# Edwin Hodge

Edwin Martel Basil Hodge (born January 26, 1985) is an American actor. He is recognized for portraying Dante Bishop in The Purge film series, and is the only actor to appear in all of the first three films.

## Early life

Hodge was born on January 26, 1985, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, to Aldis Basil Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, but he was raised in New York. Hodge's mother is from Florida and his father from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Both of his parents served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is the older brother of actor Aldis Hodge.

## Career

Hodge guest starred on an episode of the TNT series Leverage which stars his younger brother. He guest starred on an episode of One Tree Hill.
Hodge 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).
Hodge also played the role of firefighter Rick Newhouse on Chicago Fire.
In 2019, Hodge played the role of Clayton Poole, husband of NASA astronaut Danielle Poole, in the first season of the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. Since 2022, Hodge has played the role of Special Agent Ray Cannon on the CBS series FBI: Most Wanted."

## Personal life

He married actress Skye P. Marshall on June 29, 2024 at Carondelet House in Los Angeles.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Dexter's friend | |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Todd Henessey | |
| 1997 | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Cody | |
| 1999 | The Breaks | Tiki | |
| 2000 | Big Momma's House | Basketball Teen #1 | |
| 2002 | A Light in the Forest | Krebs | |
| 2002 | Coastlines | Roy | |
| 2003 | Hangman's Curse | Blake Hornsby | |
| 2003 | National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze | Tony | |
| 2004 | Debating Robert Lee | Elliot Davis | |
| 2004 | The Alamo | Joe | |
| 2004 | The Cure for a Diseased Life | Julio | Deleted scenes |
| 2005 | Control | Kieran | |
| 2005 | Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story | Darnell | |
| 2006 | All the Boys Love Mandy Lane | Bird | |
| 2008 | Beautiful Loser | Teenage Morgan | |
| 2009 | Kill Theory | Paul | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Take Me Home Tonight | Bryce | |
| 2012 | Red Dawn | Danny Jackson | |
| 2013 | The Purge | Dante Bishop | |
| 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | Dante Bishop | |
| 2014 | As Above, So Below | Benji | |
| 2016 | The Good Neighbor | Officer Palmer | |
| 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | Dante Bishop | |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | Agent Danny Bell | |
| 2019 | If Not Now, When? | Walter | |
| 2021 | The Tomorrow War | Dorian | |
| 2021 | Injustice | Mister Terrific, Killer Croc | Voice |
| 2024 | Parallel | Martel | Also writer and producer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993–1995 | Sesame Street | Himself | Recurring |
| 1995 | New York Undercover | Memo | Episode: "Man's Best Friend" |
| 1998 | 7th Heaven | Freshman Guy #1 | Episode: "...And a Nice Chianti" |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Camper #2 | Episode: "The Wall/The Chalkboard/The Getaway/The Prescription/Summer Camp" |
| 2000 | Angel | Kennan | Episode: "First Impressions" |
| 2000–2002 | Boston Public | Jamaal Crenshaw | 13 episodes |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life | Guy #2 | Episode: "Jimmy's Got a Gun" |
| 2003 | Touched by an Angel | Jesse | Episode: "As It Is in Heaven" |
| 2004–2005 | Jack & Bobby | Marcus Ride | Main cast, 20 episodes |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Vaughn Bubley (age 18) | Episode: "Saving Patrick Bubley" |
| 2006 | Invasion | Brett | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Greg Stanton | Episode: "Let the Angels Commit" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | John | Episode: "Ghost Busted" |
| 2009 | Heroes | Young Charles Deveaux | Episode: "1961" |
| 2009 | Bones | Robert Hooper | Episode: "The Beaver in the Otter" |
| 2009 | Mental | Malcolm Darius Washington | 12 episodes |
| 2010 | Leverage | Billy Epping | Episode: "The Jailhouse Job" |
| 2010 | One Tree Hill | Will Bennett | Episode: "The Space in Between" |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | James Reed | Episode: "Reality Kills" |
| 2012 | NCIS | Bodie | Episode: "The Namesake" |
| 2012 | Private Practice | Aaron | Episode: "The Standing Eight Count" |
| 2012–2013 | Cougar Town | Wade | Recurring role (seasons 3–4) |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Kai Ashe | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Chicago Fire | Rick Newhouse | Recurring role (seasons 2–3, 12 episodes) |
| 2016 | Rosewood | Doug Russell | Episode: "Spirochete & Santeria" |
| 2016 | Secrets and Lies | Dr. Greg Young | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Sleepy Hollow | Benjamin Banneker | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Six | Robert Chase | Main cast, 18 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Mayans M.C. | Officer Franky Rogan | Recurring |
| 2019 | For All Mankind | Clayton Poole | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | All Rise | Joey Beto | Episode: "Dancing at Los Angeles" |
| 2022 | Good Sam | Dr. Malcolm A. Kingsley | Main cast |
| 2022–present | FBI: Most Wanted | Special Agent Ray Cannon | Main cast |