Actor Profile · Wednesday

Hunter Doohan

American Actor, writer, best known for Tyler Galpin in Netflix's Wednesday (2022-present).

Actor, writer American Plays Tyler Galpin in Wednesday

Quick Answer

Hunter Doohan plays Tyler Galpin in Wednesday. Hunter Doohan portrays Tyler Galpin, a Jericho local whose seemingly ordinary barista life in Season 1 conceals his nature as the Hyde monster; the character is Season 1's central antagonist reveal and returns in Season 2 as a patient at the Willow Hill psychiatric facility, where Wednesday's arc with him continues.

Known for

  • Tyler Galpin in Netflix's Wednesday (2022-present)
  • Adam Desiato in Showtime's Your Honor (2020-2021), opposite Bryan Cranston
  • Bastian in Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again (2025)
Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin in a Season 2 portrait for Wednesday on Netflix
Photo: Jonathan Hession/Netflix

Roles

TV Roles

ShowNetwork CharacterBilling
WednesdayNetflixTyler GalpinMain Cast

Career

Career Highlights

  • Breakthrough television role: Plays Tyler Galpin in Netflix's Wednesday (2022-present), the Season 1 love-interest character revealed in the final episodes as the Hyde monster; IMDb lists the role first among his best-known credits with 16-17 episode credits through 2026.
  • Lead drama role: Played Adam Desiato in Showtime's legal drama Your Honor (2020-2021, 10 episodes) opposite Bryan Cranston; IMDb's own biography describes the role - together with Tyler Galpin - as what he is best known for.
  • Television role: Played Bastian (the Muse) in Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again (2025, 4 episodes), per the IMDb credits list.
  • Writing and directing: Credited as a writer (and on some projects producer/director) on short films including After You've Gone (2016) and Far from the Tree (2017), per the IMDb credits list; his profession on IMDb is listed as actor and writer.
  • Early television roles: Recurring as Teenage Warren in Apple TV+'s Truth Be Told (2019-2020, 8 episodes), with earlier single-episode roles in What/If and Schooled, per the IMDb credits list.

Performance & Reception

How the role plays on screen

Performance style

  • Duality: vulnerability and menace — Viewer praise compiled and quoted by The Mirror (UK) captures the register: 'Hunter Doohan absolutely nails Tyler's complexity in Wednesday. The charm, the torment, the duality - he slips between vulnerability and menace with such precision it's unsettling.' Audience sympathy for the character's manipulation-and-loss arc is a recurring theme in the same coverage.

Reception

  • Wednesday Season 2 (2025): Audience response compiled by The Mirror (UK) after Part 2's release: viewers described themselves as 'heartbroken' for Tyler, praised Doohan's portrayal of the character's duality, and speculated about a Season 3 redemption arc; the Times of India's review lists Tyler among the 'familiar threats' whose return at Willow Hill keeps continuity with Season 1.

Character Connections

Who they share the screen with

<a href="/shows/wednesday/">Wednesday</a> · evidence: S1E7-S1E8
Tyler is revealed as the Hyde in the final episodes of Season 1; his attack on Wednesday is the cliffhanger that opens Season 2 with her in a coma, and their charged encounters continue at Willow Hill in Season 2.
<a href="/shows/wednesday/">Wednesday</a> · evidence: S1E1
Sheriff Galpin (Jamie McShane) is established in Season 1 as Tyler's father; the Mirror's Season 2 coverage references Tyler losing both parents over the course of the season.
Tyler Galpin & Marilyn Thornhill / Laurel Gates
<a href="/shows/wednesday/">Wednesday</a> · evidence: S1E7-S1E8
The Season 1 reveal ties Tyler's Hyde transformations to Thornhill's unmasked identity, Laurel Gates; Season 2 finds both characters among the returning threats at Willow Hill (per the Times of India review).
<a href="/shows/wednesday/">Wednesday</a> · evidence: S2E8
The Mirror's Part 2 coverage describes Isadora Capri's finale offer to Tyler as the setup for a potential redemption arc in Season 3.
<a href="/shows/wednesday/">Wednesday</a> · evidence: S2
The Mirror's Season 2 Part 2 coverage references Tyler mourning his mother's loss anew and standing at the graves of both his parents.

