Ryan Hurst - wikipedia Ryan Hurst Ryan Hurst Hurst in 2017 Ryan Douglas Hurst ( 1976 - 06 - 19 ) June 19, 1976 ( age 42 ) Santa Monica, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1993 -- present Spouse ( s ) Molly Cookson ( m. 2005 ) Parent ( s ) Rick Hurst ( father ) Ryan Douglas Hurst ( born June 19, 1976 ) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Gerry Bertier in Disney 's Remember the Titans, Tom Clark in Taken, Opie Winston in the FX network drama series Sons of Anarchy, as Sergeant Ernie Savage in We Were Soldiers, and as Chick in Bates Motel. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Hurst was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Candace Kaniecki, an acting coach, and Rick Hurst, an actor. He attended Santa Monica High School. Career Growing up in a Hollywood family, Hurst made a very early start in show business, with a recurring role in the NBC teen situation comedy series Saved by the Bell : The New Class. In the 1998 epic war drama film Saving Private Ryan, Hurst portrayed Mandelsohn, a paratrooper who, because of temporary hearing loss, can not understand Captain Miller 's ( Tom Hanks ) questions about sighting Private Ryan, which forces Miller to ask the questions in writing. Additionally, he appeared in the 2002 war film We Were Soldiers as Sgt. Ernie Savage, played the football player Lump Hudson in the black comedy thriller film The Ladykillers ( 2004 ), and starred in the TNT police drama series Wanted ( 2005 ). From 2005 to 2007, Hurst gained recognition for portraying the recurring role of Allison DuBois ' half - brother, Michael Benoit, in NBC 's supernatural procedural drama series Medium. Hurst 's big break came when he was cast as Opie Winston in the FX crime drama series Sons of Anarchy. Originally a recurring cast member in the first season, he was promoted to main cast member for the following season and went on to become a fan favorite. His character, newly released from a five - year prison stint and `` living right '', but not making ends meet, goes back to SAMCRO to provide for his family, despite his wife 's objections and his knowing the risks. Hurst 's portrayal of Opie earned him the 2011 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Also in 2011, Hurst voiced Jedidiah in the animated box office hit Rango. Also stars in the series, Outsiders. It was announced in August 2018 that he will star as Beta on The Walking Dead. Personal life In 1994, Hurst met Molly Cookson and the couple married in May 2005. Together, they founded the production company Fast Shoes. In April 2013, Hurst purchased a 3,400 square - foot home in Woodland Hills, California for $1.71 million. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes The Postman Eddie March 1998 Patch Adams Neil 1998 Saving Private Ryan Paratrooper Mandelsohn 2000 Rules of Engagement Captain Hustings 2000 Remember the Titans Gerry Bertier Perfect Lover Guy 2002 Venus and Mars Roberto 2002 We Were Soldiers Sgt. Ernie Savage 2002 Lone Star State of Mind Tinker The Ladykillers Lump Hudson 2006 Noble Things Kyle Collins 2008 Chasing the Green Ross Franklin 2011 Rango Jedidiah ( voice ) 2013 CBGB Mad Mountain Television Year Title Role Notes Saved by the Bell : The New Class Crunch Grabowski 2 episodes Beverly Hills, 90210 Student Actor Episode : `` Divas '' 1995 -- 96 Campus Cops Wayne Simko 9 episodes 1995 JAG Dirk Grover Episode : `` Shadow '' Boston Common Nikolai 2 episodes Wings Barry Episode : `` Too Beautiful for You '' 1999 L.A. Doctors Kevn Raives 2 episodes 2002 Touched by an Angel Doug Episode : `` Two Sides to Every Angel '' 2002 John Doe Elvis Braithwaite Episode : `` Mind Games '' 2002 Taken Adult Tom Clarke 5 episodes Dr. Vegas Steve Episode : `` All In '' 2005 House Sam McGinley Episode : `` The Mistake '' 2005 Wanted Agent Jimmy McGloin 13 episodes 2005 -- 07 Medium Michael Benoit 3 episodes 2006 Everwood Ed Carnahan Episode : `` Across the Lines '' 2006 CSI : Miami Detective Michael Lloyd Episode : `` Curse of the Coffin '' 2007 Raines Marko Rossi Episode : `` Pilot '' 2007 Heartland Mark Evans Episode : `` Pilot '' 2008 -- 12 Sons of Anarchy Opie Winston 54 episodes 2011 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Doug Loveless Episode : `` Bombshell '' 2013 King & Maxwell Edgar Roy 10 episodes 2015 -- 17 Bates Motel Chick Hogan 15 episodes 2015 Axe Cop N / A Episode : `` Night Mission : The Extincter '' 2016 -- 17 Outsiders Lil Foster Farrell 26 episodes 2019 The Walking Dead Beta Awards and nominations Year Association Nominated work Result 2011 16th Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Sons of Anarchy Won References Jump up ^ Foley, F. Kathleen ( July 23, 2004 ). `` Same inmates, different asylum in this ' Nest ' ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ `` Ryan Hurst Biography ( 1976 - ) ''. FilmReference.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ryan Hurst Biography ''. Yahoo ! Movies. Retrieved January 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ryan Hurst Biography ''. Yahoo ! Movies Canada. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` A Tour of Ryan Hurst 's Woodland Hills House ''. ICouldLiveHere.org. July 26, 2013. Jump up ^ Rice, Lynette ( November 26, 2012 ). `` ' Son of Anarchy ' star Ryan Hurst shaves his beard on camera for fans ''. Entertainment Weekly. Jump up ^ Sherman, Catherine ( July 18, 2013 ). `` ' Sons of Anarchy ' Star Buys Woodland Hills Home ''. Zillow.com. Jump up ^ `` ' Sons of Anarchy ' Star Ryan Hurst - Drops $1.7 Million... On Mansion To Die For ''. TMZ.com. July 18, 2013. Jump up ^ `` 2011 Satellite Award Nominees and Winners ''. Press Academy. Retrieved April 13, 2017. External links Ryan Hurst on IMDb Ryan Hurst on Twitter Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Stanley Tucci ( 1996 ) Vondie Curtis - Hall ( 1997 ) David Clennon ( 1998 ) David Schwimmer ( 2001 ) Linus Roache ( 2002 ) Justin Kirk ( 2003 ) Bill Nighy ( 2004 ) Randy Quaid ( 2005 ) Tony Plana ( 2006 ) David Zayas ( 2007 ) Nelsan Ellis ( 2008 ) John Lithgow ( 2009 ) David Strathairn ( 2010 ) Peter Dinklage / Ryan Hurst ( 2011 ) Neal McDonough ( 2012 ) Aaron Paul ( 2013 ) Rory Kinnear ( 2014 ) Christian Slater ( 2015 ) Ben Mendelsohn ( 2016 ) Michael McKean ( 2017 ) GND : 1062023242 LCCN : no2003034270 VIAF : 46447675 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ryan_Hurst&oldid=856862440 '' Categories : 1976 births 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Santa Monica, California Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from March 2018 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Català Deutsch فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska 8 more Edit links This page was last edited on 28 August 2018, at 00 : 44 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played opie on the sons of anarchy
Answer: Ryan Douglas Hurst