Wyatt Russell

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Wyatt Russell
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Russell in 2018
Born
Wyatt Hawn Russell

(1986-07-10) July 10, 1986 (age 38)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • hockey player
Years active1987–present
Spouses
Sanne Hamers
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(m. 2012;div. 2017)​
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(m. 2019)​
Children2
Parents
Relatives
Ice hockey career
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Played for Richmond Sockeyes
Langley Hornets
Coquitlam Express
Chicago Steel
Brampton Capitals
Huntsville Chargers
EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06
Groningen Grizzlies

Wyatt Hawn Russell (born July 10, 1986) [1] is an American actor and former ice hockey player. He portrayed Corporal Lewis Ford in Julius Avery's 2018 horror film Overlord , Dud in AMC's Lodge 49 and John Walker / U.S. Agent in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and Thunderbolts* (2025).

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Early life

Russell was born on July 10, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, to actors Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. [1] [2] [3] He is a grandson of the late character actor Bing Russell, and half-brother of Boston Russell, Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson. [4]

Career

Ice hockey

Russell played ice hockey for numerous amateur and pro hockey teams as a goaltender including the Richmond Sockeyes, Langley Hornets, Coquitlam Express, Chicago Steel, Brampton Capitals, and Groningen Grizzlies. [5] He also played college ice hockey for the Chargers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. His professional hockey career was cut short in 2010 due to injuries. [6]

Acting

Russell appeared in films, such as Soldier , Cowboys & Aliens , This Is 40 , Love and Honor , We Are What We Are , and Goon: Last of the Enforcers . In December 2013, it was announced that he was cast as Duane Allman in Randall Miller's Midnight Rider , a biopic of Gregg Allman. [7] He also appeared in the 2014 film 22 Jump Street . [8] In 2016, he co-starred in a film that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival called Folk Hero & Funny Guy . In 2016, he starred in "Playtest", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror . [9]

In 2018, he and Jovan Adepo played the leads in the World War II-set horror film Overlord . [10] In 2021, he starred as John Walker in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . [11] He will reprise the role in the 2025 film Thunderbolts* .

In 2022, Russell took on the role of real-life murderer Dan Lafferty in the FX miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven . In July 2022, he joined his father in Apple TV+ and Legendary Television's Godzilla series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters which is set in the world of Legendary's MonsterVerse franchise. [12]

Russell starred in the 2024 supernatural film Night Swim .

Personal life

In 2012, Russell married stylist Sanne Hamers, whom he met in the Netherlands while playing hockey. [13] [14] The couple separated in 2015 and divorced in 2017. [15] [16] Russell began a relationship with actress Meredith Hagner in 2015 after meeting her on the set of the film Folk Hero & Funny Guy. [17] They married in 2019. [18] Their first child, a son, was born in 2021. [19] Their second son was born in February 2024. [20]

Russell was a goaltender for the 2022 NHL All-Star Game's breakaway challenge. [21]

Wyatt Russell co-founded Lake Hour, a premium sparkling cocktail brand, with film producer Richard Peete in 2023. [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Overboard Baby at Golf CourseUncredited
1996 Escape from L.A. Orphan Boy
1998 Soldier Todd (age 11)
2006 The Last Supper Doubting ThomasShort film
2010 High School Drug PSA Stoned Teenager
2011 Cowboys & Aliens Little Mickey
2012 This Is 40 Flirty Hockey Player
2013 We Are What We Are Deputy Anders
Love and Honor Topher Lincoln
2014 22 Jump Street Zook Haythe
Cold in July Freddy Russell
At the Devil's Door Sam
2015PrisonerWillShort film
2016 Everybody Wants Some!! Charlie Willoughby
Folk Hero & Funny Guy Jason
2017 Ingrid Goes West Ezra O'Keefe
Table 19 Teddy
Goon: Last of the Enforcers Anders Cain
Shimmer Lake Ed Burton
2018 Blaze Glyn
Overlord Corporal Lewis Ford
2021 The Woman in the Window David Winter
2024 Night Swim Ray Waller
2025 You're Cordially Invited Masked Dancer HostPost-production
Thunderbolts* John Walker / U.S. Agent Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Law & Order: LA Sam LoomisEpisode: "Hollywood"
2013 Arrested Development OakwoodEpisode: "Colony Collapse"
The Walking Dead: The Oath Paul3 episodes
2016 Black Mirror Cooper RedfieldEpisode: "Playtest"
2018–2019 Lodge 49 Sean "Dud" Dudley20 episodes
2020 The Good Lord Bird J. E. B. Stuart 3 episodes
2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier John Walker / Captain America / U.S. Agent Miniseries; 6 episodes
Marvel Studios: Assembled HimselfDocumentary; Episode: "Assembled: The Making of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
2022 Under the Banner of Heaven Dan LaffertyMiniseries; 8 episodes
2023–2024 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Lee Shaw (young)Series
2024 What If...? John Walker / U.S. Agent (voice)Episode: "What If... 1872?"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Breakout Star 22 Jump Street Nominated [23]
2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Nominated [24]
Gold Derby AwardsDrama Supporting ActorThe Falcon and the Winter SoldierNominated
OFTA Television AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Falcon and the Winter SoldierNominated
2022 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series Under the Banner of Heaven Nominated [25]
2025 Saturn Awards Best Actor in a Television Series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Pending [26]

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