From producing indie films in Hollywood to arguing cases in a Los Angeles courtroom, Fielder Jewett has quietly built a life that most people only notice because of who he married.
Quick Facts — Fielder Jewett
Born: December 6, 1988
Hometown: Chappaqua, New York
Education: Wesleyan University (B.A. Film); Loyola Law School (J.D.)
Career: Film Producer → Litigation Attorney
Current firm: O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles
Married: Hunter Doohan, June 2022
Known for: The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017), Rosy (2018)
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Fielder Jewett is not someone who goes looking for the spotlight. His Instagram is set to private, his public appearances are selective, and his name mostly surfaces in searches tied to his husband, Wednesday actor Hunter Doohan. But there is a genuine story here, one that moves from a film studies degree at Wesleyan University, through years of independent film production, and into a full pivot toward law at one of Los Angeles’s respected firms.
He is the kind of person who, by all accounts, ends trivia nights for the room, not because he plays it up, but because he actually knows the answers.
From Wesleyan to the Production Floor
Jewett was born on December 6, 1988, in Chappaqua, New York. He studied film at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, graduating in 2011 with a bachelor’s in film study. That foundation sent him toward production work in Los Angeles, starting at Super Crispy Entertainment as an assistant producer before going freelance.
Between 2017 and 2021, he worked on a range of independent features. His credits include associate producer roles on Imperial Dreams, Bleeding Heart, and All the Wilderness, plus co-producer work on The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017, starring Logan Lerman and Elle Fanning) and Rosy (2018). He also produced the short film After You’ve Gone in 2016 and the comedy Mailman in 2021.
Film Credits
- Bleeding Heart (2015)
- After You’ve Gone — Short (2016)
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)
- Rosy (2018)
- Mailman (2021)
Legal Career
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles — J.D.
- California Bar — Admitted
- O’Melveny & Myers LLP — Associate
- Focus: Commercial litigation, trademark disputes
- Also active in civil rights pro bono work
In 2021, Jewett stepped away from film production and enrolled at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He graduated in 2024 and passed the California Bar. He now works as a litigation associate at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, a firm with offices across the US and internationally, where his work covers commercial litigation, trademark disputes, and pro bono civil rights matters.
“He’s kind of a big everything dork. He’s always reading and watching stuff. We’ll go to trivia nights, and I just kind of sit there and smile and watch him win the game for us.” — Hunter Doohan, on the Keep It podcast, December 2022
How He Met Hunter Doohan
The two met on Tinder in 2015. At the time, Doohan was grinding through auditions and day jobs in Los Angeles, and Jewett was building his production career. They kept things private for the first few years, going public on Instagram in June 2018 after Doohan posted photos from a camping trip together.
- 2015 Met on Tinder in Los Angeles
- 2018 Went public on Instagram with photos from a camping trip
- Dec 2020 Doohan proposed at home during the pandemic; their cat witnessed the moment
- Jun 2022 Married in a private outdoor ceremony; Bryan Cranston officiated
The engagement happened on December 31, 2020. Doohan got down on one knee in their apartment while their cat watched. The wedding followed in June 2022, an outdoor ceremony with close friends and family. Bryan Cranston, who had appeared alongside Doohan in Your Honor (2020–2021), officiated the ceremony. Both wore matching black and white suits.
Life Outside the Public Eye
Jewett keeps a low profile by design. His Instagram remains private, and he rarely appears in press interviews. The public glimpses of him come through red carpet appearances with Doohan at events like Paris Fashion Week and the Elton John AIDS Foundation viewing party, and through what Doohan himself has shared.
Doohan has spoken warmly about his husband on multiple occasions. On the Keep It podcast, co-host Louis Virtel, who has known Jewett for over a decade, described him as someone with a genuinely wide base of knowledge and a sharp cultural memory. One example Virtel mentioned: Jewett casually identified a chair in a Los Angeles restaurant as a reference to the 1948 Montgomery Clift western Red River.
For someone who operates outside Hollywood’s usual attention cycle, Fielder Jewett has built a career worth paying attention to. Two industries, two degrees, one very private Instagram, and a marriage that has stayed steady while his husband’s career moved into a different tier of recognition altogether.
