as protagonist Nicholas Brady in the science-fiction film Radio Free Albemuth (2009), directed by John Alan Simon and based on the novel of the same name (1985) by Philip K. Dick. Scarfe appears as Mormon prophet Joseph Smith in the historical-fiction drama film The Work and the Glory (2004). Scarfe also appears in 100 Days in the Jungle (2002), and White Lies (1998).
