Aldis Hodge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Aldis Hodge
Hodge at the premiere of Hidden Figures in December 2016
Born	Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (1986-09-20) September 20, 1986 (age 38) Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Art Center College of Design
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Known for	Alex Cross in Cross Alec Hardison in Leverage Noah in Underground
Children	1
Relatives	Edwin Hodge (brother)

Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor. Among his significant roles, he played 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 Dr. Alex Cross in the Prime Video series Cross. He portrays Hawkman in the DC Film Black Adam and John Stewart / Green Lantern in 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

Hodge in New York City in 2019

Films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

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	Voice role, direct-to-video
	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		Post-production

Television

Video games

Other work

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Aldis Hodge para niños