Related Works & Cast

Other credits and co-stars

TitleYears TypeRole
Wednesday
Season 1 (2022) antagonist reveal; returns in Season 2 (2025) at Willow Hill; IMDb lists 16-17 episode credits through 2026.
2022-presentTV series (Netflix)Tyler Galpin (main cast)
Your Honor
10 episodes, opposite Bryan Cranston.
2020-2021TV series (Showtime)Adam Desiato
Daredevil: Born Again2025TV series (Marvel/Disney+)Bastian (the Muse)
Truth Be Told
8 episodes, recurring.
2019-2020TV series (Apple TV+)Teenage Warren
Westworld
Early single-episode credit; captured from third-party filmography aggregators rather than the IMDb page this pass - flagged light for re-verification.
2016TV series (HBO)Confederado Scout
Soundwave2018FilmBen Boyles
The Wilderness2025TV seriesEd

Cast they appear alongside

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Plays Wednesday's mother.
as Marilyn Thornhill / Laurel Gates · Wednesday
The Season 1 villain who grooms Tyler into Hyde servitude.
Wednesday's roommate; Nevermore ensemble.
as Uncle Fester, Uncle Fester · Wednesday
as Larissa Weems, Larissa Weems (ghost / spirit guide) · Wednesday
as Pugsley Addams, Pugsley Addams · Wednesday
Plays Tyler's father.
Title lead; Tyler is her Season 1 love interest and the Hyde reveal.
as Hester Frump (credited as Grandmama) · Wednesday
as Bianca Barclay, Bianca Barclay · Wednesday
as Colter Shaw, Kevin Pearson, Oliver Queen / Green Arrow, Adam Newman, Fox Crane · Tracker
Plays Wednesday's father.
as Xavier Thorpe · Wednesday
as Valerie Kinbott · Wednesday

Media

Tyler Galpin key art from Wednesday Season 2 featuring Hunter Doohan
Season 2 key art
Image: Netflix

Media

Official videos

Wednesday: Season 2 | Official Trailer | Netflix — Video: Netflix

FAQ

Hunter Doohan: frequently asked questions

Who plays Tyler Galpin in Wednesday?

Hunter Doohan, an American actor and writer, plays Tyler Galpin, the Jericho local whose Season 1 arc ends with the reveal that he is the Hyde monster.

Is Tyler the Hyde in Wednesday?

Yes. The Season 1 finale reveals Tyler as the Hyde monster responsible for the season's killings; the reveal reframes his earlier romance with Wednesday, and he returns in Season 2 as a patient at Willow Hill.

What else has Hunter Doohan been in?

His best-known credits outside Wednesday are Your Honor (2020-2021) as Adam Desiato opposite Bryan Cranston, Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again (2025) as Bastian, and a recurring turn as Teenage Warren in Truth Be Told.

Does Tyler return in Wednesday Season 2?

Yes. Tyler is held at the Willow Hill psychiatric facility in Season 2, and the finale sets up a possible new direction for the character when Nevermore's music teacher Isadora Capri offers him 'a pack of his own'.

Is Hunter Doohan also a writer?

Yes. IMDb lists him as an actor and writer, with writing (and on some projects producing/directing) credits on short films such as After You've Gone (2016) and Far from the Tree (2017).

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Sources

Sources used for this profile

Show all 8 cited sources
  1. IMDb - Hunter Doohan profile, credits, and biography (name/nm5547023): Tyler Galpin, Adam Desiato, Bastian, writer credits (Tier 3)
  2. Wikipedia article "Wednesday (TV series)" (non-official mirror; direct Wikipedia fetches are blocked in this working environment) (Tier 3)
  3. IMDb - "Wednesday" episode full cast & crew listing (You Reap What You Woe, tt14077402) (Tier 3)
  4. OTTplay - "Wednesday Season 2 Part 2 out on OTT" (S2 release context, Tyler/Hyde continuity) (Tier 3)
  5. The Mirror (UK/US) - "Wednesday fans all say the same thing about Tyler after major part 2 twist" (audience roundup incl. quoted viewer praise for Doohan's duality) (Tier 2)
  6. The Times of India - "Wednesday Season 2 Review" (Tyler and Laurel Gates among returning threats at Willow Hill) (Tier 2)
  7. Wikipedia article "Christina Ricci" (mirror; used for the Thornhill/Laurel Gates identity and Hyde-master context) (Tier 3)
  8. Moviemeter - Hunter Doohan filmography aggregator (Westworld 2016 credit) (Tier 3)