Aldis Hodge facts for kids
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Aldis Hodge
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Hodge at the premiere of Hidden Figures in December 2016
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Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge
September 20, 1986 |
| Education | Art Center College of Design |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Edwin Hodge (brother) |
Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for many roles in movies and TV shows. Some of his most famous parts include Alec Hardison in the TV series Leverage, MC Ren in the movie Straight Outta Compton, and Levi Jackson in Hidden Figures.
Aldis Hodge also played Noah in the TV series Underground. He was Matthew in Girlfriends and Jim Brown in the film One Night in Miami.... More recently, he played Dr. Alex Cross in the TV series Cross. In superhero movies, he is known as Hawkman in Black Adam. He also voiced John Stewart / Green Lantern in the animated movie Green Lantern: Beware My Power.
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Life and Career
Early Life and Hobbies
Aldis Hodge was born on September 20, 1986, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. His parents, Aldis Basil Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, both served in the U.S. Marine Corps. His mother is from Florida, and his father is from Saint Thomas. Aldis has an older brother, Edwin Hodge, who is also an actor.
When he was a child, Aldis played both the clarinet and the violin. He still plays the violin today. He went to the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. Besides acting, Aldis has many other talents. He designs watches, writes, and paints.
In 2018, he worked with a painter named Harmonia Rosales. They created a series of paintings called "Through the Looking Glass." These paintings were shown in Los Angeles. Aldis Hodge also taught himself how to make watches. He even designed his own brand of fancy watches called A. Hodge Atelier. He believes it is important to have more different kinds of people working in the watchmaking industry.
Acting Roles
In 2007, Aldis Hodge got a big role as Alec Hardison in the TNT series Leverage. For this role, he was nominated for a Saturn Award in 2009. This award is for the best supporting actor on television.
In 2019, he started playing Decourcy Ward in the Showtime series City on a Hill. He acted alongside Kevin Bacon in this show. In 2020, it was announced that Aldis would play Carter Hall / Hawkman in the 2022 DCEU movie Black Adam. He starred with famous actors like Dwayne Johnson and Pierce Brosnan. In October 2022, he was chosen to play the main character, Alex Cross, in the Amazon Prime Video series Cross. This show is based on the popular books by James Patterson.
Key Roles in Film and Television
Aldis Hodge has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of his notable roles:
- In movies, he appeared in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Big Momma's House (2000).
- He played MC Ren in the movie Straight Outta Compton (2015).
- He was Captain Anthony Espin in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016).
- Aldis played Levi Jackson in the inspiring film Hidden Figures (2016).
- He starred as Brian Banks in the movie Brian Banks (2018).
- He was Anthony Woods in Clemency (2019) and James Lanier in The Invisible Man (2020).
- He played Jim Brown in One Night in Miami... (2020).
- In animated films, he voiced John Stewart / Green Lantern in Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022).
- He played Carter Hall / Hawkman in the superhero movie Black Adam (2022).
On television, Aldis Hodge has been in:
- Sesame Street (1993–1995)
- NYPD Blue (1998)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2001–2008)
- Girlfriends (2006)
- Friday Lights (2006–2007)
- Supernatural (2007)
- Leverage (2008–2012) as Alec Hardison
- The Walking Dead (2014)
- Underground (2016–2017) as Noah
- Black Mirror (2017)
- City on a Hill (2019–2022) as Decourcy Ward
- Leverage: Redemption (2021–2023)
- Cross (2024) as Alex Cross
Awards and Recognition
Aldis Hodge has received several awards and nominations for his acting.
- In 2009, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for his role in Leverage.
- In 2014, he won a Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble for Straight Outta Compton.
- In 2017, he and the cast of Hidden Figures won a Screen Actors Guild Award for their amazing performance.
- He was nominated for a Black Reel TV Award in 2017 for his work in Underground.
- In 2020, he won a Virtuoso Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
- In 2021, he received the Robert Altman Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards for One Night in Miami. He also won the Art of Light Award at the Miami International Film Festival that year.
Images for kids
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Hodge in New York City in 2019
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See also
In Spanish: Aldis Hodge para niños
