Wilson Bethel

Bethel made his on-screen debut as Brad in the teen drama series The O.C., in the episode "The Telenovela".^[6] He had guest roles in JAG, Cold Case, and NCIS,^[7] and portrayed Corporal Evan "Q-Tip" Stafford in the Emmy-nominated mini-series Generation Kill, starring Alexander Skarsgård.^[2] Bethel made his film debut in the 2008 Vietnam War film, 1968 Tunnel Rats where he played the Army Special Ops soldier, Corporal Green.^[8] In 2009, he landed a recurring role as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.^[9]

In The CW's comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie, Bethel played Wade Kinsella, "bad-boy" neighbor to the series' central character, Zoe Hart.^[10][6] 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.^[11] BuddyTV ranked him #14 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011"; in 2012 he was ranked #2 on the same list.^[12] He appeared in four episodes of ABC's legal thriller series How to Get Away with Murder as Charles Mahoney.^[9][13]

In 2017, he joined the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Last Match, which was set in the world of professional tennis.^[2] In 2018, he joined the cast of Daredevil as Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter, also known as Bullseye^[14] and reprised the role in Daredevil: Born Again (2025-present).^[15][16] In 2019, Bethel landed a main role on the CBS legal drama series All Rise as Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan.^[17]

Bethel was born on February 24, 1984, in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He is the son of artist Steve Bethel and author Joyce Maynard.^[18] He married Dominican-American architect and designer Liesl Martinez-Balaguer (previously married to Matthew Paul Danison, August 2015) on November 28, 2020.^{[citation needed]} Bethel is Jewish.^[19] He has one daughter.