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Wilson Bethel

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Acting

Known Credits
31

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 24, 1984 (42 years old)

Place of Birth
Hillsboro, New Hampshire, USA

Wilson Bethel

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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Known For

Acting

2026Imperfect Womenas Scott Reed
2026Daredevil: Born Again Official Podcastas Self - Benjamin Poindexter / Bullseye
2025UNTAMEDas Shane Maguire
2025Daredevil: Born Againas Benjamin Poindexter / Bullseye
20241 in the Chamberas Chet
2023Match Me If You Canas Riley Detamore
2022Collideas Travis
2021Doorsas Ricky
2019All Riseas Mark Callan
2015Blood & Oilas Finn
2015The Astronaut Wives Clubas Scott Carpenter
2015Marvel's Daredevilas Benjamin 'Dex' Poindexter
2014Inherent Viceas LAPD Officer #1
2014Memory 2.0as Henry
2014How to Get Away with Murderas Charles Mahoney
2014L.A. Rangersas Parker
2013Cold Turkeyas Hank
2013Stupid Hypeas Hype
2013Inside the Boxas Matthew Palmer
2013Whose Line Is It Anyway?as Self
2013Bates Motelas Taylor
2013Stupid Hypeas Hype
2012Wyatt Earp's Revengeas Doc Holliday
2011Stealing Summersas Trevor
2011Hart of Dixieas Wade Kinsella
2011The Perfect Studentas Trent
2008Generation Killas Evan Stafford
2008Tunnel Ratsas Corporal Dan Green
2003NCISas John Kirby
2003The O.C.as Brad
A Sprinkle of Historyas Bert Baskin

Production

2019All Rise...Director
2014Memory 2.0...Writer
2014L.A. Rangers...Creator
2013Stupid Hype...Writer
2013Stupid Hype...Writer
2013Stupid Hype...Executive Producer
2013Stupid Hype...Producer