Wilson Bethel
Wilson Bethel | |
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![]() Bethel at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2024 | |
Born | Stephen Wilson Bethel February 24, 1984[1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouse | Liesl Martinez-Balaguer |
Children | 1 |
Mother | Joyce Maynard |
Stephen Wilson Bethel (born February 24, 1984) is an American actor and producer.[2] He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie,[3] as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless,[4][5] Deputy district attorney Mark Callan on the legal drama All Rise, and as Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter in the third season of the Netflix original series Daredevil and its upcoming standalone sequel Daredevil: Born Again. He is also the star and creator of the web series Stupid Hype on the CW's online platform CWD (CW Digital Studio).
Personal life
[edit]Bethel was born on February 24, 1984, in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He is the son of artist Steve Bethel and author Joyce Maynard.[6] He married Dominican-American architect and designer Liesl Martinez-Balaguer (previously married to Matthew Paul Danison, August 2015) on November 28, 2020.[citation needed] Bethel is Jewish.[7] He has one daughter.
Career
[edit]Bethel made his on-screen debut as Brad in the teen drama series The O.C., in the episode "The Telenovela".[8] He had guest roles in JAG, Cold Case, and NCIS,[9] and portrayed Corporal Evan "Q-Tip" Stafford in the Emmy-nominated mini-series Generation Kill, starring Alexander Skarsgård.[2] Bethel made his film debut in the 2008 Vietnam War film, 1968 Tunnel Rats where he played the Army Special Ops soldier, Corporal Green.[10] In 2009, he landed a recurring role as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.[11]
In The CW's comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie, Bethel played Wade Kinsella, "bad-boy" neighbor to the series' central character, Zoe Hart.[12][8] Production for the show began in early 2011 and it premiered on September 26, 2011. The series concluded on May 7, 2015, after four seasons.[13] BuddyTV ranked him #14 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011"; in 2012 he was ranked #2 on the same list.[14] He appeared in four episodes of ABC's legal thriller series How to Get Away with Murder as Charles Mahoney.[11][15]
In 2017, he joined the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Last Match, which was set in the world of professional tennis.[2] In 2018, he joined the cast of Daredevil as Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter, also known as Bullseye[16] and will reprise the role in Daredevil: Born Again.[17] In 2019, Bethel landed a main role on the CBS legal drama series All Rise as Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan.[18]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | 1968 Tunnel Rats | Cpl. Dan Green | |
2011 | Stealing Summers | Trevor | |
Give a Shirt PSA | — | Short film; writer | |
2012 | Wyatt Earp's Revenge | Doc Holliday | Direct-to-Video |
Rachel Bilson: Call me Doctor | — | Short film; associate producer and writer | |
2013 | Inside the Box | Matt Palmer | Short film |
Not Today | Bill | ||
Cold Turkey | Hank | ||
2014 | Inherent Vice | LAPD Officer #1 | |
Memory 2.0 | Henry | Short film; also writer | |
2017 | So It Goes | Jimmy | Short film |
2021 | Doors[19] | Ricky | Science fiction anthology |
2022 | Collide | Travis | Short film |
2023 | Match Me If You Can | Riley |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | The O.C. | Brad | Episode: "The Telenovela" |
2005 | JAG | Seaman Apprentice Charles Bander | Episode: "Dream Team" |
NCIS | P.O. John Kirby | Episode: "Switch"; credited as "Wil Bethel" | |
2008 | Generation Kill | Cpl. Evan 'Q-Tip' Stafford | Miniseries; Main cast |
Cold Case | James 'Jimmy' Tully | Episode: "Shore Leave" | |
2009–2011 | The Young and the Restless | Ryder Callahan | 78 episodes |
2011 | The Perfect Student | Trent | TV movie |
2011–2015 | Hart of Dixie | Wade Kinsella | Main cast |
2012 | Reception | Greg | 2 episodes |
2013 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | 1 episode |
Treme | Lanny Fox | Episode: "Dippermouth Blues" | |
Stupid Hype | Hype | TV Pilot; also executive producer and writer | |
2014 | L.A. Rangers | Parker | Web Series; Main cast also executive producer and writer |
2014–2017 | American Koko | Salinger | 3 episodes |
2015 | Bates Motel | Taylor | Episode: "Norma Louise" |
The Astronaut Wives Club | Scott Carpenter | Recurring | |
Blood & Oil | Finn | 3 episodes | |
2016 | Criminal Minds | Randy Jacobs | Episode: "The Bond" |
Harley and the Davidsons | Ray Weishaar | Miniseries; Episode: "Race to the Top" | |
The Infamous[11] | Jason Gant | TV Pilot | |
2016–2017 | How to Get Away with Murder | Charles Mahoney | 4 episodes |
2018 | Daredevil | Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter | Main cast |
2019–2023 | All Rise | Mark Callan | Main cast; also directed "Truth Hurts" |
2025 | Daredevil: Born Again | Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter / Bullseye | Post-production |
References
[edit]- ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 24 – March 2". WTOP-FM. February 23, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c Wilson Bethel - All Rise Cast Member, retrieved 2020-08-12
- ^ Kerr, Luke (17 March 2015). "The CW Renews Three Shows, Orders The Flash, iZombie, Jane the Virgin and The Messengers". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "Wilson Bethel at soaps.com". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Hart of Dixie at TVGuide.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Wilson Bethel biography at Soap Opera Digest". Archived from the original on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ @WilsonBethel (15 July 2014). "Dear Mr. Netanyahu, There is a word for an 80 percent civilian casualty rate: terrorism. Sincerely,A concerned Jew" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Gelman, Vlada (2019-11-07). "Wilson Bethel on His 'Mind-Boggling' Journey from The O.C. to Hart of Dixie". TVLine. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "Wilson Bethel credits". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "1968 Tunnel Rats at Rotten Tomatoes.com". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ a b c Giddens, Jamey (13 February 2016). "Wilson Bethel Books A&E's Hip Hop Crime Pilot 'The Infamous'". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "Hart of Dixie - Wilson Bethel interview at tv.net". Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "CW Cancels 'Hart Of Dixie,' Creator Promises 'Satisfying' Ending - Starpulse.com". 2015-03-17. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011". BuddyTV. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ Slezak, Michael (2016-01-15). "How to Get Away With Murder Casts Wilson Bethel, Adam Arkin for 'Big' Arc". TVLine. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "'Daredevil': Wilson Bethel on Becoming Bullseye, Eventually". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ Barnhardt, Adam (January 23, 2024). "Wilson Bethel's Bullseye Returning for Daredevil: Born Again (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Radish, Christina (2019-11-04). "Wilson Bethel on the Transition from the Demands of 'Daredevil' to His CBS Drama 'All Rise'". Collider. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "Doors (2021) - IMDb". IMDb.
External links
[edit]- Wilson Bethel on X
- Wilson Bethel at IMDb
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from New Hampshire
- American male film actors
- American people of Canadian descent
- American people of English descent
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American male soap opera actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- People from Hillsborough, New Hampshire
- 1984 births