Aldis Hodge
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![]() Hodge at the premiere of Hidden Figures in December 2016 | |
Born | Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge September 20, 1986 |
Education | Art Center College of Design |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
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Relatives | Edwin Hodge (brother) |
Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor. Among his significant roles, he played Alec Hardison in the TNT series Leverage, MC Ren in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, Levi Jackson in the 2016 film Hidden Figures, Noah in the WGN America series Underground, Matthew in Girlfriends and Jim Brown in the 2020 film One Night in Miami.... He portrays Hawkman in the DC Film Black Adam and John Stewart / Green Lantern in animated film Green Lantern: Beware My Power.
Life and career
[edit]Hodge was born on September 20, 1986, in Jacksonville, North Carolina.[1] Both of his parents, Aldis Basil Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, served in the U.S. Marine Corps.[2] His mother is from Florida, while his father is originally from Dominica.[3] His older brother is actor Edwin Hodge. Hodge played both the clarinet and the violin as a child.[4] He currently plays the violin.[5] He attended ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California.[6] In addition to acting, Hodge designs watches, writes, and paints.[7] In 2018, he collaborated with painter Harmonia Rosales on a series of paintings collectively titled "Through the Looking Glass", exhibited in Los Angeles from January 10 to 14.[8] Hodge is a self-taught horologist and watchmaker, with his own brand of luxury watches, A. Hodge Atelier.[6][9] He has spoken about the need for more diversity in the watchmaking industry.[10]
In 2007, Hodge was cast as Alec Hardison in the TNT series Leverage.[11] In 2009, he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor on Television for this role.[12] In 2014, it was announced that he was cast in Randall Miller's Midnight Rider, a biopic of Gregg Allman.[13]
In 2019, he began his role as Decourcy Ward in Showtime's City on a Hill with Kevin Bacon. In 2020, it was confirmed that Hodge will play Carter Hall / Hawkman in the Jaume Collet-Serra's DCEU 2022 film Black Adam alongside Dwayne Johnson, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, and Pierce Brosnan.[14][15] In October 2022 it was announced that he would play the lead role of Alex Cross in the Amazon Prime Video streaming series Cross based on the James Patterson series of novels.[16]
Filmography
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Films
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Raymond | Film debut |
1996 | Bed of Roses | Prince | |
2000 | Big Momma's House | Basketball Teen #2 | |
2004 | The Ladykillers | Donut Gangster | |
2005 | The Tenants | Sam Clemence | |
Little Athens | Pitt | ||
Edmond | Leafletter | ||
2006 | Happy Feet | Other Voices | |
American Dreamz | Soldier Chuck | ||
2007 | Equal Opportunity | Leroy Williams Jones III / "The Bling Killa" | |
2009 | Red Sands | Trevor | |
2012 | The East | Ex-Military Anarchist | |
2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard | Lieutenant Foxy | |
2015 | Straight Outta Compton | MC Ren | |
2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Captain Anthony Espin | |
Hidden Figures | Levi Jackson | ||
2018 | Brian Banks | Brian Banks | |
2019 | Clemency | Anthony Woods | |
What Men Want | Will | ||
2020 | The Invisible Man | James Lanier | |
Magic Camp | Devin Moses | ||
One Night in Miami... | Jim Brown | ||
2021 | The Birthday Cake | Eagle | |
2022 | Green Lantern: Beware My Power | John Stewart / Green Lantern | Voice, direct-to-video[17] |
Black Adam | Carter Hall / Hawkman | ||
2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | John Stewart / Green Lantern, Power Ring | Voice, direct-to-video[18] |
Marmalade | Otis | ||
Parallel | Alex | Also writer and producer | |
TBA | The Dutchman | Filming[19] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993–1995 | Sesame Street | Himself | Recurring role |
1997 | Between Brothers | Reggie | Episode: "Family Affair" |
1998 | NYPD Blue | Eddy | Episode: "Weaver of Hate" |
1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Camper #1 | Episode: "The Wall/The Chalkboard/The Getaway/The Prescription/Summer Camp" |
1999 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Masked Teen | Episode: "Fear, Itself" |
1999–2000 | Pacific Blue | Maurice Raymond | 2 episodes |
2000 | Judging Amy | Lester Clancy | Episode: "Zero Tolerance" |
City of Angels | Marcus Hall | 2 episodes | |
2001–2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tony Thorpe | 2 episodes |
2001 | Becker | Graduate #1 | Episode: "2001½: A Graduation Odyssey" |
2002 | Boston Public | Andre | Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Seven" |
Charmed | Trey | Episode: "Long Live the Queen" | |
2003 | ER | Young Man | Episode: "The Lost" |
Cold Case | Young Mason Tucker | Episode: "The Runner" | |
American Dreams | Travis Grant | 2 episodes | |
2005–2006 | A.T.O.M. | King / Wrecka | Voice, main role (52 episodes)[17] |
2006 | Half & Half | Kadeem | Episode: "The Big Training" Episode |
Numb3rs | Travis Grant | Episode: "The OG" | |
Girlfriends | Matthew Miles / Derwin Davis | 4 episodes | |
Bones | Jimmy Merton | Episode: "The Soldier on the Grave" | |
2006–2007 | Friday Night Lights | Ray "Voodoo" Tatum | 6 episodes |
2007 | Supernatural | Jake Talley | 2 episodes |
Standoff | Nathan Hall | Episode: "The Kids in the Hall" | |
2008–2012 | Leverage | Alec Hardison | Main cast, 77 episodes |
2009 | Castle | Azi | Episode: "Always Buy Retail" |
The Forgotten | Danny Rowe | Episode: "Prisoner Jane" | |
