Alexander Hodge | |
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Known for | Insecure |
Alexander Hodge is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Andrew on the HBO series Insecure . Hodge has acted on Black Lightning , Resort to Love , and Joy Ride . [1]
Hodge was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. His father is Irish and was raised in Australia; his mother is Chinese and was raised in Singapore. [1] [2] [3] He described his environment as predominantly white. [4] Hodge stated that he struggled with shame about his Chinese ancestry during childhood, which he attributed to internalized ideas about Asian men that he saw in mainstream media. [1] He began acting in school at age 13 after being kicked out of a woodworking class. [5] Hodge played rugby competitively and began to pursue it as a career. [4] He severely injured his knee during a game when he was 21 and used a wheelchair during rehabilitation for the injury. [5] Shortly after, Hodge moved to New York to attend acting school at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, [6] and relocated to Los Angeles after graduation in 2016. [2] [7]
Hodge auditioned for the role of Andrew on season 3 of Insecure , a love interest to Molly. [7] He was cast in the role, for which he gained wider prominence. [8] The character was nicknamed "Asian Bae" by the show's viewers on social media. [5] He was promoted to a member of the regular cast on season 4 of the show. [4] Hodge has spoken about the significance of an Asian character who is shown as "confident" and "outspoken" because it challenges stereotypes about Asian men. [1]
Hodge has acted in Modern Family , High Maintenance , Law & Order, and Tommy . [2] [3]
In 2021, Hodge guest starred as Philky on The CW series Black Lightning . [9] He reprised the role in the backdoor spin-off series Painkiller, which the network did not pick up. [9] That year he played a supporting role in the Netflix movie, Resort to Love .
In 2022 it was announced that Hodge was cast in a supporting role in the film Which Brings Me To You. [10] He is a supporting character in the upcoming Adele Lim film Joy Ride . [10]
Hodge resides in Los Angeles. [11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Trent Dillion | |
Bull | DJ Oculus | ||
Woe Is She | Steven | ||
2018 | High Maintenance | "Friendly Guy" | |
Modern Family | "Attendant" | ||
2018–2020 | Insecure | Andrew Tan | Recurring season 3; main cast season 4 [12] |
2019 | Abe | Chef Roy Wang | |
#LifeOnAir | Evan | ||
2020 | Tommy | Eric Decker | Recurring role |
2021 | Black Lightning | Philky | Recurring role |
2023 | Wellmania | Isaac Huang | [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Milkwater | Kaz | |
2021 | Resort to Love | Christian | |
2023 | Joy Ride | Todd | [14] |
2024 | Which Brings Me to You | Elton | [10] |
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