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Wyatt Russell

Wyatt Russell
Russell in 2018
Wyatt Hawn Russell (1986-07-10) July 10, 1986Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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1987–present
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Sanne Hamers
​ ​(m. 2012; div. 2017)​

Meredith Hagner ​(m. 2019)​ | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | Kurt Russell Goldie Hawn | | | | | | | Boston Russell (half-brother) Oliver Hudson (half-brother) Kate Hudson (half-sister) Bing Russell (grandfather) Matt Franco (cousin) | | | | | | | Ice hockey careerHeight 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)Position GoaltenderPlayed for EHC Timmendorfer Strand Groningen GrizzliesPlaying career 2009–2010 | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | Goaltender | EHC Timmendorfer Strand Groningen Grizzlies | 2009–2010 | | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | | | | | | | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | | | | | | | Goaltender | | | | | | | EHC Timmendorfer Strand Groningen Grizzlies | | | | | | | 2009–2010 | | | | | |

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 (2021) and the film Thunderbolts* (2025).

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).

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.

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.

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 is also set to star in Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day.

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 and Boone, 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.

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987OverboardBaby at Golf CourseUncredited
1996Escape from L.A.Orphan Boy
1998SoldierTodd (age 11)
2006The Last SupperDoubting ThomasShort film
2010High SchoolDrug PSA Stoned Teenager
2011Cowboys & AliensLittle Mickey
2012This Is 40Flirty Hockey Player
2013We Are What We AreDeputy Anders
Love and HonorTopher Lincoln
201422 Jump StreetZook Haythe
Cold in JulyFreddy Russell
At the Devil's DoorSam
2015PrisonerWillShort film
2016Everybody Wants Some!!Charlie Willoughby
Folk Hero & Funny GuyJason
2017Ingrid Goes WestEzra O'Keefe
Table 19Teddy
Goon: Last of the EnforcersAnders Cain
Shimmer LakeEd Burton
2018BlazeGlyn
OverlordCorporal Lewis Ford
2021The Woman in the WindowDavid Winter
2024Night SwimRay Waller
2025You're Cordially InvitedMasked Dancer HostCameo
Thunderbolts*John Walker / U.S. Agent
BrokeTrue BrandywineAlso producer
2026Disclosure DayTBAPost-production
Avengers: DoomsdayJohn Walker / U.S. Agent
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Law & Order: LASam LoomisEpisode: "Hollywood"
2013Arrested DevelopmentOakwoodEpisode: "Colony Collapse"
The Walking Dead: The OathPaul3 episodes
2016Black MirrorCooper RedfieldEpisode: "Playtest"
2018–2019Lodge 49Sean "Dud" Dudley20 episodes
2020The Good Lord BirdJ. E. B. Stuart3 episodes
2021The Falcon and the Winter SoldierJohn Walker / Captain America / U.S. AgentMain role, miniseries; 6 episodes
Marvel Studios: AssembledHimselfEpisode: "Assembled: The Making of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
2022Under the Banner of HeavenDan LaffertyMain role, miniseries; 7 episodes
2023–presentMonarch: Legacy of MonstersLee Shaw (young)11 episodes
2024What If...?John Walker / U.S. Agent (voice)Episode: "What If... 1872?"
2025Marvel ZombiesEpisode: "Episode 2"
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2014Teen Choice AwardsChoice Movie: Breakout Star22 Jump StreetNominated
2021Hollywood Critics Association TV AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, DramaThe Falcon and the Winter SoldierNominated
Gold Derby AwardsDrama Supporting ActorThe Falcon and the Winter SoldierNominated
OFTA Television AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Falcon and the Winter SoldierNominated
2022Hollywood Critics Association TV AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology SeriesUnder the Banner of HeavenNominated
2025Saturn AwardsBest Actor in a Television SeriesMonarch: Legacy of MonstersNominated
  • Wyatt Russell at IMDb
  • Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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