Wyatt Russell

Wyatt Hawn Russell (born July 10, 1986) is an American actor and former professional ice hockey goaltender. Since 2021, he has played John Walker / U.S. Agent in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, beginning with the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

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–present).

Early life Wyatt Russell was born on July 10, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, to actors Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. 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.

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. 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.

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. He also appeared in the 2014 film 22 Jump Street. 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. 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. In 2021, he starred as John Walker in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. He reprised the role in the 2025 film Thunderbolts* and will appear in the 2026 film Avengers: Doomsday.

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.

Russell starred in the 2024 supernatural film Night Swim. He also starred in Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day (2026).

Personal life In 2012, Russell married stylist Sanne Hamers, whom he met in the Netherlands while playing hockey. The couple separated in 2015 and divorced in 2017. Russell began a relationship with actress Meredith Hagner in 2015 after meeting her on the set of the film Folk Hero & Funny Guy. They married in 2019. They have two sons, Buddy Prine and Boone Joseph, born in March 2021 and February 2024.

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

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

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 film2016 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 Cameo Thunderbolts* John F. Walker / U.S. Agent Broke True Brandywine Also producer2026 Disclosure Day Jackson John F. Walker / U.S. Agent Post-production

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 episodes2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier John F. 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–present Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Lee Shaw (young) 11 episodes 2024 What If...? John F. Walker / U.S. Agent (voice) Episode: "What If... 1872?" 2025 Marvel Zombies Episode: "Episode 2"

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