Edwin Hodge

Edwin Hodge

Born 1985-01-26 (age 41) Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA
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Biography

Edwin Martel Basil Hodge (born January 26, 1985) is an American actor and the older brother of actor Aldis Hodge. He is known for portraying Dante Bishop in The Purge film series, and is the only actor to appear in all of the first three films. 

He 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).

He's appeared in other films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Big Momma's House, Take Me Home Tonight, Red Dawn (2012), Bumblebee, and The Tomorrow War.

On TV, he guest starred on an episode of the TNT series Leverage, which stars his younger brother Aldis Hodge. His other guest roles include 7th Heaven, Angel, Boston Public, Touched by an Angel, Cold Case, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer, Heroes, Bones, One Tree Hill, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Private Practice, NCIS: LA, Rosewood, and All Rise.

His major TV recurring roles were as Jamaal Crenshaw on Boston Public, Brett on Invasion, Malcolm Darius Washington on Mental, Wade on Cougar Town, firefighter Rick Newhouse on Chicago Fire, Dr. Greg Young on Secrets & Lies, Benjamin Banneker on Sleepy Hollow, and Clayton Poole on For All Mankind.

He's starred as Marcus Ride on Jack & Bobby, Robert Chase on SIX, and Dr. Malcolm Kingsley on Good Sam. He stars as Ray Cannon on FBI: Most Wanted, starting in Season 4, fall of 2022.

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Known For

The Tomorrow War
The Tomorrow War

2021

as Dorian

Bumblebee
Bumblebee

2018

as Danny Bell

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995

as Dexter's Friend

As Above, So Below
As Above, So Below

2014

as Benji

The Purge
The Purge

2013

as Bloody Stranger

The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy

2014

as The Stranger

The Purge: Election Year
The Purge: Election Year

2016

as Dante Bishop

Big Momma's House
Big Momma's House

2000

as Basketball Teen #1

Red Dawn
Red Dawn

2012

as Danny

The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996

as Todd Henessey

The Alamo
The Alamo

2004

as Joe

Injustice
Injustice

2021

as Michael Holt / Mr. Terrific / Waylon Jones / Killer Croc (voice)

The Good Neighbor
The Good Neighbor

2016

as Officer Palmer

Take Me Home Tonight
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Coastlines
Coastlines

2002

as Roy

Parallel
Parallel

2024

as Martel

Christmas in Compton
Christmas in Compton

2012

as Pookie

The Breaks
The Breaks

1999

as Tiki