Jason Russell "Rusty" Joiner (born December 11, 1972) is an American male fashion model, fitness model and actor.

Rusty Joiner
Born
Jason Russell Joiner

(1972-12-11) December 11, 1972 (age 51)
Alma materGeorgia Southern University
Occupations
  • Model
  • actor
  • producer
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Charity Walden Joiner
(m. 2008)
Children3
Modeling information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Websitewww.rustyjoiner.com

Early life and education edit

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Joiner attended Georgia Southern University, where he was a successful athlete and cheerleader for four years. He is also a former gym instructor.[1]

Career edit

Modelling edit

He was discovered by a model scout in Atlanta and spent the next several years modelling in Milan, Paris, and South America. He has modeled for Prada, Abercrombie and Fitch, American Eagle, Levi's and Powerade. Joiner won the Structure Underwear Model Search,[1] and became the official underwear model for Structure from 1998 to 2000.[2] He has appeared on the covers and pages of Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, and Men's Fitness. The February 2005 Men's Fitness cover was his eleventh for the magazine in five years.[3]

Joiner also appeared in RuPaul's video Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous.

Acting and Film Production edit

He has appeared as "Blade" with Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004),[4] and in Russell Mulcahy's Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) with Milla Jovovich.[5]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Blade
2006 Idol Actor
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction Eddie
2009 Absolute Evil: Final Exit Cooper Lee Baines
2009 Bring It On: Fight to the Finish E.M.T. #1 (uncredited) Direct-to-video
2012 Stuck in Love Martin
2012 Last Ounce of Courage Greg Rogers
2013 Dragonfyre John Norton
2013 Four Senses Mark
2014 Unsullied Noah
2014 Behaving Badly Keith Bender
2015 Voiceless Jesse
2016 Amateur Night Cocky dude
2016 Sam Was Here Sam Cobritz
2018 Almost Perfect Isaac Feldman
2018 Silver Lake Kenny
TBA To Have and to Hold John Rolfe

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Spin City Man in store Episode: "All the Wrong Moves"
2004 CSI: Miami Pretty blonde boy Episode: "Rap Sheet"
2004 Dr. Vegas Ronny Episode: "Dead Man, Live Bet"
2004 ER Rock-climbing instructor Brett Episode: "Shot in the Dark"
2005 Bones Charlie Episode: "The Man in the Bear"
2007 Close to Home Matthew Toobin Episode: "Maternal Instinct"
2007 The Closer Danny Jones Episode: "Manhunt"
2009 Days of Our Lives Kevin 2 episodes
2010 Melrose Place Magnus Balack 2 episodes
2018 My Teacher, My Obsession Chris Television film
2019 Criminal Minds Mark Zabel Episode: "Truth or Dare"
2019 A Daughter's Deception Michael Parker Television film

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Male Underwear Brands". mcat-test-centers.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ^ Cal 99: Structure Men 1999 Calendar - The Structure Underwear Model Search Calendar –. 1 July 1998. ASIN 0966223306.
  3. ^ Official Rusty Joiner Website
  4. ^ Empire Magazine Empire Movie Miscellany: Instant Film Buff Status Guaranteed, p. 143, at Google Books
  5. ^ "709 RESIDENT EVIL 3 Eddie (Rusty Joiner) Costume". icollector.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

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