Wilson Bethel

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Wilson Bethel
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Bethel at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2024
Born
Stephen Wilson Bethel

(1984-02-24) February 24, 1984 (age 40) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
SpouseLiesl Martinez-Balaguer
Children1
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).

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Personal life

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

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 1968 Tunnel Rats Cpl. Dan Green
2011 Stealing Summers Trevor
Give a Shirt PSAShort film; writer
2012 Wyatt Earp's Revenge Doc Holliday Direct-to-Video
Rachel Bilson: Call me DoctorShort film; associate producer and writer
2013Inside the BoxMatt PalmerShort film
Not TodayBill
Cold Turkey Hank
2014 Inherent Vice LAPD Officer #1
Memory 2.0HenryShort film; also writer
2017So It GoesJimmyShort film
2021 Doors [19] RickyScience fiction anthology
2022CollideTravisShort film
2023Match Me If You CanRiley

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 The O.C. BradEpisode: "The Telenovela"
2005 JAG Seaman Apprentice Charles BanderEpisode: "Dream Team"
NCIS P.O. John KirbyEpisode: "Switch"; credited as "Wil Bethel"
2008 Generation Kill Cpl. Evan 'Q-Tip' StaffordMiniseries; Main cast
Cold Case James 'Jimmy' TullyEpisode: "Shore Leave"
2009–2011 The Young and the Restless Ryder Callahan 78 episodes
2011The Perfect StudentTrentTV movie
2011–2015 Hart of Dixie Wade KinsellaMain cast
2012ReceptionGreg2 episodes
2013 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Himself1 episode
Treme Lanny FoxEpisode: "Dippermouth Blues"
Stupid HypeHypeTV Pilot; also executive producer and writer
2014L.A. RangersParkerWeb Series; Main cast also executive producer and writer
2014–2017American KokoSalinger3 episodes
2015 Bates Motel TaylorEpisode: "Norma Louise"
The Astronaut Wives Club Scott Carpenter Recurring
Blood & Oil Finn3 episodes
2016 Criminal Minds Randy JacobsEpisode: "The Bond"
Harley and the Davidsons Ray Weishaar Miniseries; Episode: "Race to the Top"
The Infamous [11] Jason GantTV Pilot
2016–2017 How to Get Away with Murder Charles Mahoney4 episodes
2018 Daredevil Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter Main cast
2019–2023 All Rise Mark CallanMain cast; also directed "Truth Hurts"
2025 Daredevil: Born Again Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter / BullseyePost-production

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