Guy Allan Wilson Jr. (born November 21, 1985) is an American actor, known for his roles in such television series as '' NCIS'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well the feature film '' Werewolf: The Beast Among Us''. He portrayed

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on the daytime

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'' from 2014 to 2015.

Early life

Wilson was born in

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, and was raised in

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, a city in

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. His introduction to acting came thanks to his mother, Janis Wilson, a musical composer and musician. When he was nine years old, she was directing a local production of ''

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''. Wilson agreed to take part at the suggestion of his mother and was cast as Tiny Tim. From that moment on he continued doing theater as a child. While he didn't do theater in high school, he partook in concerts and marching bands in which he played alto and tenor saxophone. At fifteen, Wilson decided that he wanted to become a professional actor. While in high school he signed with Look Talent, a San Francisco talent agency. At seventeen, he began studying at the

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in San Francisco. Shortly thereafter, he landed a manager in Los Angeles who began getting him auditions.

Career

Wilson has appeared in feature films such as '' Werewolf: The Beast Among Us'' (2012) and '' The Midnight Game'' (2013). Upon posting a cryptic message on his official Facebook fan page that indicated that he had some major news that he couldn't yet reveal, actress Jen Lilley let it slip in an interview that Wilson had landed the role of

on the long-running daytime soap opera ''

'', a show in which she also appeared. He made his debut on the soap on January 8, 2014, and exited the role on October 9, 2015. Aside from his television and film work, Wilson has been cast in an array of television commercials for companies such as

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and

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. His first national commercial was for the video game '' Star Wars: Battlefront''.

Personal life

Wilson is the namesake of his father, Guy Wilson, an attorney and the former mayor of Sebastopol. Wilson currently resides in Los Angeles with his two cats. He is an avid sports fan. His favorite teams include the

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, the

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, and

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. He has two siblings: a younger sister, Valerie, who is a sculptor, and a younger brother, Willie.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Guy 1985 births American male television actors American male film actors American male soap opera actors Living people Male actors from San Francisco 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors