Alexander Hodge
Alexander Hodge | |
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Known for | Insecure |
Alexander Hodge is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Andrew on the HBO series Insecure. Hodge has acted on Black Lightning, Resort to Love, and Joy Ride.[1]
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Early life and education
Hodge was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. His father is Irish and was raised in Australia; his mother is Chinese and was raised in Singapore.[1][2][3] He described his environment as predominantly white.[4] Hodge stated that he struggled with shame about his Chinese ancestry during childhood, which he attributed to internalized ideas about Asian men that he saw in mainstream media.[1] He began acting in school at age 13 after being kicked out of a woodworking class.[5] Hodge played rugby competitively and began to pursue it as a career.[4] He severely injured his knee during a game when he was 21 and used a wheelchair during rehabilitation for the injury.[5] Shortly after, Hodge moved to New York to attend acting school at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts,[6] and relocated to Los Angeles after graduation in 2016.[2][7]
Career
Hodge auditioned for the role of Andrew on season 3 of Insecure, a love interest to Molly.[7] He was cast in the role, for which he gained wider prominence.[8] The character was nicknamed "Asian Bae" by the show's viewers on social media.[5] He was promoted to a member of the regular cast on season 4 of the show.[4] Hodge has spoken about the significance of an Asian character who is shown as "confident" and "outspoken" because it challenges stereotypes about Asian men.[1]
Hodge has acted in Modern Family, High Maintenance, Law & Order, and Tommy.[2][3]
In 2021, Hodge guest starred as Philky on The CW series Black Lightning.[9] He reprised the role in the backdoor spin-off series Painkiller, which the network did not pick up.[9] That year he played a supporting role in the Netflix movie, Resort to Love.
In 2022 it was announced that Hodge was cast in a supporting role in the film Which Brings Me To You.[10] He is a supporting character in the upcoming Adele Lim film Joy Ride.[10]
Personal life
Hodge resides in Los Angeles.[11]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Trent Dillion | |
Bull | DJ Oculus | ||
Woe Is She | Steven | ||
2018 | High Maintenance | "Friendly Guy" | |
Modern Family | "Attendant" | ||
2018–2020 | Insecure | Andrew Tan | Recurring season 3; main cast season 4[12] |
2019 | Abe | Chef Roy Wang | |
#LifeOnAir | Evan | ||
2020 | Tommy | Eric Decker | Recurring role |
2021 | Black Lightning | Philky | Recurring role |
2023 | Wellmania | Isaac Huang | [13] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Milkwater | Kaz | |
2021 | Resort to Love | Christian | |
2023 | Joy Ride | Todd | [14] |
2024 | Which Brings Me To You | Elton | Post-production[10] |
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External links
- Alexander Hodge at the Internet Movie Database
- Alexander Hodge on Instagram
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- Living people
- 21st-century Australian male actors
- 21st-century Chinese male actors
- Male actors from Sydney
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
- Australian people of Chinese descent