Aldis Hodge appeared in Hidden , a 2016 Academy Award-nominated film .
Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge ( born September 20 , 1986 ) is an Award-winning American actor , best known for his portrayal of Alec Hardison on the TNT series Leverage , MC Ren in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton , Levi Jackson in the 2016 Academy Award nominated film Hidden Figures , and as Noah in the WGN America series Underground.