Wilson Bethel
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 (2009โ2011), Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie (2011โ2015), Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan on the legal drama All Rise (2019โ2023), 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 Skarsgรฅrd. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wilson Bethel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2025 ยทA Sprinkle Of Historyas Bert Baskin
- 2025 ยทDaredevil: Born Againas Benjamin Poindexter / Bullseye
- 2024 ยท1 in the Chamberas Chet
- 2023 ยทMatch Me If You Canas Riley Detamore
- 2022 ยทCollideas Travis
- 2021 ยทDoorsas Ricky
- 2019 ยทAll Riseas Mark Callan
- 2015 ยทBlood & Oilas Finn
- 2015 ยทThe Astronaut Wives Clubas Scott Carpenter
- 2015 ยทMarvel's Daredevilas Benjamin 'Dex' Poindexter
- 2014 ยทInherent Viceas LAPD Officer #1
- 2014 ยทMemory 2.0as Henry
- 2014 ยทHow to Get Away with Murderas Charles Mahoney
- 2013 ยทCold Turkeyas Hank
- 2013 ยทInside the Boxas Matthew Palmer
- 2013 ยทWhose Line Is It Anyway?as Self
- 2013 ยทBates Motelas Taylor
- 2013 ยทStupid Hypeas Hype
- 2012 ยทWyatt Earp's Revengeas Doc Holliday
- 2011 ยทStealing Summersas Trevor
- 2011 ยทHart of Dixieas Wade Kinsella
- 2011 ยทThe Perfect Studentas Trent
- 2008 ยทGeneration Killas Evan Stafford
- 2008 ยทTunnel Ratsas Corporal Dan Green
- 2003 ยทNCISas John Kirby
- 2003 ยทThe O.C.as Brad
- Future ยทUNTAMEDas Shane Maguire