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Justin Gaston

American actor (born 1988)

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name	Justin Gaston
image	Paparazzo Presents Justin Gaston (alt).png
caption	Gaston in 2010
birth_name	Justin Michael Gaston
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birth_place	Pineville, Louisiana, U.S.
children	2
occupation	{{Flat list
years_active	2008–present
spouse

Actor
model
singer}} 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.

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.

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.

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".

During the summer of 2010, Gaston was a temporary opening act for American Idol winner Kris Allen.

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. After four months, he was let go from the role, and was replaced by former All My Children actor Robert Scott Wilson.

In November 2020, it was announced Gaston had been temporarily cast in the role of Chance Chancellor on The Young and the Restless.

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.

Gaston married actress Melissa Ordway on September 22, 2012. In 2016, Gaston and Ordway adopted their first child, a daughter they named Olivia Christine, born in April 2016. Ordway gave birth to their second daughter, Sophie Jolie, on December 9, 2017.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	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

Year	Title	Role	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	**	Phillip "Chance" Chancellor	Role held: November 23 – December 15, 2020
2022	Santa Bootcamp	Aiden	TV movie
2024	God's Country Song	Noah	TV movie

References

(March 30, 2013). "Justin Gaston | Spring 2013 Fashion". homorazzi.com.
"Model Justin Gaston".
(March 5, 2009). "Fox Holds "Glee" Tryouts After "American Idol" Tuesday, May 19 – New One-Hour Musical Comedy Series to Preview Post-American Idol". [[Fox Broadcasting Company]].
Kaufman, Gil. (April 15, 2010). "Brooke White, Justin Gaston Smolder In 'Idol' Duet – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.
"Who Wants a Happy Ending?".
(February 6, 2014). "Justin Gaston Cast As Jordan's Brother Ben On Days Of Our Lives!". [[Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps]].
Kroll, Dan J. (April 14, 2014). "DAYS hires AMC's Rob Wilson as its new Ben". [[SoapCentral]].
SOD. (November 17, 2020). "Justin Gaston (ex-Ben, ''DAYS'') Fills In for Donny Boaz on ''Y&R''". [[American Media, Inc.]].
"Louisiana High School Athletic Association". Lhsaa.org.
(September 24, 2012). "Miley Cyrus Ex Justin Gaston Weds Melissa Ordway". E!.
Young, Candace. (May 3, 2016). "Melissa Ordway and Justin Gaston Welcome Baby Girl".
SOD. (December 11, 2017). "Y&R's Melissa Ordway Welcomes Daughter". [[American Media, Inc.]].

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