James William O'Halloran (born October 20, 1984) is an Australian model and actor best known as the second male model on the U.S. TV show ''

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''. He was born in

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. James currently resides in

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. In 2014, he moved to the U.S. and participated in a nationwide casting call, which he won. He became the second male model (following

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) on ''The Price Is Right'', beating fellow finalists Jay Byars and Jonathan Morgan. James began his acting career in Australia appearing in '' Twentysomething'', ''

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'' and '' INXS: Never Tear Us Apart''. He also played lead roles in the feature films ''Cynthia'' and ''Deadly Crush''. He starred in '' The Late Late Show'' segment "Take a Break" with

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. He has also guest starred in ''

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'', ''The Talk'' with

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, ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders''. James met his wife Jaimee Gooley at the

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in Australia. They married at a private estate on Australia's

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on December 18, 2016. James worked for three years as an industrial designer while taking nighttime acting classes. He eventually quit his job to become a model.

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* 1984 births Australian male models Australian male television actors Game show models Living people Male actors from Melbourne {{Australia-actor-stub