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from the original on November 10, 2013. is an American actor and former ice hockey player. Russell portrayed Corporal Lewis Ford in

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's 2018 horror film ''

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'', Dud in AMC's ''

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'' and John Walker in the

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series ''

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'' (2021).

Early life

Russell was born on July 10, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, to actors

Kurt Russell Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The ...

and

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. He is a grandson of actor

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, and a half-brother of actors

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and Kate Hudson. He is of

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, English, Scottish, Irish, and, from his maternal grandmother,

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, descent.

Career

Russell played

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for numerous amateur and pro hockey teams as a goaltender including the Richmond Sockeyes, Langley Hornets, Coquitlam Express, Chicago Steel,

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, and

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. He also played

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for the Chargers at the

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. He retired from professional hockey in 2010, his career cut short due to injuries. Russell appeared in films, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' This Is 40'', '' Love and Honor'', ''

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'', '' We Are What We Are'', and '' Goon: Last of the Enforcers''. 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 ''

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''. In 2016, he starred in "

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", an episode of the

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''. In 2018, he and

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played the leads in the World War II-set

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''. In 2021, he starred as John Walker in the

series ''

''. He will reprise the role in the 2024 film ''

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''. In 2022, Russell took on the role of real-life murderer Dan Lafferty in the FX Original mini series '' Under the Banner of Heaven''.

Upcoming projects

In July 2022, he joined his father in

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and Legendary Television's ''

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'' series, ''

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'' which is set in the world of Legendary’s ''

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'' franchise.

Personal life

In 2012, after two years of dating, Russell married stylist Sanne Hamers, whom he met in the Netherlands while playing hockey. The couple separated in 2015 and divorced amicably in 2017. Russell began a relationship with actress Meredith Hagner in 2015, after meeting her on the set of the film ''

''. They became engaged in 2018 and married in 2019. Their first child, a son, was born in 2021. He was a goaltender for the

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's break-away challenge.Wyatt Russell to play in Breakaway Challenge at 2022 NHL All-Star Skills.
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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Wyatt 1986 births Living people 21st-century American male actors Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey players American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American men's ice hockey goaltenders American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Chicago Steel players Coquitlam Express players Ice hockey players from Los Angeles Langley Hornets players Male actors from Los Angeles Richmond Sockeyes players