Robert Scott Wilson

Robert Scott Wilson is an American model and actor born on November 9, 1987. He is widely recognized for portraying Ben Weston and Alex Kiriakis on the television soap opera Days of Our Lives. Additionally, he gained widespread recognition as the first permanent male model on the game show The Price Is Right.

Wilson grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating from Grafton Memorial High School in 2006, he relocated to New York to pursue his career.

Early in his acting career, Wilson appeared in television series such as The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Middle, Entourage, Melissa and Joey, Greek, Suite Life On Deck, and Make It or Break It, alongside a guest-starring role as Colin Kirk in Supah Ninjas. His early work also includes appearances in feature films such as Bride Wars, Surrogates, Friends with Benefits, and The Social Network, as well as music videos for artists Victoria Justice, Manika, Toni Braxton, and David Guetta.

In August 2012, Wilson auditioned during an open call when The Price Is Right sought its first permanent male model. After advancing as one of three finalists among 26 candidates, he was selected as the winner by viewer votes in September 2012. He appeared on new episodes of the show through the spring of 2014 and mentored replacement candidates in the web series Male Model Search II in the fall of 2014. Outside of television, he worked as a model for underwear brands and was signed with Ford Models of Los Angeles, followed by Otto Models and LA Model Management as of January 2014.

In 2013, Wilson joined the cast of All My Children for The OnLine Network, playing Pete Cortlandt, a 22-year-old Silicon Valley tech wiz and the youngest son of Opal and Palmer Cortlandt. In April 2014, he was cast as Ben Weston on Days of Our Lives. He left the role in December 2015, but returned briefly in early 2016 to facilitate a co-star's exit, concluding that run in June 2016, before making another return in September 2017.

In July 2017, Wilson was cast in the thriller film The Girl Who Cried Wolf, directed by Rob Malenfant. Later that year, he was cast opposite William Shatner in the Jared Cohn-directed independent film Relic, and joined the second season of Amazon's series Ladies of the Lake as regular character Ethan Wyatt.

On July 8, 2022, Wilson concluded his role as Ben Weston on Days of Our Lives. Shortly thereafter, on July 26, 2022, he returned to the series in the new role of Alex Kiriakis, the son of Justin Kiriakis and Anjelica Deveraux.