{{short description|American actor (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Justin Gaston | image = Paparazzo Presents Justin Gaston (alt).png | caption = Gaston in 2010 | birth_name = Justin Michael Gaston | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|12|mf=y}} | birth_place = Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. | children = 2 | occupation = {{Flat list | *Actor *model *singer}} | years_active = 2008–present | spouse = {{marriage|Melissa Ordway|2012}} }} '''Justin Michael Gaston''' (born August 12, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, model, and actor who was also a contestant on ''Nashville Star'' on season 6. He finished 10th overall out of 12 contestants. He portrayed the role of Ben Rogers on ''Days of Our Lives'' for less than four months in 2014. He appeared on the magazine cover of ''Tetu'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.homorazzi.com/article/justin-gaston-shirtless-fashion-spread-tetu-magazine-spring-2013-fashion/ |title=Justin Gaston | Spring 2013 Fashion |publisher=homorazzi.com |date=March 30, 2013 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-date=September 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928184753/http://www.homorazzi.com/article/justin-gaston-shirtless-fashion-spread-tetu-magazine-spring-2013-fashion/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career== In 2006, Justin Gaston left his hometown of Pineville, Louisiana, to pursue a career in acting. Gaston first worked as an underwear model for Christian Audigier, Adidas, International Jock, and Hugo Boss.<ref>{{cite web |title=Model Justin Gaston |url=http://www.internationaljock.com/articles/model-justin-gaston.html |website=internationaljock.com |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref>
Gaston appeared as Taylor Swift's love interest on her 2008 music video for "Love Story", and also appeared on the pilot episode of the television series ''Glee'', which premiered on the Fox network on May 19, 2009.<ref name="FoxPR-20090305">{{cite press release |url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z268z1z8&ID=4793 |title=Fox Holds "Glee" Tryouts After "American Idol" Tuesday, May 19 – New One-Hour Musical Comedy Series to Preview Post-American Idol |date=March 5, 2009 |access-date=May 19, 2009 |publisher=Fox Broadcasting Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022010645/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z268z1z8&ID=4793 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 }}</ref>
In February 2010, Gaston began appearing on Simon Fuller's interactive reality show, the ''If I Can Dream'' webseries, which aired on Hulu. The show provided round-the-clock coverage of the daily lives of five aspiring stars who had moved into a house in Hollywood, California. Gaston's costars were Ben Elliott, Giglianne Braga, Kara Killmer, and Amanda Phillips.
On April 14, 2010, Gaston performed a duet on Simon Fuller's ''American Idol'' with Brooke White, the fifth place finalist on season 7. Gaston's song choice was the Elvis Presley ballad, "If I Can Dream".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman |first=Gil |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637085/brooke-white-justin-gaston-smolder-idol-duet.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107181109/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637085/brooke-white-justin-gaston-smolder-idol-duet.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |title=Brooke White, Justin Gaston Smolder In 'Idol' Duet – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=April 15, 2010 |access-date=March 20, 2012}}</ref>
During the summer of 2010, Gaston was a temporary opening act for ''American Idol'' winner Kris Allen.<ref name="iicdwwahe">{{cite episode |title=Who Wants a Happy Ending? |series=If I Can Dream | series-link=If I Can Dream | airdate=June 29, 2010 |season=1 |number=18 |network=Hulu |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref>
