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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 14, 1959
Place of Birth
Homestead AFB, Florida, USA
Russell Hodgkinson
0.2 Popularity
Biography
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'.
Known For
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God
Godfart
2024
0.0
Randall Kosciusko
Going Home
2022
5.0
Clarence Wells
Maysville
2021
4.0
Gabriel Mason
The Stairs
2021
6.3
Bathing Man
Three Busy Debras
2020
4.6
George
We Take the Low Road
2019
4.8
Steven Beck
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
6.0
The Professor
The Gamers: The Shadow Menace
2017
3.8
Seth Guardrail Slaughter
Star Leaf
2015
4.1
John Eaton
The Hollow One
2015
Credits
Godfart
as God
2024
0.0
Going Home
as Randall Kosciusko
2022
0.0
Maysville
as Clarence Wells
2021
5.0
The Stairs
as Gabriel Mason
2021
4.0
Three Busy Debras
as Bathing Man
2020
6.3
We Take the Low Road
as George
2019
4.6
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
as Steven Beck
2017
4.8
The Gamers: The Shadow Menace
as The Professor
2017
6.0
Star Leaf
as Seth Guardrail Slaughter
2015
3.8
The Hollow One
as John Eaton
2015
4.1
🎬
Minimum Wage
as "The Nice Homeless Man with the Cigarette"
2015
0.0
The Device
as Dr. Mora
2014
3.7
7 Minutes
as Lawrence
2014
5.3
Z Nation
as Doc
2014
7.3
Ghostlight
as Bob
2013
7.6
Eden
as Dave
2013
6.5
Junk
as Gauge
2012
0.0
Fat Kid Rules The World
as Marcus' Stepfather
2012
6.8
Grassroots
as Pernell Alden
2012
5.1
Grimm
as Ephram Geiger
2011
8.3
The Off Hours
as Alonzo
2011
5.2
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
as Dr. Bergsman
2010
5.2
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
as Joe Miller
2010
5.1
We Go Way Back
as Frank
2006
4.8
Big Fish
as Some Farmer
2003
7.8
🎬
Between the Lines
as Carl
N/A
0.0
Goodbye, Beard
as Saint Nicholas
N/A
0.0