Edwin Hodge

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Edwin Hodge
Born
Edwin Martel Basil Hodge

(1985-01-26) January 26, 1985 (age 39)
OccupationActor
Years active1993present
Relatives Aldis Hodge (brother)

Edwin Martel Basil Hodge (born January 26, 1985) is an American actor. [1] He is recognized for portraying Dante Bishop in The Purge film series, and is the only actor to appear in all of the first three films.

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Early life

Hodge was born on January 26, 1985, [2] in Jacksonville, North Carolina, to Aldis Basil Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, but he was raised in New York. [3] Hodge's mother is from the state of Florida and his father from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Both of his parents served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is the older brother of actor Aldis Hodge.

Career

Hodge guest starred on an episode of the TNT series Leverage which stars his younger brother. He guest starred on an episode of One Tree Hill .

Hodge played the role of "the Bloody Stranger" in the horror film The Purge (2013) and its sequels The Purge: Anarchy (2014) and The Purge: Election Year (2016); "the Bloody Stranger" was revealed to be named Dante Bishop in the third film. He also appeared in the horror film As Above, So Below (2014).

Hodge also played the role of firefighter Rick Newhouse on Chicago Fire .

In 2019, Hodge played the role of Clayton Poole, husband of NASA astronaut Danielle Poole, in the first season of the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Dexter's friend
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight Todd Henessey
1997Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My HomeworkCody
1999 The Breaks Tiki
2000 Big Momma's House Basketball Teen #1
2002 A Light in the Forest Krebs
Coastlines Roy
2003 Hangman's Curse Blake Hornsby
National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze Tony
2004Debating Robert LeeElliot Davis
The Alamo Joe
The Cure for a Diseased LifeJulioDeleted scenes
2005ControlKieran
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Darnell
2006 All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Bird
2008Beautiful LoserTeenage Morgan
2009 Kill Theory PaulUncredited
2011 Take Me Home Tonight Bryce
2012 Red Dawn Danny Jackson
2013 The Purge Dante Bishop
2014 The Purge: Anarchy
As Above, So Below Benji
2016 The Good Neighbor Officer Palmer
The Purge: Election Year Dante Bishop
2018 Bumblebee Agent Danny Bell
2019 If Not Now, When? Walter
2021 The Tomorrow War Dorian
Injustice Mister Terrific, Killer Croc Voice
2024 Parallel Also writer and producer

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisode
1993–1995 Sesame Street HimselfRecurring
1995 New York Undercover MemoEpisode: "Man's Best Friend"
1998 7th Heaven Freshman Guy #1Episode: "...And a Nice Chianti"
1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Camper #2Episode: "The Wall/The Chalkboard/The Getaway/The Prescription/Summer Camp"
2000 Angel KennanEpisode: "First Impressions"
2000–2002 Boston Public Jamaal Crenshaw13 episodes
2001 Grounded for Life Guy #2Episode: "Jimmy's Got a Gun"
2003 Touched by an Angel JesseEpisode: "As It Is in Heaven"
2004–2005 Jack & Bobby Marcus RideMain cast, 20 episodes
2005 Cold Case Vaughn Bubley (age 18)Episode: "Saving Patrick Bubley"
2006 Invasion Brett4 episodes
Grey's Anatomy Greg StantonEpisode: "Let the Angels Commit"
2009 Ghost Whisperer JohnEpisode: "Ghost Busted"
Heroes Young Charles DeveauxEpisode: "1961"
Bones Robert HooperEpisode: "The Beaver in the Otter"
Mental Malcolm Darius Washington12 episodes
2010 Leverage Billy EppingEpisode: "The Jailhouse Job"
One Tree Hill Will BennettEpisode: "The Space in Between"
CSI: Miami James ReedEpisode: "Reality Kills"
2012 NCIS BodieEpisode: "The Namesake"
Private Practice AaronEpisode: "The Standing Eight Count"
2012–2013 Cougar Town WadeRecurring role (seasons 3–4)
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Kai Ashe2 episodes
2013–2015 Chicago Fire Rick NewhouseRecurring role (seasons 2–3, 12 episodes)
2016 Rosewood Doug RussellEpisode: "Spirochete & Santeria"
Secrets and Lies Dr. Greg YoungRecurring role
2017 Sleepy Hollow Benjamin Banneker4 episodes
2017–2018 Six Robert ChaseMain cast, 18 episodes
2018–2019 Mayans M.C. Officer Franky RoganRecurring
2019 For All Mankind Clayton Poole3 episodes
2020 All Rise Joey BetoEpisode: "Dancing at Los Angeles"
TriangleUlyssesEpisode: "Pilot"
2022 [4] Good Sam Dr. Malcolm A. KingsleyMain cast
2022–present [5] FBI: Most Wanted Special Agent Ray CannonMain cast

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References

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  2. Edwin Hodge (1990-2010) IMDb. Accessed 2010-02-08.
  3. Edwin Hodge: Summary Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (2010) Tv.com. Accessed 2010-02-09.
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  5. Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 18, 2022). "FBI: Most Wanted Recruits Edwin Hodge to Fill Season 4 Vacancy". TVLine .