Aldis Hodge

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Aldis Hodge
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Hodge at the premiere of Hidden Figures in December 2016
Born
Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge

(1986-09-20) September 20, 1986 (age 37)
Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Education Art Center College of Design
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Known for
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 .

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Life and career

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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Hodge in New York City in 2019

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance RaymondFilm 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
2007Equal OpportunityLeroy 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 - Part One John Stewart / Green Lantern, Power Ring Voice, direct-to-video [18]
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part TwoJohn Stewart / Green LanternVoice, direct-to-video
Marmalade OtisPost-production
Parallel Also writer and producer
TBA The Dutchman Filming [19]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993–1995 Sesame Street HimselfRecurring role
1997 Between Brothers ReggieEpisode: "Family Affair"
1998 NYPD Blue EddyEpisode: "Weaver of Hate"
1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Camper #1Episode: "The Wall/The Chalkboard/The Getaway/The Prescription/Summer Camp"
1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Masked TeenEpisode: "Fear, Itself"
1999–2000 Pacific Blue Maurice Raymond2 episodes
2000 Judging Amy Lester ClancyEpisode: "Zero Tolerance"
City of Angels Marcus Hall2 episodes
2001–2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tony Thorpe2 episodes
2001 Becker Graduate #1Episode: "2001½: A Graduation Odyssey"
2002 Boston Public AndreEpisode: "Chapter Thirty-Seven"
Charmed TreyEpisode: "Long Live the Queen"
2003 ER Young ManEpisode: "The Lost"
Cold Case Young Mason TuckerEpisode: "The Runner"
American Dreams Travis Grant2 episodes
2005–2006 A.T.O.M. King / WreckaVoice, main role (52 episodes) [17]
2006 Half & Half KadeemEpisode: "The Big Training" Episode
Numb3rs Travis GrantEpisode: "The OG"
Girlfriends Matthew Miles / Derwin Davis4 episodes
Bones Jimmy MertonEpisode: "The Soldier on the Grave"
2006–2007 Friday Night Lights Ray "Voodoo" Tatum6 episodes
2007 Supernatural Jake Talley2 episodes
Standoff Nathan HallEpisode: "The Kids in the Hall"
2008–2012 Leverage Alec HardisonMain cast, 77 episodes
2009 Castle AziEpisode: "Always Buy Retail"
The Forgotten Danny RoweEpisode: "Prisoner Jane"
2010 Mad Usher / Sinestro / FrogVoice, episode: "WALL-E-NATOR/Extreme Renovation: House Edition - Superman's Fortress of Solitude"
Private Practice Esau AjawkeEpisode: "Fear of Flying"
The Chicago Code Deon LuckettEpisode: "St. Valentines Day Massacre"
2011 CSI: Miami Isaiah StilesEpisode: "Sinner Takes All"
2014 Rectify Stefon WhitmanEpisode: "Donald the Normal"
The Walking Dead MikeEpisode: "After"
The After D. LoveTelevision film
2014–2017 Turn: Washington's Spies Jordan / AkinbodeRecurring, 17 episodes
2016–2017 Underground NoahMain role
2017 The Blacklist Mario DixonEpisode: "Mr. Kaplan"
Black Mirror JackEpisode: "Black Museum"
2018 Star Trek: Short Treks CraftEpisode: "Calypso"
2019 Medal of Honor Edward CarterEpisode: "Edward Carter"
2019–2022 City on a Hill Decourcy WardMain character
2021–2023 Leverage: Redemption Alec HardisonRecurring role
2022 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Frankie / Opposing CoachVoice, 2 episodes [17]
TBACross Alex Cross Main role

Video games

YearProjectRole
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian
2018 NBA 2K19 Corey Harris

Other work

YearProjectTypeRole
2010 Taco Bell CommercialThe Manager
2010Death, Inc.Short FilmLeon
2010 Christian Kane Music VideoSecurity Guard
2011 State Farm Commercial LeBron James' Friend
2011A Standard StoryShort FilmSerious #1
2013That GuyWeb SeriesParty Attendee
2017LegacyMusic VideoPrison Inmate

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workStatus
2009 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor Television Leverage Nominated
2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Straight Outta Compton Nominated
2017 Hidden Figures Won
2021 One Night in Miami Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
2023North Carolina Film Critics AssociationKen Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award Black Adam Nominated

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  4. ↑ 'Hmm Awards-Aldis Hodge Complete Interview' by JD247 (November 22, 2009) Youtube.com. Accessed 2010-02-09.
  5. ↑ ""@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.
  6. 1 2 Flowers, Bianca (2022-09-30). "A Timeless Legacy: Actor Aldis Hodge Looks to Launch Luxury Watch Collection". Finurah. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  7. ↑ 'Interview: Aldis Hodge from Leverage' by Emma Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine (December 5, 2008) Fanbolt.com. Accessed 2010-02-09.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
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  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "'Black Adam': Aldis Hodge in Talks to Play Hawkman in Superhero Movie". TheWrap. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  15. ↑ Vary, Adam B. (2020-09-25). "Aldis Hodge to Play Hawkman in DC Films' 'Black Adam'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  16. ↑ Black Adam's Aldis Hodge To Lead 'Alex Cross' Series at Prime Video
  17. 1 2 3 "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.
  18. ↑ "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One: Exclusive Clip and Voice Cast Reveal". 4 December 2023.
  19. ↑ Grobar, Matt (2023-10-17). "'The Dutchman': Aldis Hodge, Lauren E. Banks Board Andre Gaines Thriller". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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