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Aldis Hodge
American actor (born 1986)
American actor (born 1986)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Aldis Hodge | |
| image | Aldis Hodge - Cross.jpg | |
| caption | Hodge in 2026 | |
| birth_name | Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge | |
| birth_date | ||
| birth_place | Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| occupation | Actor | |
| yearsactive | 1993–present | |
| children | 1 | |
| relatives | Edwin Hodge (brother) | |
| Skye P. Marshall (sister-in-law) | ||
| education | Art Center College of Design | |
| known_for | {{plainlist |
Skye P. Marshall (sister-in-law)
- Alex Cross in Cross
- Alec Hardison in Leverage
- Noah in Underground
Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as 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, Jim Brown in the 2020 film One Night in Miami..., and Alex Cross in the Prime Video series Cross. He portrays Hawkman in the DC Studios film Black Adam and John Stewart / Green Lantern in the animated film Green Lantern: Beware My Power.
Life and career
Hodge was born on September 20, 1986, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Both of his parents, Aldis Basil Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, served in the U.S. Marine Corps. His mother is from Florida, while his father is originally from Saint Thomas. His older brother is actor Edwin Hodge. Hodge played both the clarinet and the violin as a child. He currently plays the violin. He attended ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. In addition to acting, Hodge designs watches, writes, and paints. 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. Hodge is a self-taught horologist and watchmaker, and has designed his own brand of luxury watches, A. Hodge Atelier. He has spoken about the need for more diversity in the watchmaking industry.
In 2007, Hodge was cast as Alec Hardison in the TNT series Leverage. In 2009, he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor on Television for this role. In 2014, it was announced that he was cast in Randall Miller's Midnight Rider, a biopic of Gregg Allman.
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. 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.
Filmography
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Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Raymond | ||||
| 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 | Voice role | |||
| American Dreamz | Soldier Chuck | |||||
| 2007 | Equal Opportunity | Leroy 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 | title=Aldis Hodge (visual voices guide) | url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Aldis-Hodge/ | access-date=December 24, 2023 | publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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 credits or other reliable sources of information. |
| Black Adam | Carter Hall / Hawkman | |||||
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | John Stewart / Green Lantern, Power Ring | Voice, direct-to-video | |||
| Marmalade | Otis | |||||
| Parallel | Alex | Also writer and producer | ||||
| 2025 | The Dutchman | Warren | ||||
| TBA | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1995 | Sesame Street | Himself | Recurring role |
| 1997 | Between Brothers | Reggie | Episode: "Family Affair" |
| 1998 | NYPD Blue | Eddy | Episode: "Weaver of Hate" |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Camper #1 | Episode: "The Wall/The Chalkboard/The Getaway/The Prescription/Summer Camp" |
| 1999 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Masked Teen | Episode: "Fear, Itself" |
| 1999–2000 | Pacific Blue | Maurice Raymond | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Lester Clancy | Episode: "Zero Tolerance" |
| City of Angels | Marcus Hall | 2 episodes | |
| 2001–2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tony Thorpe | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Becker | Graduate #1 | Episode: "2001½: A Graduation Odyssey" |
| 2002 | Boston Public | Andre | Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Seven" |
| Charmed | Trey | Episode: "Long Live the Queen" | |
| 2003 | ER | Young Man | Episode: "The Lost" |
| Cold Case | Young Mason Tucker | Episode: "The Runner" | |
| American Dreams | Travis Grant | 2 episodes | |
| 2005–2006 | A.T.O.M. | King / Wrecka | Main cast, voice role |
| 2006 | Half & Half | Kadeem | Episode: "The Big Training" Episode |
| Numb3rs | Travis Grant | Episode: "The OG" | |
| Girlfriends | Matthew Miles / Derwin Davis | 4 episodes | |
| Bones | Jimmy Merton | Episode: "The Soldier on the Grave" | |
| 2006–2007 | Friday Night Lights | Ray "Voodoo" Tatum | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Supernatural | Jake Talley | Episodes: "All Hell Breaks Loose (Parts 1&2)" |
| Standoff | Nathan Hall | Episode: "The Kids in the Hall" | |
| 2008–2012 | Leverage | Alec Hardison | Main cast |
| 2009 | Castle | Azi | Episode: "Always Buy Retail" |
| The Forgotten | Danny Rowe | Episode: "Prisoner Jane" | |
| 2010 | Mad | Usher / Sinestro / Frog | Voice role, episode: "Extreme Renovation: House Edition - Superman's Fortress of Solitude" |
| Private Practice | Esau Ajawke | Episode: "Fear of Flying" | |
| The Chicago Code | Deon Luckett | Episode: "St. Valentines Day Massacre" | |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Isaiah Stiles | Episode: "Sinner Takes All" |
| 2014 | Rectify | Stefon Whitman | Episode: "Donald the Normal" |
| The Walking Dead | Mike | Episode: "After" | |
| The After | D. Love | Television film | |
| 2014–2017 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Jordan / Akinbode | Recurring role |
