Oliver Hudson

Oliver Rutledge Hudson (born September 7, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Adam Rhodes in the CBS comedy series Rules of Engagement (2007–2013), Jeff Fordham on the ABC musical drama series Nashville (2013–2015) and Wes Gardner in the Fox horror comedy Scream Queens. He appeared as one of the main cast members of the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together, produced by Ellen DeGeneres.
== Early life ==
Hudson was born in Los Angeles to Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn and musician Bill Hudson. After his parents divorced in 1980, he and his sister, actress Kate Hudson, were raised in Colorado by their mother and her partner, actor Kurt Russell. He has four half-siblings: Emily and Zachary, from his biological father's marriage to actress Cindy Williams; Lalania, from another of his father's relationships in 2006; and Wyatt, from his mother's relationship with Kurt Russell.
Hudson is of Italian, English, German, and Hungarian-Jewish (from his maternal grandmother) descent. He was raised in the Jewish faith.
== Career ==
Hudson appeared opposite his mother in 1999, comedy film The Out-of-Towners and later starred in several teen movies, like The Smokers, and Going Greek. In 2002, he played the lead role of The WB comedy series My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star. Hudson also appeared in recurring role opposite Katie Holmes as her love interest, Eddie Doling, in sixteen episodes of Dawson's Creek from 2002 to 2003.
Hudson starred in The WB series The Mountain from 2004 to 2005; the show was canceled after 13 episodes. In 2006, he starred in horror films The Breed and Black Christmas. He also starred with Claire Forlani in Lifetime movie Carolina Moon in 2007. From 2007 to 2013, Hudson starred as Adam Rhodes in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement (2007–2013).[citation needed] In 2013, Hudson was cast in the recurring role of Jeff Fordham for the second season on the ABC drama series Nashville. Hudson later was promoted to series regular for third season.
In 2015, Hudson was cast as a series regular on the horror comedy anthology series Scream Queens playing Wes Gardner, the father of a college sorority pledge member.[citation needed] Also in 2015, Hudson and his sister, Kate Hudson, launched FL2, a men's activewear line and subsidiary of Fabletics. In 2017, Hudson was cast in the lead role of Martin in the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together and premiered in 2018. The series was cancelled after two seasons. In 2020, Hudson will play in the lead role of Will in the CBS comedy pilot The Three of Us which was created by Frank Pines. More recently, he was attached to developing World's Best Dad via Jupiter Entertainment, after signing a first look deal with his production company Bronco Productions.
== Personal life ==
Hudson married actress Erinn Bartlett on June 9, 2006, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The couple have three children: two sons, Wilder Brooks (born August 23, 2007) and Bodhi Hawn (born March 19, 2010), and a daughter, Rio Laura (born July 18, 2013).
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Film 	Role 	Notes
1999	Kill the Man 	Revolutionary #1 	
1999	The Out-of-Towners 	Alan Clark 	
2000	Rocket's Red Glare 	Hank Baker 	
2000	The Smokers 	David 	
2001	Going Greek 	Ziegler 	
2002	New Best Friend 	Josh 	
2003	As Virgins Fall 	Corky Stevens 	
2005	Mr. Dramatic 	Mr. Dramatic 	Short film
2006	The Breed 	John 	
2006	Black Christmas 	Kyle Autry 	
2008	Strange Wilderness 	TJ / Animal Handler	
2013	Grown Ups 2 	Kyle 	
2014	Walk of Shame 	Kyle 	
2018	The Christmas Chronicles	Doug Pierce 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2002 	My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star	Jace Darnell 	Series regular (11 episodes)
2002–2003	Dawson's Creek 	Eddie Doling 	16 episodes
2004–2005	The Mountain 	David Carver Jr. 	Series regular (13 episodes)
2006 	10.5: Apocalypse 	Will Malloy 	Movie
2007 	The Weekend 	Julian 	Unsold TV Pilot
2007 	Carolina Moon 	Cade Lavelle 	Movie
2007–2013	Rules of Engagement 	Adam Rhodes 	Series regular (100 episodes)
2013–2015	Nashville 	Jeff Fordham 	Recurring: seasons 2, 4; regular: season 3 (40 episodes)
2015–2016	Scream Queens 	Weston "Wes" Gardner	Main role: season 1 (12 episodes); Recurring: season 2 (2 episodes)
2016 	Journey Back to Christmas 	Sheriff 	Hallmark Movie
2018 	Medal of Honor 	Etchberger 	Episode: "Richard Etchberger"
2018 	The Guest Book 	Paul 	Episode: "Someplace Other Than Here"
2018–2019	Splitting Up Together 	Martin 	Main role (26 episodes)
TBD 	The Three of Us 	Will 	Main role
== Roles in Idea Wiki ==
* Angry German Kid Movie - Cyborg from the US Military
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