Background and career
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.
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.
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.
He married actress Skye P. Marshall on June 29, 2024 at Carondelet House in Los Angeles.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
