
Edwin Hodge
Acting • Born 1985-01-26
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.
Filmography
63 credits
Parallel
Movie • 2024
Martel

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Movie • 2006
Bird

Red Dawn
Movie • 2012
Danny

Hangman's Curse
Movie • 2003
Blake Hornsby

The Alamo
Movie • 2004
Joe

National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze
Movie • 2003
Tony

Take Me Home Tonight
Movie • 2011
Bryce

Coastlines
Movie • 2002
Roy

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Movie • 1997
Cody

The Purge
Movie • 2013
Bloody Stranger

As Above, So Below
Movie • 2014
Benji

The Purge: Anarchy
Movie • 2014
The Stranger

The Long Kiss Goodnight
Movie • 1996
Todd Henessey

Christmas in Compton
Movie • 2012
Pookie

Debating Robert Lee
Movie • 2004
Elliot Davis

The Purge: Election Year
Movie • 2016
Dante Bishop

The Good Neighbor
Movie • 2016
Officer Palmer

The Breaks
Movie • 1999
Tiki

If Not Now, When
Movie • 2020
Walter

Big Momma's House
Movie • 2000
Basketball Teen #1

Bumblebee
Movie • 2018
Danny Bell

Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Movie • 2005
Darnell

Beautiful Loser
Movie • 2009
Morgan (teenage)

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Movie • 1995
Dexter's Friend

The Tomorrow War
Movie • 2021
Dorian

Injustice
Movie • 2021
Michael Holt / Mr. Terrific / Waylon Jones / Killer Croc (voice)

Clementine
Movie • 2014
Dr. Anthony Little

Boston Public
TV • 2000
Jamaal Crenshaw

Ghost Whisperer
TV • 2005
John

Heroes
TV • 2006
Young Charles Deveaux

Jack & Bobby
TV • 2004
Marcus Ride

Bones
TV • 2005
Robert Hooper

Cold Case
TV • 2003
Vaughn Bubley (age 18)

Angel
TV • 1999
Kennan

Invasion
TV • 2005
Brett

Campus Ladies
TV • 2006

7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Freshman Guy #1

Genius
TV • 2017
C.L. Franklin

Grounded for Life
TV • 2001
Guy #2

Mental
TV • 2009

Good Sam
TV • 2022
Malcolm Kingsley

Chicago Fire
TV • 2012
Rick Newhouse

The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Toby Rawlins

Sleepy Hollow
TV • 2013
Benjamin Banneker

Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Greg Stanton

SIX
TV • 2017
Robert Chase

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Technical Assistant Kai Ashe

Rosewood
TV • 2015
Doug Russell

One Tree Hill
TV • 2003
Will Bennett

FBI: Most Wanted
TV • 2020
Ray Cannon

New York Undercover
TV • 1994
Memo

All Rise
TV • 2019
Joey Beto

Rizzoli & Isles
TV • 2010
Quentin Morris

Mayans M.C.
TV • 2018
Officer Franky Rogan

Cougar Town
TV • 2009
Wade

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV • 1997
Camper #2 (segment "Summer Camp")

Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Jesse Cartwright

For All Mankind
TV • 2019
Clayton Poole

Secrets and Lies
TV • 2015
Dr. Greg Young

Private Practice
TV • 2007
Aaron

Snoops
TV • 1999
Steven Jackson

NCIS
TV • 2003
Bodie

CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
James Reed