Ty Hodges

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Ty Hodges
Born
Eric Tyrone Hodges II
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • director
  • producer
Known for

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]

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Early life

Hodges grew up in Miami, Florida. He is of Trinidadian and Bajan descent. [3]

Career

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.

Director

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]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Kinetic City Super Crew
1998 Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa RaymondTV movie
1999 Felicity J.D.1 episode
Don't Look Under the Bed Larry Houdini Disney Channel Original Movie
NYPD Blue Purcell Watkins1 episode
The Famous Jett Jackson Myles Conway1 episode
2000 The King of Queens Ron1 episode
Little Richard Young Richard TV movie
City of Angels Martin Coleman1 episode
2000–2002 Even Stevens Larry Beale Disney Channel Original Series
Recurring Role (13 episodes)
2001 Raising Dad Jesse1 episode
The Nightmare Room Anthony1 episode
Boston Public Peter1 episode
2002The Gray in BetweenTrennyMovie
A Midsummer Night's Rave Funky RaverMovie
Boomtown Friend No. 11 episode
The Andy Dick Show Antoine1 episode
2003 The Even Stevens Movie Larry Beale Disney Channel Original Movie
The Challenge CharlesTV movie
Holes Food ServerMovie
The District Luc Bertrand1 episode
The United States of Leland StudentMovie
2005 Suits on the Loose TylerMovie
2006 Material Girls EtienneMovie
Miles from Home Miles ConwayMovie
(Director, writer, and Producer)
2008BluesChileMovie
2010KrewsSlateMovie
2011 Dance Fu JamalMovie
2012You, Me, & The CircusRalphMovie
(Director, writer, and Producer)
Truth Unspoken SeriesSean1 episode
2014Lock InMichael MonroeShort
Meet Me in Montenegro RobertMovie
2015 A Girl Like Grace MattMovie
(Director, writer, and Producer)
Charlie, Trevor and a Girl Savannah CharlieMovie
(Director, writer, and Producer)
2021 Venus as a Boy HunterMovie
(Director, writer, and Producer)

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