Acting · Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA · Born January 26, 1985
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.
TVMatlock
2024
as Langston Wright
MovieParallel
2024
as Martel
TVGood Sam
2022
as Malcolm Kingsley
MovieInjustice
2021
as Michael Holt / Mr. Terrific / Waylon Jones / Killer Croc (voice)
MovieThe Tomorrow War
2021
as Dorian
MovieIf Not Now, When
2020
as Walter
TVFBI: Most Wanted
2020
as Ray Cannon
TVFor All Mankind
2019
as Clayton Poole
TVAll Rise
2019
as Joey Beto
MovieBumblebee
2018
as Danny Bell
TVMayans M.C.
2018
as Officer Franky Rogan
TVGenius
2017
as C.L. Franklin
TVSIX
2017
as Robert Chase
MovieThe Good Neighbor
2016
as Officer Palmer
MovieThe Purge: Election Year
2016
as Dante Bishop
TVRosewood
2015
as Doug Russell
TVSecrets and Lies
2015
as Dr. Greg Young
MovieAs Above, So Below
2014
as Benji
MovieThe Purge: Anarchy
2014
as The Stranger
TVSleepy Hollow
2013
as Benjamin Banneker
MovieThe Purge
2013
as Bloody Stranger
MovieChristmas in Compton
2012
as Pookie
TVChicago Fire
2012
as Rick Newhouse
MovieRed Dawn
2012
as Danny
MovieTake Me Home Tonight
2011
as Bryce
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Quentin Morris
TVCougar Town
2009
as Wade
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Technical Assistant Kai Ashe
MovieBeautiful Loser
2009
as Morgan (teenage)
TVMental
2009
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Toby Rawlins
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Aaron
TVHeroes
2006
as Young Charles Deveaux
MovieAll the Boys Love Mandy Lane
2006
as Bird
TVCampus Ladies
2006
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as John
TVInvasion
2005
as Brett
TVBones
2005
as Robert Hooper
MovieFighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
2005
as Darnell
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Greg Stanton
MovieDebating Robert Lee
2004
as Elliot Davis
TVJack & Bobby
2004
as Marcus Ride
MovieThe Alamo
2004
as Joe
TVCold Case
2003
as Vaughn Bubley (age 18)
MovieNational Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze
2003
as Tony
TVOne Tree Hill
2003
as Will Bennett
TVNCIS
2003
as Bodie
MovieHangman's Curse
2003
as Blake Hornsby
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as James Reed
MovieCoastlines
2002
as Roy
In My Life
2002
TVGrounded for Life
2001
as Guy #2
TVBoston Public
2000
as Jamaal Crenshaw
MovieBig Momma's House
2000
as Basketball Teen #1
TVAngel
1999
as Kennan
TVSnoops
1999
as Steven Jackson
MovieThe Breaks
1999
as Tiki
TVBeyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Camper #2 (segment "Summer Camp")
MovieShadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
as Cody
MovieThe Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
as Todd Henessey
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Freshman Guy #1
MovieDie Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
as Dexter's Friend
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Jesse Cartwright
TVNew York Undercover
1994
as Memo
