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Edwin Hodge

Acting

Born January 26, 1985 · Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA

Also known as Eddie · Edwin Martel Basil Hodge · ادوین هاج

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Chicago Fire

2012as Rick Newhouse

The Mentalist

2008as Toby Rawlins

Bones

2005as Robert Hooper

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Greg Stanton

Ghost Whisperer

2005as John

Mayans M.C.

2018as Officer Franky Rogan

Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

2005as Darnell

Rizzoli & Isles

2010as Quentin Morris

Angel

1999as Kennan

Cold Case

2003as Vaughn Bubley (age 18)

One Tree Hill

2003as Will Bennett

For All Mankind

2019as Clayton Poole

CSI: Miami

2002as James Reed

FBI: Most Wanted

2020as Ray Cannon

NCIS

2003as Bodie

The Tomorrow War

2021as Dorian

Genius

2017as C.L. Franklin

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009as Technical Assistant Kai Ashe

Private Practice

2007as Aaron

All Rise

2019as Joey Beto

Secrets and Lies

2015as Dr. Greg Young

Sleepy Hollow

2013as Benjamin Banneker

Heroes

2006as Young Charles Deveaux

Good Sam

2022as Malcolm Kingsley

Injustice

2021as Michael Holt / Mr. Terrific / Waylon Jones / Killer Croc (voice)

Six

2017as Robert Chase

Jack & Bobby

2004as Marcus Ride

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995as Dexter's Friend

New York Undercover

1994as Memo

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997as Camper #2 (segment "Summer Camp")

Touched by an Angel

1994as Jesse Cartwright

Matlock

2024as Langston Wright

Invasion

2005as Brett

If Not Now, When

2020as Walter

Grounded for Life

2001as Guy #2

Bumblebee

2018as Danny Bell

As Above, So Below

2014as Benji

The Purge: Anarchy

2014as The Stranger

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996as Todd Henessey

Rosewood

2015as Doug Russell

Cougar Town

2009as Wade

Parallel

2024as Martel

The Purge: Election Year

2016as Dante Bishop

7th Heaven

1996as Freshman Guy #1

The Good Neighbor

2016as Officer Palmer

The Purge

2013as Bloody Stranger

Take Me Home Tonight

2011as Bryce

Mental

2009

The Alamo

2004as Joe

Big Momma's House

2000as Basketball Teen #1