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Wilson Bethel
Bethel at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2024
Born	Stephen Wilson Bethel (1984-02-24) February 24, 1984 (age 40) Hillsborough, New Hampshire, U.S.
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. 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 revival Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again (2025). He is also the star and creator of the web series Stupid Hype on the CW's online platform CWD (CW Digital Studio).

Career

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 mini-series 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" neighbor 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.

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. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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6. ^ Gelman, Vlada (November 7, 2019). "Wilson Bethel on His 'Mind-Boggling' Journey from The O.C. to Hart of Dixie". TVLine. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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9. ^ Giddens, Jamey (February 13, 2016). "Wilson Bethel Books A&E's Hip Hop Crime Pilot 'The Infamous'". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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13. Slezak, Michael (January 15, 2016). "How to Get Away With Murder Casts Wilson Bethel, Adam Arkin for 'Big' Arc". TVLine. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
14. "'Daredevil': Wilson Bethel on Becoming Bullseye, Eventually". The Hollywood Reporter. October 20, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
15. 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.
16. 'DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN' WILL REUNITE THE ORIGINAL CAST FOR TWO SEASONS ON DISNEY PLUS
17. Radish, Christina (November 4, 2019). "Wilson Bethel on the Transition from the Demands of 'Daredevil' to His CBS Drama 'All Rise'". Collider. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
18. "Wilson Bethel biography at Soap Opera Digest". Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
19. @WilsonBethel (July 15, 2014). "Dear Mr. Netanyahu, There is a word for an 80 percent civilian casualty rate: terrorism. Sincerely, A concerned Jew" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
20. "Doors (2021)". IMDb.
21. "Amazon's 'A Sprinkle Of History' Biopic sets ensemble cast (Exclusive)". Popfilms. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

External links

• Wilson Bethel on Twitter
• 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