Doug Hutchison

Doug Anthony Hutchison (born May 26, 1960) is an American actor known for his character roles in film and television, often playing disturbed and antagonistic characters. He was nominated for a Satellite Award for his portrayal of the sadistic corrections officer Percy Wetmore in the 1999 film adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Green Mile.

His other notable film roles include Obie Jameson in The Chocolate War (1988), Sproles in Fresh Horses (also 1988), Pete Willard in A Time to Kill (1996), and "Looney Bin Jim" in the Marvel Comics film adaptation Punisher: War Zone (2008). On television, Hutchison played a memorable guest role as Eugene Victor Tooms on The X-Files (1993, 1994) and a recurring role as Horace Goodspeed on Lost (2007–2009).

In 2011, at the age of 51, he received widespread criticism when he married 16-year-old child model Courtney Stodden. In 2021, after the couple had divorced, Stodden accused Hutchison being abusive and grooming.

Early life Hutchison was born May 26, 1960, in Dover, Delaware. He attended Bishop Foley Catholic High School in Madison Heights, Michigan, and graduated from Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, in 1978. He later attended University of Minnesota at Minneapolis-St Paul, and studied at the Juilliard School in New York City.

Career Hutchison's first professional theater credit came shortly after he graduated high school, when he starred as Alan Strang in a Saint Paul, Minnesota production of Equus.

Hutchison's early stage credits include Sing to Me Through Open Windows and William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. He has made guest appearances on television shows such as The Young Riders, The X-Files (as Eugene Victor Tooms), Space: Above and Beyond (as Elroy-El), Millennium (as "Omega"), Lost (as Horace Goodspeed), Guiding Light (as Sebastian Hulce), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (as serial killer Humphrey Becker), and 24 (as European terrorist Davros).

Hutchison's film work began in the late 1980s, appearing as Sproles in the 1988 drama Fresh Horses and Obie Jameson in the 1988 film adaptation of The Chocolate War. Of his performance in Fresh Horses, one critic observed that he "hoist[ed the film] onto his shoulders for the duration of his scenes".

Personal life On May 20, 2011, Hutchison married his third wife, Courtney Stodden, in Las Vegas. They met when Stodden, whom Hutchison initially believed to be "well into her twenties", Their relationship drew controversy and criticism, as Stodden was 16 years old when the couple married, and Hutchison was 50. It was legal at that time to marry a 16 year old in Nevada with parental consent. According to Hutchison, his agent quit, his family disowned him, he received death threats, he was labeled a "pedophile" and received insults, as a result of the marriage. Hutchison had some defenders: Stodden's mother, Krista Keller, who praised him for the kindness and love with which he treated Stodden, and Dr. Jenn Berman, a therapist who worked with the couple during their appearance on Couples Therapy. According to Stodden, the couple enrolled in therapy in order to resolve issues that arose in their marriage from their age difference. In August 2014, the pair announced that they had reconciled.

In May 2016, it was announced that the couple was expecting their first child. In July 2016, around three months into the pregnancy, Stodden suffered a miscarriage. On May 20, 2016, Hutchison and Stodden celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary by renewing their vows.

In January 2017, it was reported that Stodden and Hutchison had separated, but were still living together at the time. In March 2018, Stodden filed for divorce, which was finalized in March 2020.

Since their divorce, Stodden has described their marriage as "extremely abusive".

Grooming allegations In 2021, Stodden publicly stated that their marriage was a result of Hutchison's grooming, which allegedly started with him reaching out via email. Hutchison stated in a 2011 interview that Stodden contacted him via email first, under her mother's supervision, as Courtney herself confirmed back then.

Stodden has alleged that Hutchison started a similar relationship with a fifteen-year-old girl within a month of their divorce. The Daily Beast has corroborated the existence of romantic "written correspondences and voicemail recordings" between them.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 The Chocolate War Obie Fresh Horses Sproles 1992 The Lawnmower Man Security Tech 1996 A Time to Kill James Louis "Pete" Willard Love Always James 1997 Con Air Donald Batman & Robin Golum 1999 The Green Mile Percy Wetmore Nominated — Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Cast EnsembleNominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2000 Shaft Plane Door Opener Uncredited Bait Bristol 2001 I Am Sam Ifty 2002 The Salton Sea Gus Morgan No Good Deed Hoop 2007 Moola J.T. Montgomery 2008 The Burrowers Henry Victor Punisher: War Zone Loony Bin Jim Days of Wrath Vadim 2009 Give 'Em Hell, Malone "Matchstick" 2014 Alien's Sister Albert Short film

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