On February 6, 2014, it was announced that Gaston joined the cast of the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. He played the role of Jordan Ridgeway's brother, Ben Rogers, making his first appearance on February 27.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/justin-gaston-cast-as-jordans-brother-ben-on-days-of-our-lives/2014/02/06/ |title=Justin Gaston Cast As Jordan's Brother Ben On Days Of Our Lives! |work=Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps |date=February 6, 2014 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302184154/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/justin-gaston-cast-as-jordans-brother-ben-on-days-of-our-lives/2014/02/06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After four months, he was let go from the role, and was replaced by former ''All My Children'' actor Robert Scott Wilson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/days/news/2014/0414-wilson.php|title= DAYS hires AMC's Rob Wilson as its new Ben |work=SoapCentral|first=Dan J|last=Kroll| date=April 14, 2014|access-date=April 16, 2014}}</ref>
In November 2020, it was announced Gaston had been temporarily cast in the role of Chance Chancellor on ''The Young and the Restless''.<ref>{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Justin Gaston (ex-Ben, ''DAYS'') Fills In for Donny Boaz on ''Y&R'' |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/justin-gaston-ex-ben-days-fills-in-for-donny-boaz-on-yr/ |website=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=American Media, Inc. |access-date=November 17, 2020 |location=United States |date=November 17, 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Gaston was born in Pineville, Louisiana. He attended Pineville High School. He competed in track and field, finishing sixth in the pole vault at the 2005 Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) 4A State Championship meet. Gaston achieved a height of 12' 6" in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/83-r.pdf |title=Louisiana High School Athletic Association |publisher=Lhsaa.org |access-date=March 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407010603/http://lhsaa.org/images/db_results/83-r.pdf |archive-date=April 7, 2012 }}</ref>
Gaston married actress Melissa Ordway on September 22, 2012.<ref name="eonline1">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/348295/miley-cyrus-ex-justin-gaston-weds-melissa-ordway |title=Miley Cyrus Ex Justin Gaston Weds Melissa Ordway |date=September 24, 2012 |publisher=E! |access-date=September 25, 2012}}</ref> In 2016, Gaston and Ordway adopted their first child, a daughter they named Olivia Christine, born in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/news/47657/yrs-melissa-ordway-and-justin-gaston-welcome-baby-girl|title=Melissa Ordway and Justin Gaston Welcome Baby Girl|author=Young, Candace|website=Soaps.sheknows.com |date=May 3, 2016 |access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> Ordway gave birth to their second daughter, Sophie Jolie, on December 9, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|author=SOD|author-link=Soap Opera Digest|title=Y&R's Melissa Ordway Welcomes Daughter|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yrs-melissa-ordway-welcomes-daughter/|access-date=December 11, 2017|work=Soap Opera Digest|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.|publisher=American Media, Inc.|date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211215936/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yrs-melissa-ordway-welcomes-daughter/|archive-date=December 11, 2017|location=United States}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2011 | ''Deadly Sibling Rivalry'' | Police Officer | |- | 2011 | ''Escapee'' | Kyle | |- | 2012 | ''Game Change'' | Levi Johnston | |- | 2014 | ''Ice Scream'' | Mark | |- | 2014 | ''The Concerto'' | Shane | |- | 2014 | ''Hollywood Miles'' | Chad
|- | 2015 | ''The Unauthorized Full House Story'' | John Stamos | |- | 2020 | ''Night into Day'' | James | Lead role |- | 2020 | ''Until We Meet Again'' | Shane | |- | 2020 | ''Beautifully Flawed'' | James | Post-production |- |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2008 | ''Nashville Star'' | Himself | Three episodes; Sixth season contestant |- | 2009 | ''Glee'' | Football Player | One episode; "Pilot" |- | 2010 | ''If I Can Dream'' | Himself | 18 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Single Ladies'' | Gavin | One episode |- | 2013 | ''The Client List'' | J. D. Whitman | One episode |- | 2014 | ''Days of Our Lives'' | Ben Rogers | Recurring role |- | 2018–2019 | ''The Haves and the Have Nots'' | Mack | 3 episodes |- | 2020 | ''{{sortname|The|Young and the Restless}}'' | Phillip "Chance" Chancellor | Role held: November 23 – December 15, 2020 |- | 2022 | ''Santa Bootcamp'' | Aiden | TV movie |- | 2024 | ''God's Country Song'' | Noah | TV movie |}
==See also== * List of male underwear models
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|3033607}}
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