Type Wilson Bethel into a search bar and two different people appear: the sharp-suited Bullseye from Marvel’s Daredevil and the bearded bartender Wade Kinsella from Hart of Dixie. Sorting which facts are documented and which are guesses is trickier than it looks, so this profile separates the verified record from the internet’s assumptions with every claim linked to a source you can check yourself.
Full Name: Stephen Wilson Bethel · Born: February 24, 1984 · Occupation: Actor, producer · Known For: Bullseye in Daredevil, Wade Kinsella in Hart of Dixie · Age: 40 (as of 2024)
Quick snapshot
- Stephen Wilson Bethel, American actor and producer, was born on February 24, 1984 (IMDb (film-and-TV database))
- Played Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter, also known as Bullseye, in the third season of Daredevil (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- Starred as Wade Kinsella in Hart of Dixie, one of his best-known television roles (New Hampshire Magazine (state lifestyle publication))
- Joined The Young and the Restless as Ryder Callahan in 2009 (Daytime Confidential (soap-industry outlet))
- Exact net worth — no independently verified figure exists (IMDb (film-and-TV database)) (IMDb FAQ (crowd-sourced Q&A section))
- Current marital status and spouse identity (IMDb FAQ (crowd-sourced Q&A section))
- Whether he has children — no credible source documents any (IMDb FAQ (crowd-sourced Q&A section))
- Religious beliefs — not mentioned in available records (IMDb FAQ (crowd-sourced Q&A section))
- On-screen credits from 2004 onward, including guest roles on JAG, Cold Case, NCIS, and The O.C. (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- Played Corporal Evan “Q-Tip” Stafford in HBO’s Generation Kill (2008) (Daytime Confidential (soap-industry outlet))
- Starred as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie from 2011 to 2015 (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- Played Bullseye in Daredevil season 3 in 2018 (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- Reprised Bullseye in Daredevil: Born Again (IMDb (film-and-TV database))
- Continues to take regular acting roles in television (IMDb (film-and-TV database))
Eight rows, one pattern: the public record is solid on career facts and thin on personal ones.
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Stephen Wilson Bethel (IMDb (film-and-TV database)) |
| Date of Birth | February 24, 1984 (IMDb (film-and-TV database)) |
| Birthplace | Hillsborough, New Hampshire (IMDb FAQ (crowd-sourced Q&A section)) |
| Occupation | Actor, producer (IMDb (film-and-TV database)) |
| Known For | Bullseye in Daredevil (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)); Wade Kinsella in Hart of Dixie (New Hampshire Magazine (state lifestyle publication)) |
| Parents | Stephen Bethel and author Joyce Maynard (IMDb (film-and-TV database)) |
| Height | 6 ft (approximately 1.83 m), per IMDb biographical data (IMDb (film-and-TV database)) |
| Notable TV Runs | The Young and the Restless (Daytime Confidential (soap-industry outlet)); Hart of Dixie 2011–2015 and All Rise 2019–2023 (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)) |
What does Wilson Bethel do now?
Wilson Bethel is still working steadily. After Hart of Dixie ended, he played Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan on the CBS courtroom drama All Rise from 2019 to 2023 (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)), then returned to the Marvel universe by reprising Bullseye in Daredevil: Born Again (IMDb (film-and-TV database)).
Bullseye arrived in 2018, roughly 14 years after Bethel’s first on-screen credits — a reminder that a “breakthrough” role is rarely the beginning of the story.
Who are the actors in Daredevil season 3?
- Charlie Cox is the Daredevil actor audiences most associate with the series; we’ve profiled his Daredevil role, net worth, and personal life separately.
- Bethel joined that season as Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter, the character who becomes Bullseye (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)).
Who is an actor named Wilson?
- “Wilson” is his middle name, not a Hollywood invention — his birth name is Stephen Wilson Bethel (IMDb (film-and-TV database)).
- That means the answer to “who is an actor named Wilson” is the same person as Wilson Bethel: he performs under his middle name plus his surname.
The name confusion clears quickly once you look past the filmography: Wilson is the name he goes by, Bethel is the family name, and Stephen is reserved for legal documents.
The pattern: Bethel’s career has moved between HBO, daytime television, network dramedy, and Marvel — a range that makes him harder to pigeonhole than any single role.
Who is Wilson Bethel’s wife?
This is where the public record gets thin. The only spouse information in widely available databases comes from crowd-edited pages, and the two most visible ones do not agree. IMDb’s FAQ section lists Liesl Martinez as Bethel’s spouse (IMDb FAQ (crowd-sourced Q&A section)), while Wikipedia lists “Liesl Bethel” as his wife and gives 2020 as the marriage year (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)).
Who has Wilson Bethel dated?
- The available biographical records do not document a public dating history for Bethel (IMDb (film-and-TV database); Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)).
- Celebrity-dating rumors about him circulate without naming a credible source, which makes them impossible to verify or refute.
Both spouse leads come from crowd-edited pages, not from Bethel or a major outlet. Treat them as leads, not conclusions.
What this means: audiences know far more about what Bethel does on camera than about who he goes home to — and no verified source has closed that gap.
Does Wilson Bethel have children?
There is no definitive public evidence that Wilson Bethel has children. Neither IMDb’s biographical entry nor Wikipedia’s profile of him mentions children (IMDb (film-and-TV database); Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)), and no interview in the available record addresses fatherhood.
- Children are not listed in IMDb’s biographical data (IMDb (film-and-TV database))
- Children are not mentioned in Wikipedia’s biography (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
The implication: when a biography contains no mention of children, the honest answer is “not documented,” not “no.”
What is Wilson Bethel’s net worth?
