# 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, Jim Brown in the 2020 film One Night in Miami..., and Dr. Alex Cross in the Prime Video series Cross. He portrays Hawkman in the DC Film Black Adam and John Stewart / Green Lantern in the animated film Green Lantern: Beware My Power.

## Life and career

Hodge was born on September 20, 1986, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Both of his parents, Aldis Basil Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, served in the U.S. Marine Corps. His mother is from Florida, while his father is originally from Saint Thomas. His older brother is actor Edwin Hodge. Hodge played both the clarinet and the violin as a child. He currently plays the violin. He attended ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. In addition to acting, Hodge designs watches, writes, and paints. 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. Hodge is a self-taught horologist and watchmaker, and has designed his own brand of luxury watches, A. Hodge Atelier. He has spoken about the need for more diversity in the watchmaking industry.
In 2007, Hodge was cast as Alec Hardison in the TNT series Leverage. In 2009, he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor on Television for this role. In 2014, it was announced that he was cast in Randall Miller's Midnight Rider, a biopic of Gregg Allman.
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. 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.

## Filmography
### 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 | |
| 2005 | Little Athens | Pitt | |
| 2005 | Edmond | Leafletter | |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Other voices | Voice role |
| 2006 | 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 | |
| 2016 | Hidden Figures | Levi Jackson | |
| 2018 | Brian Banks | Brian Banks | |
| 2019 | Clemency | Anthony Woods | |
| 2019 | What Men Want | Will | |
| 2020 | The Invisible Man | James Lanier | |
| 2020 | Magic Camp | Devin Moses | |
| 2020 | One Night in Miami... | Jim Brown | |
| 2021 | The Birthday Cake | Eagle | |
| 2022 | Green Lantern: Beware My Power | John Stewart / Green Lantern | Voice role, direct-to-video |
| 2022 | Black Adam | Carter Hall / Hawkman | |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | John Stewart / Green Lantern, Power Ring | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2024 | Marmalade | Otis | |
| 2024 | Parallel | Alex | Also writer and producer |
| 2025 | The Dutchman † | | Post-production |

### 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" |
| 2000 | 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" |
| 2002 | Charmed | Trey | Episode: "Long Live the Queen" |
| 2003 | ER | Young Man | Episode: "The Lost" |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Young Mason Tucker | Episode: "The Runner" |
| 2003 | American Dreams | Travis Grant | 2 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | A.T.O.M. | King / Wrecka | Main cast, voice role |
| 2006 | Half & Half | Kadeem | Episode: "The Big Training" Episode |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Travis Grant | Episode: "The OG" |
| 2006 | Girlfriends | Matthew Miles / Derwin Davis | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | 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 |
| 2007 | Standoff | Nathan Hall | Episode: "The Kids in the Hall" |
| 2008–2012 | Leverage | Alec Hardison | Main cast |
| 2009 | Castle | Azi | Episode: "Always Buy Retail" |
| 2009 | 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" |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Esau Ajawke | Episode: "Fear of Flying" |
| 2010 | 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" |
| 2014 | The Walking Dead | Mike | Episode: "After" |
| 2014 | 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" |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2024 | Cross | Alex Cross | Title role, producer |

### 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 |
| 2009 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor Television | Leverage | Nominated |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Straight Outta Compton | Nominated |
| 2017 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Won |
| 2017 | Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Underground | Nominated |
| 2019 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Best Actor | Clemency | Nominated |
| 2019 | Seattle International Film Festival | Best Actor | Clemency | Runner-up |
| 2020 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Supporting Actor of the Year | Clemency | Nominated |
| 2020 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Virtuoso Award | Clemency | Won |
| 2020 | Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Clemency | Nominated |
| 2020 | Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance - Male | Clemency | Nominated |
| 2021 | Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | One Night in Miami | Nominated |
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | One Night in Miami | Nominated |
| 2021 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | One Night in Miami | Nominated |
| 2021 | 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.) | One Night in Miami | Won |
| 2021 | Miami International Film Festival | Art of Light Award | One Night in Miami | Won |
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | One Night in Miami | Nominated |
| 2022 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | City on a Hill | Nominated |
| 2022 | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Performance - Drama | City on a Hill | Nominated |
| 2023 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award | Black Adam | Nominated |
| 2023 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Black Adam | Nominated |