Career
He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie and as Ryder Callahan on the Columbia Broadcasting System daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is also the star and creator of the web series Stupid Hype on the The CW"s new online platform CWD (CW Digital Studio). Bethel was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, the son of Stephen Bethel and author Joyce Maynard.
Before becoming a regular on The Young and the Restless, Bethel had been seen on television in various one-time roles on shows such as Judge Advocate General, Cold Case, and NCIS. Those small parts were followed up by a role in the 2008 Vietnam War film, 1968 Tunnel Rats where he played the Army Special Ops soldier, Corporal Green.
This was followed by his role as Corporal Evan "Q-Tip" Stafford in the 2008 Home Box Office mini-series Generation Kill. Bethel appeared in all 7 episodes as well as the Home Box Office documentary short Making Generation Kill.
In 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.
BuddyTV ranked him #14 on its list of "television"s Sexiest Men of 2011;" in 2012 he was ranked #2 on the same list.