Aldis Hodge

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 and Jim Brown in the 2020 film One Night in Miami.... He portrays Hawkman in the DC Film Black Adam and John Stewart / Green Lantern in animated film Green Lantern: Beware My Power.

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	Alec Hardison in Leverage Noah in Underground
Children	1[1]
Relatives	Edwin Hodge (brother)

Life and career

Hodge was born on September 20, 1986, in Jacksonville, North Carolina.^[2] Both of his parents, Aldis Basil Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, served in the U.S. Marine Corps.^[3] His mother is from Florida, while his father is originally from Saint Thomas.^[4] His older brother is actor Edwin Hodge. Hodge played both the clarinet and the violin as a child.^[5] He currently plays the violin.^[6] He attended ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California.^[7] In addition to acting, Hodge designs watches, writes, and paints.^[8] 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.^[9] Hodge is a self-taught horologist and watchmaker, with his own brand of luxury watches, A. Hodge Atelier.^[7][10] He has spoken about the need for more diversity in the watchmaking industry.^[11]

In 2007, Hodge was cast as Alec Hardison in the TNT series Leverage.^[12] In 2009, he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor on Television for this role.^[13] In 2014, it was announced that he was cast in Randall Miller's Midnight Rider, a biopic of Gregg Allman.^[14]

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.^[15][16] 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.^[17]

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 roll, direct-to-video[18]
	Black Adam	Carter Hall / Hawkman
2024	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths	John Stewart / Green Lantern, Power Ring	Voice, direct-to-video[19]
	Marmalade	Otis
	Parallel	Alex	Also writer and producer
TBA	The Dutchman †		Filming[20]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993–1995	Sesame Street	Himself	Recurring role
1997	Between Brothers	Reggie	Episode: "Family Affair"
1998	NYPD Blue	Eddy	Episode: "Weaver of Hate"
1998	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Camper #1	Episode: "The Wall/The Chalkboard/The Getaway/The Prescription/Summer Camp"
1999	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Masked Teen	Episode: "Fear, Itself"
1999–2000	Pacific Blue	Maurice Raymond	2 episodes
2000	Judging Amy	Lester Clancy	Episode: "Zero Tolerance"
	City of Angels	Marcus Hall	2 episodes
2001–2008	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Tony Thorpe	2 episodes
2001	Becker	Graduate #1	Episode: "2001½: A Graduation Odyssey"
2002	Boston Public	Andre	Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Seven"
	Charmed	Trey	Episode: "Long Live the Queen"
2003	ER	Young Man	Episode: "The Lost"
	Cold Case	Young Mason Tucker	Episode: "The Runner"
	American Dreams	Travis Grant	2 episodes
2005–2006	A.T.O.M.	King / Wrecka	Main cast, voice role[18]
2006	Half & Half	Kadeem	Episode: "The Big Training" Episode
	Numb3rs	Travis Grant	Episode: "The OG"
	Girlfriends	Matthew Miles / Derwin Davis	4 episodes
	Bones	Jimmy Merton	Episode: "The Soldier on the Grave"
2006–2007	Friday Night Lights	Ray "Voodoo" Tatum	6 episodes
2007	Supernatural	Jake Talley	2 episodes
	Standoff	Nathan Hall	Episode: "The Kids in the Hall"
2008–2012	Leverage	Alec Hardison	Main cast
2009	Castle	Azi	Episode: "Always Buy Retail"
	The Forgotten	Danny Rowe	Episode: "Prisoner Jane"
2010	Mad	Usher / Sinestro / Frog	Voice role, episode: "WALL-E-NATOR/Extreme Renovation: House Edition - Superman's Fortress of Solitude"
	Private Practice	Esau Ajawke	Episode: "Fear of Flying"
	The Chicago Code	Deon Luckett	Episode: "St. Valentines Day Massacre"
2011	CSI: Miami	Isaiah Stiles	Episode: "Sinner Takes All"
2014	Rectify	Stefon Whitman	Episode: "Donald the Normal"
	The Walking Dead	Mike	Episode: "After"
	The After	D. Love	TV movie
2014–2017	Turn: Washington's Spies	Jordan / Akinbode	Recurring role
2016–2017	Underground	Noah	Main cast
2017	The Blacklist	Mario Dixon	Episode: "Mr. Kaplan"
	Black Mirror	Jack	Episode: "Black Museum"
2018	Star Trek: Short Treks	Craft	Episode: "Calypso"
2019	Medal of Honor	Edward Carter	Episode: "Edward Carter"
2019–2022	City on a Hill	Decourcy Ward	Main cast
2021–2023	Leverage: Redemption	Alec Hardison	Recurring role
2022	The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder	Frankie / Opposing Coach	Voice role, 2 episodes[18]
2024	Cross	Alex Cross	Title role, producer[21]

Video games

Year	Project	Role
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Pedestrian
2018	NBA 2K19	Corey Harris

Other work

Year	Project	Type	Role
2010	Taco Bell	Commercial	The manager
2010	Death, Inc.	Short Film	Leon
2010	Christian Kane	Music video	Security guard
2011	State Farm	Commercial	LeBron James' friend
2011	A Standard Story	Short film	Serious #1
2013	That Guy	Web series	Party attendee
2017	Legacy	Music video	Prison inmate

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Status	Ref.
2009	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actor Television	Leverage	Nominated	[22]
2014	Black Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Ensemble (shared with Neil Brown Jr. ,Paul Giamatti, Corey Hawkins, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Jason Mitchell)	Straight Outta Compton	Won	[23][24]
2016	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Straight Outta Compton	Nominated	[25]
2017			Hidden Figures	Won	[26]
	Black Reel TV Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Underground	Nominated	[27]
2019	Gotham Independent Film Award	Best Actor	Clemency	Nominated	[28]
	Seattle International Film Festival	Best Actor		Runner-up	[29]
2020	London Critics Circle Film Awards	Supporting Actor of the Year		Nominated	[30]
	Santa Barbara International Film Festival	Virtuoso Award		Won	[31]
	Black Reel TV Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture		Nominated	[32]
		Outstanding Breakthrough Performance - Male		Nominated
2021		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	One Night in Miami	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated	[33]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture		Nominated	[34]
	Film Independent Spirit Awards	Robert Altman Award (shared with director Regina King, casting director Kimberly Hardin, and ensemble cast Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree and Leslie Odom Jr.)		Won	[35]
	Miami International Film Festival	Art of Light Award		Won	[36]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated	[37]
2022	Satellite Awards	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	City on a Hill	Nominated	[38]
	NAMIC Vision Awards	Best Performance - Drama		Nominated	[39]
2023	North Carolina Film Critics Association	Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award	Black Adam	Nominated	[40]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture		Nominated	[41]

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External links

• Media related to Aldis Hodge at Wikimedia Commons
• Aldis Hodge on Instagram
• Aldis Hodge at IMDb