Hunter Doohan
{{Short description|American actor (born 1994)}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hunter Doohan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|1|18
}}
| birth_place = Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
| years_active = 2015–present
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{Marriage|Fielder Jewett|2022}}
| father = Peter Doohan
}}
Hunter Doohan (born January 18, 1994) is an American actor, writer and director. He is best known for his roles in the television series Your Honor (2020), Wednesday (2022), and Daredevil: Born Again (2025).
Life and career
Doohan grew up "all over the south" but chiefly in Fort Smith, Arkansas.{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2020 |title=Q&A Corner: Hunter Doohan |url=https://thefilmfrenzy.com/2020/06/11/qa-corner-hunter-doohan |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=Film Frenzy}} He became interested in acting via high school and community theatre programs;{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2021 |title=The Hunter's Path |url=https://daman.co.id/the-hunters-path-exclusive-interview-with-hunter-doohan/ |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=Daman.co.id}} after high school he took up an internship at Elizabeth Barnes Casting in Los Angeles before working in a variety of day jobs including background extra, waiter, and Universal Studios tour guide{{Cite web |last=Scheetz |first=Cameron |date=November 27, 2022 |title=Hunter Doohan on 'Wednesday,' the TV show that changed his life, and his dream daddy co-star |url=https://www.queerty.com/hunter-doohan-wednesday-tv-show-changed-life-dream-daddy-co-star-20221127 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=Queerty}} while studying acting and auditioning for parts.
Doohan's breakthrough role was playing the younger version of Aaron Paul's character Warren Cave in the first season of the 2019 Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told. In 2020, he appeared with a main role in the legal drama series Your Honor, playing Adam Desiato.{{Cite web |title=Hunter Doohan plays Adam in Your Honor |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/features/hunter-doohan/your-honor-adam-desiato/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228155718/https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/features/hunter-doohan/your-honor-adam-desiato/ |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=PopBuzz |language=en}} In 2022, he portrayed Tyler Galpin in the Netflix series Wednesday.{{Cite magazine |last=Highfill |first=Samantha |last2=EST |date=November 24, 2022 |title='Wednesday' star Hunter Doohan talks Tyler's 'dark secret' |url=https://ew.com/tv/wednesday-hunter-doohan-tyler-hyde-monster/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}
Personal life
Doohan is the son of the Australian tennis player Peter Doohan (1961–2017) and Angie Harper Carmichael.{{Cite web |title=Hunter Doohan Brother John Doohan Coaches Tennis In Arkansas |url=https://thefamilynation.com/hunter-doohan-brother |access-date=June 19, 2023 |website=TheFamilyNation.com |language=en}} He identifies as queer{{Cite web |last=Stillman |first=Andrew J. |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Hunter Doohan Discovered Gay Culture After Watching 'Will & Grace' |url=https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/hunter-doohan-discovered-gay-culture-171634758.html |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Yahoo}} and has been married to producer Fielder Jewett since June 2022.{{Cite web |last=Prance |first=Sam |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Wednesday's Hunter Doohan reveals he met his husband on Tinder |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/netflix-wednesday/hunter-doohan-husband-fielder-jewett-tinder/ |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=PopBuzz}} He has an older brother, who is a tennis coach.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |
| 2012
|Lost Pursuit |Dreamer |Short film |
| 2013
|Grace |Tom |Short film |
| 2014
|Rhonda and Ruby |Damon |Short film |
| 2015
|It's Supposed to be Healthy |Josh |Short film |
| 2016
|Mosh Opera |Robbie |Short film |
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Far from the Tree |Actor, writer and director |Short film |
| Step Into: Miss Laura's
|Levi |Short film |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Dirty Bomb |Robert |Short film |
| Soundwave
|Ben Boyles | |
| 2019
|Where We Disappear |Ivan | |
| 2021
|Last Patrol on Okinawa |Pvt Jimmy Fish Morris |Short film |
| 2022
|Ringing Rocks |Anson |Short film |
| 2023
|Free Bench Must Pick Up Today |George |Short film |
| 2026
| {{TableTBA}} | {{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/new-evil-dead-movie-hunter-doohan-luciane-buchanan-tandi-wright-1236408565/|title=Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan & Tandi Wright Join New ‘Evil Dead’ Film|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=May 22, 2025|access-date=May 25, 2025|archive-date=May 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525020029/https://deadline.com/2025/05/new-evil-dead-movie-hunter-doohan-luciane-buchanan-tandi-wright-1236408565/|url-status=live}} |
| |The Wilderness
|Actor | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|The Other Client List |Tyler |Episode: "Responsible Bianca" |
| Coffee House Chronicles
|Owen |Episode: "Jail Bait" |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Confederado Scout |Episode: "Virtù e Fortuna" |
| Cagney and Lacey
|Sean Ward |TV Movie |
| 2019
|Matt Ryan |Episode: "Be Like Mike" |
| 2019–2020
|teenage Warren Cave |8 episodes |
| 2019
|Tyler |Episode: "What Ghosts" |
| Tyler
|2020–2021 |Adam Desiato |10 episodes |
| 2022–present
|Tyler Galpin / Hyde |Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2025
|Recurring role; 5 episodes |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.vogue.com/article/wednesdays-hunter-doohan-is-turning-heads Wednesday's Hunter Doohan Is Turning Heads] - Article in Vogue
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