Wilson started his career as a male model. He studied marketing and advertising in his native Cape Town, South Africa, before coming to the United States.
He portrayed the role of Chris Boothe on the daytime soap operaPassions from 18 August 2005 until spring 2007. Wilson also appeared in the Hallmark Channel's sci-fi movie, Supernova.
He lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, Kai.