Wilson Bethel

Acting

Wilson Bethel

Born February 24, 1984Hillsboro, New Hampshire, USA30 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wilson Bethel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Imperfect Women
2026Imperfect Women
as Scott ReedTV
UNTAMED
2025UNTAMED
as Shane MaguireTV
Daredevil: Born Again
2025Daredevil: Born Again
as Benjamin Poindexter / BullseyeTV
Match Me If You Can
2023Match Me If You Can
as Riley DetamoreMovie
Collide
2022Collide
as TravisMovie
Doors
2021Doors
as RickyMovie
All Rise
2019All Rise
as Mark CallanTV
The Astronaut Wives Club
2015The Astronaut Wives Club
as Scott CarpenterTV
Marvel's Daredevil
2015Marvel's Daredevil
as Benjamin 'Dex' PoindexterTV
Inherent Vice
2014Inherent Vice
as LAPD Officer #1Movie
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2014Memory 2.0
as HenryMovie
Cold Turkey
2013Cold Turkey
as HankMovie
Stupid Hype
2013Stupid Hype
as HypeMovie
Inside the Box
2013Inside the Box
as Matthew PalmerMovie
Bates Motel
2013Bates Motel
as TaylorTV
Wyatt Earp's Revenge
2012Wyatt Earp's Revenge
as Doc HollidayMovie
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2011Stealing Summers
as TrevorMovie
Hart of Dixie
2011Hart of Dixie
as Wade KinsellaTV
Generation Kill
2008Generation Kill
as Evan StaffordTV
Tunnel Rats
2008Tunnel Rats
as Corporal Dan GreenMovie
NCIS
2003NCIS
as John KirbyTV
The O.C.
2003The O.C.
as BradTV
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A Sprinkle of History
as Bert BaskinMovie