Robert Scott Wilson (born November 9, 1987) is an American model and actor. He is recognized for portraying the roles of

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and

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on ''

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''. He is also known for being the first male model of ''

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''.

Early life

Wilson grew up outside of Boston,

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

. In 2006, he moved to New York after graduating from Grafton Memorial High School.

Career

Wilson appeared in episodes of the television series ''

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'' and '' The Middle''. He has guest-starred as Colin Kirk in ''

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'' and appeared in episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Suite Life On Deck'' and ''

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''. He appeared in music videos for

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, Manika,

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and

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. He has appeared in the feature films ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Friends with Benefits'' and ''

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''. In August 2012, ''The Price Is Right'' began a search for its first permanent male model, and held an open call for auditions. Wilson emerged as one of three finalists after competing with 25 other candidates. He was then voted by viewers of the show to win the model search in September 2012. 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". 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. He stands tall and has brown hair, hazel eyes, and wears shoe size 11. He also modeled for several brands of underwear. He was formerly signed with

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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

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, previously portrayed by

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. Wilson vacated the role in December 2015. 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

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who played

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. Wilson concluded his run with the series on June 24, 2016. In July 2017, Wilson was cast in the

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-directed thriller, ''The Girl Who Cried Wolf''. Wilson once again returned to ''Days of Our Lives'' in September 2017 to help facilitate the return of

Chandler Massey Chandler Abit Massey (born September 10, 1990)"Will & Grace". ''Soap Opera Digest''. October 30, 2017. pg. 44. is an American actor and singer, best known for his portrayal of Will Horton on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Mass ...

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. In November 2017, Wilson was cast in the

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-directed independent film ''Relic'' opposite

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. 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''. On July 8, 2022, Wilson exited his role as Ben Weston; he returned in the new role of

, the son of

Justin Kiriakis Justin Kiriakis is a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Created by head writer Leah Laiman, he is portrayed by actor Wally Kurth from February 3, 1987, to February 5, 1991. From 2007 to 2008, Justin was me ...

(

Wally Kurth Wallace "Wally" Kurth (born July 31, 1958) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the roles of Justin Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives (1987 to 1991, 2009 to present) and Ned Quartermaine on ''General Hospital'' (1991 to 20 ...

) and Anjelica Deveraux (

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) on ''

'' on July 26.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Robert Scott Living people Male models from Massachusetts People from Hollywood, Los Angeles Male actors from Massachusetts American male television actors 1987 births