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Wilson Bethel

Wilson Bethel

Acting1984Hillsboro, New Hampshire, USA

Biography

Stephen Wilson Bethel (born February 24, 1984) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2009–2011), Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie (2011–2015), Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan on the legal drama All Rise (2019–2023), and as Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter/Bullseye in the third season of the Netflix original series Daredevil (2018) and its upcoming standalone sequel Daredevil: Born Again (2025) on Disney+. He is also the star and creator of the web series Stupid Hype on the CW's online platform CWD (CW Digital Studio).

Bethel made his on-screen debut as Brad in the teen drama series The O.C., in the episode "The Telenovela." He had guest roles in JAG, Cold Case, and NCIS and portrayed Corporal Evan "Q-Tip" Stafford in the Emmy-nominated miniseries Generation Kill, starring Alexander Skarsgård. Bethel made his film debut in the 2008 Vietnam War film, 1968 Tunnel Rats, where he played the Army Special Ops soldier, Corporal Green. In 2009, he landed a recurring role as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.

In The CW's comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie, Bethel played Wade Kinsella, "bad-boy" neighbour to the series' central character, Zoe Hart. 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. BuddyTV ranked him #14 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011"; in 2012 he was ranked #2 on the same list. He appeared in four episodes of ABC's legal thriller series How to Get Away with Murder as Charles Mahoney.

In 2017, he joined the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Last Match, which was set in the world of professional tennis. In 2018, he joined the cast of Daredevil as Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter, also known as Bullseye, and will reprise the role in Daredevil: Born Again (2025-present). In 2019, Bethel landed a main role on the CBS legal drama series All Rise as Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan.

Bethel was born on February 24, 1984, in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He is the son of artist Steve Bethel and author Joyce Maynard. He married Dominican-American architect and designer Liesl Martinez-Balaguer (previously married to Matthew Paul Danison, August 2015) on November 28, 2020. Bethel is Jewish. He has one daughter.

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Acting History

Future
A Sprinkle of History
as Bert Baskin
2025
Daredevil: Born Again
TVas Benjamin Poindexter / Bullseye3 eps
UNTAMED
TVas Shane Maguire6 eps
2024
2023
Match Me If You Can
as Riley Detamore
2022
Collide
as Travis
All Rise
TVDirector1 eps
2021
Doors
as Ricky
2019
All Rise
TVas Mark Callan58 eps
2018
Marvel's Daredevil
TVas Benjamin 'Dex' Poindexter13 eps
2016
How to Get Away with Murder
TVas Charles Mahoney4 eps
2015
The Astronaut Wives Club
TVas Scott Carpenter10 eps
Blood & Oil
TVas Finn1 eps
Bates Motel
TVas Taylor1 eps
2014
Inherent Vice
as LAPD Officer #1
Memory 2.0
as Henry
2013
Inside the Box
as Matthew Palmer
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TVas Self1 eps
Stupid Hype
TVas Hype
Stupid Hype
TVProducer
Stupid Hype
TVExecutive Producer
Stupid Hype
TVWriter
2012
Wyatt Earp's Revenge
as Doc Holliday
2011
Hart of Dixie
TVas Wade Kinsella76 eps
2008
Tunnel Rats
as Corporal Dan Green
Generation Kill
TVas Evan Stafford7 eps
2005
NCIS
TVas John Kirby1 eps
2004
The O.C.
TVas Brad1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/24/1984(42 years old)
Place of Birth
Hillsboro, New Hampshire, USA