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.

Edwin Hodge
Born
Edwin Martel Basil Hodge

(1985-01-26) January 26, 1985 (age 39)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Spouse
(m. 2024)
RelativesAldis Hodge (brother)

Early life

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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

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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.

Personal life

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He married actress Skye P. Marshall on June 29, 2024 at Carondelet House in Los Angeles.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Dexter's friend
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight Todd Henessey
1997 Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework Cody
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
2004 Debating Robert Lee Elliot Davis
The Alamo Joe
The Cure for a Diseased Life Julio Deleted scenes
2005 Control Kieran
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Darnell
2006 All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Bird
2008 Beautiful Loser Teenage Morgan
2009 Kill Theory Paul Uncredited
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 Martel Also writer and producer

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993–1995 Sesame Street Himself Recurring
1995 New York Undercover Memo Episode: "Man's Best Friend"
1998 7th Heaven Freshman Guy #1 Episode: "...And a Nice Chianti"
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Camper #2 Episode: "The Wall/The Chalkboard/The Getaway/The Prescription/Summer Camp"
2000 Angel Kennan Episode: "First Impressions"
2000–2002 Boston Public Jamaal Crenshaw 13 episodes
2001 Grounded for Life Guy #2 Episode: "Jimmy's Got a Gun"
2003 Touched by an Angel Jesse Episode: "As It Is in Heaven"
2004–2005 Jack & Bobby Marcus Ride Main cast, 20 episodes
2005 Cold Case Vaughn Bubley (age 18) Episode: "Saving Patrick Bubley"
2006 Invasion Brett 4 episodes
Grey's Anatomy Greg Stanton Episode: "Let the Angels Commit"
2009 Ghost Whisperer John Episode: "Ghost Busted"
Heroes Young Charles Deveaux Episode: "1961"
Bones Robert Hooper Episode: "The Beaver in the Otter"
Mental Malcolm Darius Washington 12 episodes
2010 Leverage Billy Epping Episode: "The Jailhouse Job"
One Tree Hill Will Bennett Episode: "The Space in Between"
CSI: Miami James Reed Episode: "Reality Kills"
2012 NCIS Bodie Episode: "The Namesake"
Private Practice Aaron Episode: "The Standing Eight Count"
2012–2013 Cougar Town Wade Recurring role (seasons 3–4)
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Kai Ashe 2 episodes
2013–2015 Chicago Fire Rick Newhouse Recurring role (seasons 2–3, 12 episodes)
2016 Rosewood Doug Russell Episode: "Spirochete & Santeria"
Secrets and Lies Dr. Greg Young Recurring role
2017 Sleepy Hollow Benjamin Banneker 4 episodes
2017–2018 Six Robert Chase Main cast, 18 episodes
2018–2019 Mayans M.C. Officer Franky Rogan Recurring
2019 For All Mankind Clayton Poole 3 episodes
2020 All Rise Joey Beto Episode: "Dancing at Los Angeles"
2022 Good Sam Dr. Malcolm A. Kingsley Main cast[5]
2022–present FBI: Most Wanted Special Agent Ray Cannon Main cast[6]

References

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  1. ^ Exclusive: Edwin Hodge to Guest-Star on Leverage by Adam Bryant. (March 5, 2010). Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Accessed 2010-04-01.
  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.
  4. ^ Clack, Erin; Strohm, Emily (July 1, 2024). "Matlock Reboot Star Skye P. Marshall Marries FBI: Most Wanted Actor Edwin Hodge in 'Speakeasy Glam' Wedding! (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ^ White, Peter (November 10, 2021). "'Good Sam' Scrubs In For 'CSI: Vegas' In CBS' Midseason Schedule As 'The Amazing Race' Returns". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 18, 2022). "FBI: Most Wanted Recruits Edwin Hodge to Fill Season 4 Vacancy". TVLine.
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