Wyatt Russell

Wyatt Russell
Russell in 2018
Born
Wyatt Hawn Russell

(1986-07-10) July 10, 1986
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • hockey player
Years active1987–present
Spouses
Sanne Hamers
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(m. 2012; div. 2017)​
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    (m. 2019)​
    Children2
    Parents
    Relatives
    Ice hockey career
    Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
    Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
    Position Goaltender
    Played for EHC Timmendorfer Strand
    Groningen Grizzlies
    Playing career 2009–2010

    Wyatt Hawn Russell (born July 10, 1986)[1] is an American actor and former professional ice hockey goaltender. Since 2021, he has played John Walker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, beginning with the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). Russell has starred in various films including Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017), Overlord (2018) and Night Swim (2024), and also starred roles in television shows including Black Mirror (2016), Lodge 49 (2018–2019), and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023–2024).

    Early life

    Russell was born on July 10, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, to actors Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.[1][2][3] He is a grandson of the late character actor Bing Russell, paternal half-brother of Boston Russell, and maternal half-brother of Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson.[4]

    Career

    Ice hockey

    A goaltender, Russell played junior hockey for the Richmond Sockeyes, Langley Hornets, Coquitlam Express, Chicago Steel, and Brampton Capitals before enrolling to play collegiate hockey for the Chargers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.[5] He moved to Europe in 2009, playing professional hockey for EHC Timmendorfer Strand in the German Regionalliga and the Groningen Grizzlies in the Dutch Eredivisie. His pro hockey career was cut short in 2010 due to injuries.[6]

    Acting

    In 2013, Russell appeared in Love and Honor and We Are What We Are. In December 2013, it was announced that he was cast as Duane Allman in Randall Miller's Midnight Rider, a biopic of Gregg Allman.[7] He also appeared in the 2014 film 22 Jump Street.[8] In 2016, he co-starred in a film that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival called Folk Hero & Funny Guy and starred in "Playtest", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[9] In 2017, he starred in Goon: Last of the Enforcers as Anders Cain, the captain of minor league hockey team the Halifax Highlanders.

    In 2018, he and Jovan Adepo played the leads in the World War II-set horror film Overlord.[10] In 2021, he starred as John Walker in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.[11] He reprised the role in the 2025 film Thunderbolts* and will appear in the 2026 film Avengers: Doomsday.[12]

    In 2022, Russell took on the role of real-life murderer Dan Lafferty in the FX on Hulu miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven. In July 2022, he joined his father in Apple TV+ and Legendary Television's Godzilla series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters which is set in the world of Legendary's MonsterVerse franchise.[13]

    Russell starred in the 2024 supernatural film Night Swim. He is also set to star in Steven Spielberg's untitled UFO film.

    Personal life

    In 2012, Russell married stylist Sanne Hamers, whom he met in the Netherlands while playing hockey.[14][15] The couple separated in 2015 and divorced in 2017.[16][17] Russell began a relationship with actress Meredith Hagner in 2015 after meeting her on the set of the film Folk Hero & Funny Guy.[18] They married in 2019.[19] Their first son, Buddy, was born in 2021.[20] Their second son, Boone, was born in February 2024.[21]

    Russell was a goaltender for the 2022 NHL All-Star Game's breakaway challenge.[22]

    Russell co-founded Lake Hour, a premium sparkling cocktail brand, with film producer Richard Peete in 2023.[23]

    Russell has no social media.[24]

    Filmography

    Film

    Year Title Role Notes
    1987 Overboard Baby at Golf Course Uncredited
    1996 Escape from L.A. Orphan Boy
    1998 Soldier Todd (age 11)
    2006 The Last Supper Doubting Thomas Short film
    2010 High School Drug PSA Stoned Teenager
    2011 Cowboys & Aliens Little Mickey
    2012 This Is 40 Flirty Hockey Player
    2013 We Are What We Are Deputy Anders
    Love and Honor Topher Lincoln
    2014 22 Jump Street Zook Haythe
    Cold in July Freddy Russell
    At the Devil's Door Sam
    2015 Prisoner Will Short film
    2016 Everybody Wants Some!! Charlie Willoughby
    Folk Hero & Funny Guy Jason
    2017 Ingrid Goes West Ezra O'Keefe
    Table 19 Teddy
    Goon: Last of the Enforcers Anders Cain
    Shimmer Lake Ed Burton
    2018 Blaze Glyn
    Overlord Corporal Lewis Ford
    2021 The Woman in the Window David Winter
    2024 Night Swim Ray Waller
    2025 You're Cordially Invited Masked Dancer Host
    Thunderbolts* John Walker / U.S. Agent
    Broke True Brandywine Also producer
    2026 Untitled Steven Spielberg film TBA Post-production
    Avengers: Doomsday John Walker / U.S. Agent Filming

    Television

    Year Title Role Notes
    2010 Law & Order: LA Sam Loomis Episode: "Hollywood"
    2013 Arrested Development Oakwood Episode: "Colony Collapse"
    The Walking Dead: The Oath Paul 3 episodes
    2016 Black Mirror Cooper Redfield Episode: "Playtest"
    2018–2019 Lodge 49 Sean "Dud" Dudley 20 episodes
    2020 The Good Lord Bird J. E. B. Stuart 3 episodes
    2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier John Walker /
    Captain America /
    U.S. Agent         		Main role, miniseries; 6 episodes
    Marvel Studios: Assembled Himself Episode: "Assembled: The Making of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
    2022 Under the Banner of Heaven Dan Lafferty Main role, miniseries; 7 episodes
    2023– Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Lee Shaw (young) 10 episodes
    2024 What If...? John Walker / U.S. Agent (voice) Episode: "What If... 1872?"

    Awards and nominations

    Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
    2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Breakout Star 22 Jump Street Nominated [25]
    2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Nominated [26]
    Gold Derby Awards Drama Supporting Actor The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Nominated
    OFTA Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Nominated
    2022 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series Under the Banner of Heaven Nominated [27]
    2025 Saturn Awards Best Actor in a Television Series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Pending [28]

    References

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