2010 | Mad | Usher / Sinestro / Frog | Voice, episode: "WALL-E-NATOR/Extreme Renovation: House Edition - Superman's Fortress of Solitude" |
Private Practice | Esau Ajawke | Episode: "Fear of Flying" | |
The Chicago Code | Deon Luckett | Episode: "St. Valentines Day Massacre" | |
2011 | CSI: Miami | Isaiah Stiles | Episode: "Sinner Takes All" |
2014 | Rectify | Stefon Whitman | Episode: "Donald the Normal" |
The Walking Dead | Mike | Episode: "After" | |
The After | D. Love | Television film | |
2014–2017 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Jordan / Akinbode | Recurring, 17 episodes |
2016–2017 | Underground | Noah | Main role |
2017 | The Blacklist | Mario Dixon | Episode: "Mr. Kaplan" |
Black Mirror | Jack | Episode: "Black Museum" | |
2018 | Star Trek: Short Treks | Craft | Episode: "Calypso" |
2019 | Medal of Honor | Edward Carter | Episode: "Edward Carter" |
2019–2022 | City on a Hill | Decourcy Ward | Main character |
2021–2023 | Leverage: Redemption | Alec Hardison | Recurring role |
2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | Frankie / Opposing Coach | Voice, 2 episodes[17] |
2024 | Cross † | Alex Cross | Main role, producer[20] |
† | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
Video games
[edit]Year | Project | Role |
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2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Pedestrian |
2018 | NBA 2K19 | Corey Harris |
Other work
[edit]Year | Project | Type | Role |
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2010 | Taco Bell | Commercial | The manager |
2010 | Death, Inc. | Short Film | Leon |
2010 | Christian Kane | Music video | Security guard |
2011 | State Farm | Commercial | LeBron James' friend |
2011 | A Standard Story | Short film | Serious #1 |
2013 | That Guy | Web series | Party attendee |
2017 | Legacy | Music video | Prison inmate |
Awards and nominations
[edit]References
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- ^ The Weekend of Awesome aka Supernatural LA 2009 - Friday Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (April 21, 2009). "Whedonopolis". Accessed 2010-09-20.
- ^ Leverage ConCon The Guys Panel posted by supershinygirl. (March 24, 2010). "youtube.com". Accessed 2010-04-08.
- ^ 'Hmm Awards-Aldis Hodge Complete Interview' by JD247 (November 22, 2009) Youtube.com. Accessed 2010-02-09.
- ^ ""@DPosival: @AldisHodge do you really play the violin like you did in #Leverage Scheherazade?" Yup, every now and then I'll practice violin". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ a b Flowers, Bianca (2022-09-30). "A Timeless Legacy: Actor Aldis Hodge Looks to Launch Luxury Watch Collection". Finurah. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ 'Interview: Aldis Hodge from Leverage' by Emma Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine (December 5, 2008) Fanbolt.com. Accessed 2010-02-09.
- ^ Williams, Maxwell (2018-01-09). "'Hidden Figures' Star Aldis Hodge, Painter Harmonia Rosales to Debut Collab Works at L.A. Art Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Reddinger, Paige (2020-08-13). "Actor Aldis Hodge Just Became the Horological Society of New York's Most Famous Trustee". Robb Report. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Hodge, Aldis (2022-02-20). "Aldis Hodge on Why It's Time to Build More Doors for Diversity in the World of Watchmaking". Robb Report. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ 'Leverage Interview II: Talking with Dean Devlin' by Joseph Dilworth, Jr. Archived 2010-08-06 at the Wayback Machine (December 11, 2008) Pop Culture Zoo. Accessed 2010-02-09.
- ^ 'Nominations for the 36th Annual Saturn Awards' Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine (2010) The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films. Accessed 2010-09-20.
- ^ Kit, Borys (February 14, 2014). "Gregg Allman Biopic Adds Three More". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "'Black Adam': Aldis Hodge in Talks to Play Hawkman in Superhero Movie". TheWrap. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (2020-09-25). "Aldis Hodge to Play Hawkman in DC Films' 'Black Adam'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ Black Adam's Aldis Hodge To Lead 'Alex Cross' Series at Prime Video
- ^ a b c "Aldis Hodge (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 24, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One: Exclusive Clip and Voice Cast Reveal". 4 December 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2023-10-17). "'The Dutchman': Aldis Hodge, Lauren E. Banks Board Andre Gaines Thriller". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (July 6, 2024). "Aldis Hodge-Led Series 'Cross' Sets Season 1 Premiere At Prime Video". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Miller, Ross (February 19, 2010). "Avatar Leads 2010 Saturn Awards Nominations". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Sage, Alyssa (December 21, 2015). "Black Film Critics Circle Name 'Creed' Top Film of the Year". Variety. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 7, 2015). "'Straight Outta Compton' & 'Creed' Take Top Honors From African-American Film Critics". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
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- ^ Warren, Matt (April 22, 2021). "Here are the Winners of the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards!". Film Independent. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
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- ^ "Everything Everywhere All at Once Awarded in a Record-Breaking Nine Categories in NC Film Critics Annual Honors". North Carolina Film Critics Association. January 3, 2022. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
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External links
[edit]Media related to Aldis Hodge at Wikimedia Commons
- Aldis Hodge on Instagram
- Aldis Hodge at IMDb