Who is Wilson Bethel?
Wilson is an award-winning American actor and producer, perhaps best known to the world as Wade Kinsella in the TV series “Hart of Dixie” (2011-2015) and as Charles Mahoney in the TV series How to Get Away with Murder” (2016-2017), in addition to other roles he’s secured so far in his career.
Wilson Bethel Wiki: Age, Childhood, and Education
Stephen Wilson Bethel was born on 24 February 1984, in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA, the son of writer and journalist Joyce Maynard – partly known for her relationship with famous author J.D. Salinger – and her husband, Steve Bethel.
He has a brother Charlie and a sister Audrey. His parents divorced when he was five years old. He and his siblings were characters in his mother’s column “Domestic Affairs”.
Career Beginnings
Wilson launched his career in the mid- 2000 – his debut role was as Brad in the award-winning teen comedy-drama series “The O.C.” in 2004. However, he was fired from the show, despite expecting it to be a long-term role.
The following year, he returned to the screen with a one-time appearance in the Primetime Emmy Award-winning TV action crime-drama series “JAG”, followed by another one-time appearance in the eponymous TV procedural crime-drama series “NCIS”.
Three years later, Wilson made his film debut as Corporal Dan Green in the award-winning action war-drama film “1968 Tunnel Rats”, co-starring Michael Pare and Mitch Eakins, directed by Uwe Ball, about soldiers who were sent to the Vietnam tunnels underneath the jungle for man-to-man combat.
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The same year he was selected for the part of Corporal Evan ‘Q-Tip’ Stafford in the TV mini-series “Generation Kill”, which won three Primetime Emmy Awards, and covers the story about a Rolling Stone reporter sent with the 1st Recon Marines in the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.
In 2009, she was chosen for the recurring role of Ryder Callahan in the soap opera “The Young and the Restless”, appearing in 78 episodes of the long-running TV series through 2011.
Rise to Prominence
His breakthrough role was as “bad-boy” neighbor Wade Kinsella to the series’ central character, Zoe Hart, in the TV romantic-comedy series “Hart of Dixie”. The series follows Zoe Hart, who moves to Bluebell, Alabama, to work for Dr. Harley Wilkes, however, upon her arrival, she discovers that the doctor has passed away, and left half the practice to her in his will. Also starring Rachel Bilson, Jamie King and Cress Williams, the series aired until 2015, and Wilson appeared in all 76 episodes.
Though he didn’t win any awards, Wilson received high praise for his work on the series; moreover, he was ranked #2 on Buddy TV’s Sexiest Man in 2012.
While portraying Kinsella, Wilson’s career flourished – in 2011 he was Trent in the mystery crime-thriller film “The Perfect Student”, starring Natasha Henstridge, Brea Grant, and Josie Davis, while in 2012, he appeared in the western “Wyatt Earp’s Revenge”, with Val Kilmer, Shawn Roberts and Daniel Booko in the lead roles about young Wyatt Earp before he became a lawman.
The following year he co-starred in Jon Van Dyke’s film “Not Today”, with Cody Anthony, Leo Solomon and Shari Rigby in the lead roles. In 2014 he starred in the television comedy film “Stupid Hype”, about an ex-breakdancer who switches to an up-and-coming rap star in 1990. Wilson co-wrote the scenario with Dugan O’Neal.
The same year he co-starred in the TV comedy series “L.A. Rangers” with Dugan O’Neal and Greg Brown. The series follows two filmmakers who take a job as park rangers while trying to figure out what their film should be.
After the end of “Hart of Dixie”, Wilson continued his career rather successfully. He was Scott Carpenter, an American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, astronaut, and aeronautical engineer, in the TV series “The Astronaut Wives”, about women who stood behind some of the renowned faces during the height of the space race. The series was based on Lily Koppel’s novel, and starred JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Yvonne Strahovski and Dominique McElligott.
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From 2016 to 2017, he was Charles Mahoney in the Primetime Emmy Award-winning TV mystery crime-drama series “How to Get Away with Murder”, which follows law students and their professor who all get involved in a murder plot that changes their lives.
In 2018, he joined the cast of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series “Daredevil”, about blind lawyer Matt Murdock and a vigilante who fights crime by night, and goes by the name Daredevil – Wilson portrayed the character Benjamin ‘Dex’ Poindexter, created for the show as a mix of Bullseye and Nuke.
To speak further of his accomplishments, in 2019, Wilson was selected as the main star of the award-winning legal-drama series “All Rise”, co-starring Simone Missick and Jessica Camacho. He is Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan, and the series recently concluded its third season after being picked up by the Oprah Winfrey Network – the previous two seasons aired on CBS before it was canceled by the network.
He’s now working on the romantic comedy film “Match Me If You Can”, in which he will co-star alongside Georgina Reilly and Brian George.
Business Career
Additional to acting, Wilson is a prominent businessman.; he owns the restaurant chain ‘Fat Bethel Burger’, and has also started a football team, Hillsborough Angeles. Moreover, Wilson has his own perfume line, ‘With Love from Wilson’, a fashion line, ‘Wilson Bethel Seduction’, and vodka brand ‘Pure Wonderbethel’.
Net Worth
As of late 2022, Wilson Bethel’s net worth is estimated at over $4 million, earned through his acting career and several businesses.
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Personal Life, Dating, Married, Wife, Children
In regard to his personal life, Wilson has been very low-key about it. However, over the years, some details have become public. He was in a relationship with American actress Hassie Harrison for some time – unfortunately, the two haven’t talked about their romance much, other than they met while working together on the series “Hart of Dixie”.
He’s been married to Liesl Martinez-Balaguer since 28 November 2020. They don’t have children.
Appearance and Vital Statistics
Wilson has light brown hair and hazel eyes. He stands at a height of 6ft (1.83m), while he weighs approximately 155lbs (70kgs), with vital statistics of 40-32-15. He goes to the gym regularly, as he is focused on maintaining an athletic figure.
Hobbies, Interests, and Trivia
Wilson was a DJ in his youth, and he still performs weekly as a DJ in Los Angeles. Together with his brother, he has amassed a collection of more than 25,000 vinyl records.
If he hadn’t succeeded as an actor, Wilson’s said that he would most certainly become an English teacher.
