‘Wednesday’ turned Hunter Doohan into everyone’s new crush and a role model for the community
Wednesday, Netflix‘s smash-hit riff on the Addams Family, Hunter Doohan plays Tyler, a sweet barista who *spoiler alert* transforms into a menacing monster known as a Hyde.Ironically, it’s that very role that lead to Doohan’s life undergo a transformation all its own, from actor-on-the-rise to globally adored TV star.That’s just what happens when you’re on a massively popular show—Netflix’s third most watched television season ever.
But thankfully that instant fame didn’t change him at all; he’s the same, genuine, talented guy he always was… now just with a few million more Instagram followers.A post shared by Hunter Doohan (@hunterdoohan)Doohan, 29, grew up “all over the South,” and first fell in love with acting through his high school’s drama program.
After graduating, he moved out to Los Angeles to intern with a casting company, which became his gateway into the broader entertainment industry.Though he was first making ends meet as a background actor, a waiter, and even a short-lived stint as a Universal Studios tour guide (“I did basically every kind of actor day job when I first got to LA,” he joked with Queerty last fall), Doohan eventually booked his first recurring role on AppleTV+’s mystery series, Truth Be Told, in 2019.Hunter Doohan talks his personal connection to The Addams Family, queer country music, and the Christmas gift that made him realize he was gay.The following year, he joined the cast of Showtime’s buzzy drama series, Your Honor, starring as the troubled teen son of a prominent New Orleans judge played by Bryan Cranston.
Notably, that show was one of many delayed by the pandemic, but it resumed production that fall—under strict COVID safety guidelines—and managed to debut before the year’s end,.
