Edwin Hodge
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Parallel
as Martel
2024

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
as Bird
2006

Red Dawn
as Danny
2012

Hangman's Curse
as Blake Hornsby
2003

The Alamo
as Joe
2004

National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze
as Tony
2003

Take Me Home Tonight
as Bryce
2011

Coastlines
as Roy
2002

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
as Cody
1997

The Purge
as Bloody Stranger
2013

As Above, So Below
as Benji
2014

The Purge: Anarchy
as The Stranger
2014

The Long Kiss Goodnight
as Todd Henessey
1996

Christmas in Compton
as Pookie
2012

Debating Robert Lee
as Elliot Davis
2004

The Purge: Election Year
as Dante Bishop
2016

The Good Neighbor
as Officer Palmer
2016

The Breaks
as Tiki
1999

If Not Now, When
as Walter
2020

Big Momma's House
as Basketball Teen #1
2000
TV Appearances

Boston Public
as Jamaal Crenshaw
2000

Ghost Whisperer
as John
2005

Heroes
as Young Charles Deveaux
2006

Jack & Bobby
as Marcus Ride
2004

Bones
as Robert Hooper
2005

Cold Case
as Vaughn Bubley (age 18)
2003

Angel
as Kennan
1999

Invasion
as Brett
2005

Campus Ladies
2006

7th Heaven
as Freshman Guy #1
1996

Genius
as C.L. Franklin
2017

Grounded for Life
as Guy #2
2001
