Edwin Hodge

Actor

Birth Name: Edwin Martel Basil Hodge

Birth Date: January 26, 1985

Age: 40 years old

Birth Place: Jacksonville, North Carolina

Edwin Hodge's dream as a child of appearing on "The Cosby Show" (NBC, 1984-1992) came true when he was just five years old, and with its realization, he was bitten by the acting bug. Hodge continued performing as he grew up and by the time he was a teenager was appearing regularly on television shows such as "Boston Public" (Fox, 2000-04), as well as landing small roles in films. As an adult, Hodge's star continued to rise with regular appearances on "Mental" (Fox, 2009) and "Cougar Town" (ABC, 2009-12; TBS, 2013-15), along with larger parts in feature films including "Red Dawn" and (2012) "The Purge" (2013).

Hodge is the son of two Marines who left the service and divorced when he was still very young. Hodge's mother settled in New York City to raise him and his younger brother, Aldis. As a child, Hodge was a fan of "The Cosby Show" and expressed an interest in acting as a result. He told his mother that he wanted to be on the show, and in fact, "The Cosby Show" was one of his first jobs. Hodge went on to perform professionally on screen and stage throughout his childhood and teen years as did Aldis, who is best known as one of the stars of "Leverage" (TNT, 2008-2012).

After appearing a number of times on "Boston Public" in his teen years, Hodge was cast in his first role as a series regular in the political drama "Jack & Bobby" (The WB, 2004-05) as a close boyhood friend of a future American president. As an African-American actor, Hodge considers his choices carefully and works to avoid playing stereotypical characters while rejecting roles that show African-Americans in a negative light.

His standards could hardly be said to have limited his work as he has been on such popular television shows as "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 2005- ), "Heroes" (NBC, 2006-2010) and "Bones" (Fox, 2005- ), and again landed a starring role on a series with the short-lived "Mental." Multiple appearances on the sitcom "Cougar Town," as well prominent supporting roles in the action film "Red Dawn" and the dystopian thriller "The Purge" starring Ethan Hawke, followed.

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Edwin Hodge

Actor

Birth Name: Edwin Martel Basil Hodge

Birth Date: January 26, 1985

Age: 40 years old

Birth Place: Jacksonville, North Carolina

Spouses: Skye P. Marshall

Siblings: Aldis Hodge

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Good SamStream

The Tomorrow WarStream

If Not Now, When?

Injustice: Gods Among Us

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All RiseStream

SIXStream

The Purge: Election YearStream

The Waiting

RosewoodStream

Secrets and LiesStream

The Night ShiftStream

As Above, So Below

Sleepy HollowStream

The PurgeStream

Chicago FireStream

Red DawnStream

Christmas in Compton

Take Me Home TonightStream

Rizzoli & IslesStream

Cougar TownStream

NCIS: Los AngelesStream

MentalStream

LeverageStream

The MentalistStream

Beautiful Loser

Private PracticeStream

HeroesStream

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

Ghost WhispererStream

InvasionStream

BonesStream

Grey's AnatomyStream

Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

Jack & Bobby

Debating Robert Lee

The Alamo

Cold CaseStream

One Tree HillStream

NCISStream

National Lampoon's Dorm Daze

Hangman's Curse

CSI: MiamiStream

Coastlines

Boston Public

Snoops

The Breaks

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Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

Touched by an AngelStream

New York UndercoverStream

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