Search “Wilson Bethel net worth” and you will see figures in the millions, most of them recycled across sites with no access to his finances. The available record — including IMDb — does not establish an independently verified net-worth figure (IMDb (film-and-TV database)).
Is Wilson Bethel a millionaire?
- No verified financial disclosure exists, so millionaire status can be neither confirmed nor denied.
- What is verifiable is his occupation: actor and producer (IMDb (film-and-TV database)).
Fan-site net-worth numbers are guesses wearing a dollar sign. The only updates worth tracking are official announcements, production credits, and verified casting news.
The trade-off: two decades of acting income can plausibly mean anything from comfortable to wealthy, and without disclosure, “likely comfortable” is the strongest honest verdict.
How tall is Wilson Bethel?
The most-cited answer is 6 feet, or approximately 1.83 meters, listed in IMDb’s biographical data (IMDb (film-and-TV database)). That is a database listing rather than an official measurement, and no major outlet has published an independent confirmation.
What religion is Wilson Bethel?
- No reliable source documents his religious beliefs.
- Neither IMDb nor Wikipedia mentions religion in his biographical entries (IMDb (film-and-TV database); Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)).
The catch: a height listed by a single database and a religion listed by none — the thinness of the documentation is the real story.
Timeline signal
Eight waypoints summarize a career that moved from small guest spots to a Marvel villain.
- — Born Stephen Wilson Bethel in Hillsborough, New Hampshire (IMDb FAQ (crowd-sourced Q&A section))
- — First on-screen credits; guest roles on JAG, Cold Case, NCIS, and The O.C. (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- — Played Corporal Evan “Q-Tip” Stafford in HBO’s Generation Kill (Daytime Confidential (soap-industry outlet))
- — Joined The Young and the Restless as Ryder Callahan (Daytime Confidential (soap-industry outlet))
- — Starred as Wade Kinsella in Hart of Dixie (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- — Played Bullseye in Daredevil season 3 (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- — Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan in All Rise (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- — Reprised Bullseye in Daredevil: Born Again (IMDb (film-and-TV database))
The pattern: roughly a decade of steady television work preceded the role that turned him into a convention-circuit name.
What’s confirmed vs. what’s unclear
Low public documentation means the confirmed list is short, and the unclear list is at least as long.
Confirmed facts
- Born February 24, 1984 (IMDb (film-and-TV database))
- Full name: Stephen Wilson Bethel (IMDb (film-and-TV database))
- American actor and producer (IMDb (film-and-TV database))
- Played Bullseye in Daredevil season 3 (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- Starred in Hart of Dixie (New Hampshire Magazine (state lifestyle publication))
What’s unclear
- Exact net worth (IMDb (film-and-TV database) notes no verified figure)
- Spouse identity and current marital status (IMDb FAQ (crowd-sourced Q&A section) vs. Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia))
- Whether he has children — no documented source
- Religious beliefs — not documented
- Height beyond a single database listing (IMDb (film-and-TV database))
The balance is the finding: about as many things are confirmed about Bethel as remain unconfirmed, which is exactly why fan pages fill the gaps with guesses.
Key quotes
Two documented statements frame how Bethel and the press talk about his career.
Bethel described his role in the Emmy-winning HBO miniseries Generation Kill as a breakout performance.
— Wilson Bethel, as reported by Daytime Confidential (soap-industry outlet)
Hart of Dixie is among Wilson Bethel’s best-known television roles — the point New Hampshire Magazine’s profile of the actor centers on.
— New Hampshire Magazine (state lifestyle publication)
Why this matters: the documented arc runs from a 2008 HBO miniseries to a 2018 Marvel season — a slow build, not an overnight story.
The takeaway: Wilson Bethel’s public biography is a study in contrast — a long, well-documented acting career next to a private life that crowd-edited databases only guess at. For anyone researching him, the practical move is to treat IMDb and Wikipedia as starting points, check what each actually says, and ignore any net-worth number that does not come with a verified source. For fans waiting on the next Bullseye appearance, the decision is simpler: the Daredevil: Born Again reprise confirms the character is back in play, so the next casting announcement is the update that matters.
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Frequently asked questions
Why did Wilson Bethel change his name?
He didn’t change it so much as rearrange it. His birth name is Stephen Wilson Bethel, and he performs under his middle name, Wilson, plus his surname, Bethel, per IMDb (film-and-TV database).
What is Wilson Bethel’s most famous role?
He is best known for playing Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter, also known as Bullseye, in Marvel’s Daredevil season 3 (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)), and for playing Wade Kinsella in Hart of Dixie (New Hampshire Magazine (state lifestyle publication)).
Did Wilson Bethel do his own stunts in Daredevil?
The available biographical sources do not document his stunt work, so claims that he performed his own stunts are unverified.
Is Wilson Bethel on social media?
His current social media accounts are not verified in the available biographical records.
Who are Wilson Bethel’s siblings?
No reliable source documents siblings. The only family details in the record are his parents: Stephen Bethel and author Joyce Maynard (IMDb (film-and-TV database)).
How did Wilson Bethel get into acting?
His on-screen credits begin in 2004, with early guest appearances on JAG, Cold Case, NCIS, and The O.C. (Wikipedia (collaborative encyclopedia)).
What is Wilson Bethel’s ethnicity?
His ethnicity is not documented in any reliable source in the available record.
The thread running through these answers: whenever a fact about Bethel’s private life is missing, the internet fills it with a guess. Wilson Bethel’s verified record stays smaller — and more reliable.
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Richard Vane is Senior Reporter at MorningTimes.uk, covering breaking UK news stories across politics, business and public affairs.