
Aldis Hodge
Biography
Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role as Alec Hardison on the TNT series Leverage and as MC Ren in the 2015 biopic, Straight Outta Compton. Aldis is the younger brother of actor Edwin Hodge.
In 2007, Hodge was awarded the role of Alec Hardison on the day of his twenty-first birthday. In 2010, he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Television for this role on Leverage.
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Acting History
2026
The Dutchman
2024Cross as Alex Cross
2024Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three as Green Lantern John Stewart (voice)
2024Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two as John Stewart (voice)
2024Parallel as Alex
2024Marmalade as Otis
2024Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One as John Stewart / Power Ring (voice)
2022Black Adam as Hawkman / Carter Hall
2022Black Adam: Saviour or Destroyer? as Self
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2022Green Lantern: Beware My Power as John Stewart / Green Lantern (voice)
2022The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Frankie (voice)
2021A Night at the Academy Museum as Self
2021Leverage: Redemption as Alec Hardison
2021The Birthday Cake as Eagle
2021The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
2020One Night in Miami... as Jim Brown
2020Magic Camp as Theo's Dad
2020The Making of Clemency as Himself
2020The Invisible Man as James Lanier
2019Clemency as Anthony Woods
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Brian Banks as Brian Banks
2019City on a Hill as Decourcy Ward
2019What Men Want as Will
2018Medal of Honor as Edward Carter
2018Star Trek: Short Treks as Craft
2016Hidden Figures as Levi Jackson
2016Jack Reacher: Never Go Back as Espin
2016Underground as Noah
2015Straight Outta Compton as MC Ren
2014Caper as Guy in Alexia's Bootcamp
2014The After as D. Love
2014The After as D. Love
2013The Blacklist as Mario Dixon
2013The East as Thumbs
2013The Sixth Gun as Agent Mercer
2013Rectify as Stefon Whitman
2013A Good Day to Die Hard as Foxy
2011Black Mirror as Jack
2011The Chicago Code as Deon Lucket
2010The Walking Dead as Mike
2009The Forgotten as Donny Rowe
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Castle as Azi
2009Red Sands as Trevor Anderson
2008Leverage as Alec Hardison
2007Private Practice as Esau Ajawke
2007Equal Opportunity as Leroy Williams Jones III
2006Happy Feet as Additional Voices (voice)
2006Friday Night Lights as Ray 'Voodoo' Tatum
2006Rachael Ray
2006American Dreamz as Soldier Chuck
2006The Tenants as Sam Clemence
2005Snow Wonder as Hotel Piano Player
2005Supernatural as Jake Talley
2005Bones as Jimmy Merton
2005Edmond as Leafletter
2005Action Man: A.T.O.M. as King (voice)
2005Little Athens as Pitt
2005Numb3rs as Travis Grant
2004The Ladykillers as Doughnut Gangster
2003Cold Case as Mason 'Runner' Tucker (1973)
2002American Dreams as Wilmore
2002American Dreams as Whitmore
2002CSI: Miami as Isaiah Stiles
2001The Proud Family as Frankie (voice)
2000Boston Public as Andre
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Tony Thorpe
2000Girlfriends as Derwin Davis
2000Girlfriends as Matthew Miles
2000Big Momma's House as Basketball Teen #2
1998Charmed as Trey
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Camper #1 (segment "Summer Camp")
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Masked Teen
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996Pacific Blue as Maurice Raymond
1996Pacific Blue as Maurice
1996Bed of Roses as Prince
1995Die Hard: With a Vengeance as Raymond
1994ER as Young Man
1994ER as Brad Enloe
1980Nightline as Self
—Legacy as Kevin
—Road House 2