| 2016–2017 | Underground | Noah | Main cast |
| 2017 | The Blacklist | Mario Dixon | Episode: "Mr. Kaplan" |
| Black Mirror | Jack | Episode: "Black Museum" | |
| 2018 | Star Trek: Short Treks | Craft | Episode: "Calypso" |
| 2019 | Medal of Honor | Edward Carter | Episode: "Edward Carter" |
| 2019–2022 | City on a Hill | Decourcy Ward | Main cast |
| 2021–present | Leverage: Redemption | Alec Hardison | Recurring role |
| 2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | Frankie, Coach | Voice role, 2 episodes |
| 2024–present | Cross | Alex Cross | Title role, producer |
Video games
| Year | Project | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Pedestrian |
| 2018 | NBA 2K19 | Corey Harris |
Other work
| Year | Project | Type | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Taco Bell | Commercial | The manager |
| 2010 | Death, Inc. | Short Film | Leon |
| 2010 | Christian Kane | Music video | Security guard |
| 2011 | State Farm | Commercial | LeBron James' friend |
| 2011 | A Standard Story | Short film | Serious #1 |
| 2013 | That Guy | Web series | Party attendee |
| 2017 | Legacy | Music video | Prison inmate |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor Television | Leverage | ||
| 2014 | Black Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Ensemble (shared with Neil Brown Jr., Paul Giamatti, Corey Hawkins, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Jason Mitchell) | Straight Outta Compton | ||
| 2016 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Straight Outta Compton | ||
| 2017 | Hidden Figures | ||||
| Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Underground | |||
| 2019 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Best Actor | Clemency | ||
| Seattle International Film Festival | Best Actor | ||||
| 2020 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Supporting Actor of the Year | |||
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Virtuoso Award | ||||
| Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | ||||
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance - Male | |||||
| 2021 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | One Night in Miami | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | ||||
| NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | ||||
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | Robert Altman Award (shared with director Regina King, casting director Kimberly Hardin, and ensemble cast Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree and Leslie Odom Jr.) | ||||
| Miami International Film Festival | Art of Light Award | ||||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | ||||
| 2022 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | City on a Hill | ||
| NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Performance - Drama | ||||
| 2023 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award | Black Adam | ||
| NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture |
References
References
- (12 July 2024). "Aldis Hodge reveals how his relationship with his daughter influenced his role in 'Cross'".
- "Aldis Hodge Online - Est 2010 – All About Aldis".
- link. (2011-07-18 (April 21, 2009). "Whedonopolis". Accessed 2010-09-20.)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ugqEp-GN0 Leverage ConCon The Guys Panel posted by supershinygirl]. (March 24, 2010). "youtube.com". Accessed 2010-04-08.
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oAlTMHgrX8 'Hmm Awards-Aldis Hodge Complete Interview' by JD247] (November 22, 2009) ''Youtube.com''. Accessed 2010-02-09.
- ""@DPosival: @AldisHodge do you really play the violin like you did in #Leverage Scheherazade?" Yup, every now and then I'll practice violin".
- Flowers, Bianca. (2022-09-30). "A Timeless Legacy: Actor Aldis Hodge Looks to Launch Luxury Watch Collection".
- [http://www.fanbolt.com/headline/7158/Interview:_Aldis_Hodge_from_Leverage/page3 'Interview: Aldis Hodge from Leverage' by Emma] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-11-03 (December 5, 2008) ''Fanbolt.com''. Accessed 2010-02-09.)
- Williams, Maxwell. (2018-01-09). "'Hidden Figures' Star Aldis Hodge, Painter Harmonia Rosales to Debut Collab Works at L.A. Art Show".
- Reddinger, Paige. (2020-08-13). "Actor Aldis Hodge Just Became the Horological Society of New York's Most Famous Trustee".
- Hodge, Aldis. (2022-02-20). "Aldis Hodge on Why It's Time to Build More Doors for Diversity in the World of Watchmaking".
- [http://popculturezoo.com/archives/1521 'Leverage Interview II: Talking with Dean Devlin' by Joseph Dilworth, Jr.] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-08-06 (December 11, 2008) ''Pop Culture Zoo''. Accessed 2010-02-09.)
- [http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html 'Nominations for the 36th Annual Saturn Awards'] {{webarchive. link. (2012-07-17 (2010) ''The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films''. Accessed 2010-09-20.)
- Kit, Borys. (February 14, 2014). "Gregg Allman Biopic Adds Three More". The Hollywood Reporter.
- (2020-09-25). "'Black Adam': Aldis Hodge in Talks to Play Hawkman in Superhero Movie".
- (2020-09-25). "Aldis Hodge to Play Hawkman in DC Films' 'Black Adam'".
- [https://collider.com/aldis-hodge-alex-cross-series-cast-prime-video/ Black Adam's Aldis Hodge To Lead 'Alex Cross' Series at Prime Video]
- "Aldis Hodge (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.
- (4 December 2023). "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One: Exclusive Clip and Voice Cast Reveal".
- Cordero, Rosy. (July 6, 2024). "Aldis Hodge-Led Series 'Cross' Sets Season 1 Premiere At Prime Video".
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