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Wilson Bethel

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Wilson Bethel

Born
February 24, 1984
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18
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3
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Biography

Stephen Wilson Bethel (born February 24, 1984) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his role 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" 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.

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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