Robert Scott Wilson
Born (1987-11-09) November 9, 1987 (age 36)
Grafton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2009–present
Modeling information
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
AgencyLA Models (Los Angeles)

Robert Scott Wilson (born November 9, 1987) is an American model and actor. He is known for portraying the roles of Ben Weston and Alexander "Alex" Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives.

He is also known for being the first male model of The Price Is Right.[2]

Early life

Wilson grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts. In 2006, he moved to New York after graduating from Grafton Memorial High School.[3]

Career

Wilson appeared in episodes of the television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager and The Middle.[4] He has guest-starred as Colin Kirk in Supah Ninjas and appeared in episodes of Entourage, Melissa and Joey, Greek, Suite Life On Deck and Make It or Break It. He appeared in music videos for Victoria Justice, Manika, Toni Braxton and David Guetta.[5][6] He has appeared in the feature films Bride Wars, Surrogates, Friends with Benefits and The Social Network.[7][5]

In August 2012, The Price Is Right began a search for their first permanent male model,[8] and held an open call for auditions. Wilson emerged as one of three finalists after competing with 25 other candidates.[9] He was then voted by viewers of the show to win the model search in September 2012.[5][10][11] Wilson appeared on new episodes through the spring of 2014, and mentored candidates for his replacement in the fall of 2014 in the web series "Male Model Search II".[12]

In 2013, Wilson joined the cast of All My Children for The OnLine Network. His character, Pete Cortlandt, is the youngest son of Opal and Palmer Cortlandt and a 22-year-old Silicon Valley tech wiz.[13][14]

He stands six feet (1.8 m) tall and has brown hair, hazel eyes, and wears shoe size 11.[4] He also modeled for several brands of underwear.[15][16] He was formerly signed with Ford Models of Los Angeles. As of January 2014, he was signed with Otto Models and LA Model Management.

In April 2014, Days of Our Lives announced that Wilson had been hired as a recast for the role of Ben, previously portrayed by Justin Gaston.[17] Wilson vacated the role in December 2015.[18] In January 2016, it was announced that Wilson would reprise his role as Ben in March to facilitate the exit of his former co-star Kate Mansi who played Abigail Deveraux.[19][20] Wilson concluded his run with the series on June 24, 2016.[21] In July 2017, Wilson was cast in the Rob Malenfant-directed thriller, The Girl Who Cried Wolf.[22] Wilson once again returned to Days of Our Lives in September 2017 to help facilitate the return of Chandler Massey's Will Horton.[23][24] In November 2017, Wilson was cast in the Jared Cohn-directed independent film Relic opposite William Shatner.[25] In late 2017, it was announced that he was cast as Ethan Wyatt, a regular on season 2 of Amazon's show Ladies of the Lake.[26]

On July 8, 2022, Wilson exited his role as Ben Weston, but returned in a new role as Alexander "Alex" Kiriakis, the son of Justin Kiriakis (Wally Kurth) and Anjelica Deveraux (Judith Chapman) on Days of Our Lives on July 26, 2022.[27]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Bride Wars Jeff Movie
2011 Supah Ninjas Colin Kirk 1 episode
2012–14 The Price Is Right Himself/Model 89 episodes
2012 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Guy #3 1 episode
2012 The Middle Ben 1 episode
2012 Desperate Housewives Man in shop s08e18
2012 Think Like a Man Valet Film
2013 All My Children Peter Cortlandt 43 episodes
2014 I Didn't Do It Dash 1 episode
2014 Surviving Jack Derek 2 episodes
2014–2022 Days of Our Lives Ben Weston Series regular
2015 Viral Blaine 1 episode
2015 I Know Where Lizzie Is Gale Chambers Television film
2016 American Fright Fest Steph Direct-to-video
2018 Papa Ben Freidman Main role
2018 Ladies of the Lake Ethan Wyatt Main role
2018 Stalked by a Reality Star Brad Main role
2021-2022 Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Ben Weston Miniseries
2022-present Days of Our Lives Alexander "Alex" Kiriakis Series regular

References

  1. ^ Mayhem, Model. "Rob Wilson". Model Mayhem. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Price Is Right Picks First Male Model". E! Online. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  3. ^ "Q+A: Rob Wilson, the Price Is Right's First Male Model – Boston Magazine". Boston Magazine. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  4. ^ a b "Rob Wilson Becomes the First Male Model on The Price Is Right". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  5. ^ a b c "The Price Is Right". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12.
  6. ^ "The Price Is Right Cast". CBS. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  7. ^ "People".
  8. ^ Rome, Emily. "'The Price is Right' launches first search for a male model". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  9. ^ Vary, Adam. "'The Price is Right' male model search down to three hunky candidates. So who should win?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  10. ^ Harnick, Chris (5 October 2012). "The Huffington Post".
  11. ^ Harnick, Chris (14 November 2012). "The Hufftington Post photos". Huffington Post.
  12. ^ The Price Is Right. Season 42. Episode 6702. 15 April 2014. CBS.
  13. ^ "TOLN". Archived from the original on 2013-11-19.
  14. ^ "INTERVIEW: 'All My Children's' Robert Scott Wilson & Jill Larson". TV Source Magazine. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  15. ^ "Ford Models". models.fordmodels.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  16. ^ "Behind The Scenes- Rob Wilson for Mens Underwear Store 03". Male Celeb News. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  17. ^ "EXCLUSIVE! DAYS NEWCOMER REPLACED". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  18. ^ "Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston)". Comings and Goings. Soap Opera Digest. 40 (50). American Media, Inc.: 11. December 14, 2015.
  19. ^ Goldberg, Michael (January 4, 2016). "Kate Mansi Leaving Days of our Lives". Serial Scoop. United States: Blogger (Google). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  20. ^ Clifford, Kambra (January 25, 2016). "Confirmed: Robert Scott Wilson has more DAYS ahead". soapcentral.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  21. ^ "ROBERT SCOTT WILSON CONCLUDES HIS DAYS RUN". Comings and Goings. Soap Opera Digest. 41 (26). American Media, Inc.: 10–11. June 27, 2016.
  22. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (July 26, 2017). "Robert Scott Wilson Joins 'The Girl Who Cried Wolf'; Angie Patterson In 'Home Invaders'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  23. ^ "ROBERT SCOTT WILSON BACK TO DAYS: "HONORED AND EXCITED."". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  24. ^ "Days: Ben Reveals that Will is Alive!". Late-breaking News. Soap Opera Digest. 42 (41). American Media, Inc.: 6–7. October 9, 2017.
  25. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (November 8, 2017). "Charlyne Yi Boards 'Second Act'; Molly Ringwald Cast In YA Film 'Kingfish'; Robert Scott Wilson Joins 'Relic'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  26. ^ "LADIES OF THE LAKE ADDS DAYS, GH STARS". Soap Opera Digest. December 14, 2017.
  27. ^ "'Days of Our Lives': How Robert Scott Wilson Said Goodbye Ben, Hello Alex Kiriakis (VIDEO)". TV Insider. July 19, 2022.

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