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Born | Eric Tyrone Hodges II |
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Eric Tyrone "Ty" Hodges II is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. [1] He is known primarily for his roles in Disney channel films and television shows, including his role as Larry Houdini in Don't Look Under the Bed and Larry Beale in Even Stevens . [2]
Hodges grew up in Miami, Florida. He is of Trinidadian and Bajan descent. [3]
At age 16, he appeared as the main character in Janet Jackson's "Go Deep" music video. [4] He appeared as Larry Houdini in the Disney Channel Original Movie Don't Look Under The Bed and in a recurring role as Larry Beale on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens and The Even Stevens Movie .
He starred in MTV's reality show twentyfourseven . Other television credits include Boston Public , Felicity , and NYPD Blue . In 2006, Hodges appeared alongside Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff in the feature film Material Girls . Other film credits include Holes , The United States of Leland .
He has toured Japan with the musical act Voices United.
Hodges has directed several movies. He directed the 2006 movie Miles from Home starring Meagan Good. [5] He starred in and directed the 2015 film A Girl Like Grace , also starring Meagan Good and Raven-Symoné. [6] He also directed the movie Venus as a Boy starring Olivia Culpo. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Kinetic City Super Crew | ||
1998 | Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa | Raymond | TV movie |
1999 | Felicity | J.D. | 1 episode |
Don't Look Under the Bed | Larry Houdini | Disney Channel Original Movie | |
NYPD Blue | Purcell Watkins | 1 episode | |
The Famous Jett Jackson | Myles Conway | 1 episode | |
2000 | The King of Queens | Ron | 1 episode |
Little Richard | Young Richard | TV movie | |
City of Angels | Martin Coleman | 1 episode | |
2000–2002 | Even Stevens | Larry Beale | Disney Channel Original Series Recurring Role (13 episodes) |
2001 | Raising Dad | Jesse | 1 episode |
The Nightmare Room | Anthony | 1 episode | |
Boston Public | Peter | 1 episode | |
2002 | The Gray in Between | Trenny | Movie |
A Midsummer Night's Rave | Funky Raver | Movie | |
Boomtown | Friend No. 1 | 1 episode | |
The Andy Dick Show | Antoine | 1 episode | |
2003 | The Even Stevens Movie | Larry Beale | Disney Channel Original Movie |
The Challenge | Charles | TV movie | |
Holes | Food Server | Movie | |
The District | Luc Bertrand | 1 episode | |
The United States of Leland | Student | Movie | |
2005 | Suits on the Loose | Tyler | Movie |
2006 | Material Girls | Etienne | Movie |
Miles from Home | Miles Conway | Movie (Director, writer, and Producer) | |
2008 | Blues | Chile | Movie |
2010 | Krews | Slate | Movie |
2011 | Dance Fu | Jamal | Movie |
2012 | You, Me, & The Circus | Ralph | Movie (Director, writer, and Producer) |
Truth Unspoken Series | Sean | 1 episode | |
2014 | Lock In | Michael Monroe | Short |
Meet Me in Montenegro | Robert | Movie | |
2015 | A Girl Like Grace | Matt | Movie (Director, writer, and Producer) |
Charlie, Trevor and a Girl Savannah | Charlie | Movie (Director, writer, and Producer) | |
2021 | Venus as a Boy | Hunter | Movie (Director, writer, and Producer) |
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