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Russell Hodgkinson
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Russell was born on Homestead Air Force Base and grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. His first acting experience came in 7th grade, playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. He continued acting throughout high school, passing up a theatre arts scholarship to join the Army after becoming a father his senior year. Peace time provided a unique opportunity as he soon began performing regularly at the esteemed Fort Bragg Playhouse. By the end of his enlistment he had earned his Actor's Equity card and moved to New York City. In 1986 he reenlisted in the Coast Guard, joining the crew of the USCG Cutter Sassafras in Hawaii. During off duty hours he studied at the Honolulu Film Actor's Wo…
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Russell was born on Homestead Air Force Base and grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. His first acting experience came in 7th grade, playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. He continued acting throughout high school, passing up a theatre arts scholarship to join the Army after becoming a father his senior year. Peace time provided a unique opportunity as he soon began performing regularly at the esteemed Fort Bragg Playhouse. By the end of his enlistment he had earned his Actor's Equity card and moved to New York City. In 1986 he reenlisted in the Coast Guard, joining the crew of the USCG Cutter Sassafras in Hawaii. During off duty hours he studied at the Honolulu Film Actor's Workshop before being transferred to Long Beach, California where he met his wife actress Shelley Poncy. In 1992 the couple moved to Louisiana, where they became fixtures on the New Orleans stage. They moved to Seattle in 2003, Russell resumed his theatre career and became active in the Independent film scene. In 2014 he was cast to play 'Doc' on the SyFy original series 'Z Nation'.
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Russell Hodgkinson's Filmography
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No Poster
Between the Lines
as Carl
Hinter
as Warren
Godfart
as God
Maysville
as Clarence Wells
The Stairs
as Gabriel Mason
We Take the Low Road
as George
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
as Steven Beck
The Gamers: The Shadow Menace
as The Professor
Star Leaf
as Seth Guardrail Slaughter
The Hollow One
as John Eaton
No Poster
Minimum Wage
as "The Nice Homeless Man with the Cigarette"
The Device
as Dr. Mora
7 Minutes
as Lawrence
Ghostlight
as Bob
Eden
as Dave
21 & Over
as The Chief
Junk
as Gauge
Fat Kid Rules The World
as Marcus' Stepfather
Grassroots
as Pernell Alden
The Off Hours
as Alonzo
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
as Dr. Bergsman
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
as Joe Miller
We Go Way Back
as Frank
Big Fish
as Some Farmer
Solitude
as Guy
Goodbye, Beard
as Saint Nicholas