Ty Hodges’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American actor
Is Actor 
Television actor 
From United States of America 
Type Film, TV, Stage & Radio 
Gender male
Birth 26 May 1981, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Age: 39 years

Ty Hodges (born May 26, 1981) is an American television and film actor, singer and rapper.

Early life

As a teenager, he attended the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. Actor/writer/director Hodges was raised in a Barbadian and Trinidadian family. He is from West Indian roots and is first-generation American. Hodges started acting at the age of 11, first in theater, and then in television and film. At 16, Ty had dreams of going to Hollywood to follow his dreams. His parents supported him on this journey and gave him a month to book a job. A week before he had to return to Miami, Florida, he landed the starring role in Janet Jackson’s video Go Deep and from there became a Disney actor for five years, most notably in the roles of Larry Beale in the Emmy-nominated Even Stevens and Larry Houdini in Don’t Look Under The Bed. Later roles include The Young Little Richard Story, and parts in Boston Public, Felicity, The District and NYPD Blue. He was in Oprah Winfrey’s David and Lisa alongside Sidney Poitier, and was in The Challenge with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and Material Girls with Hilary and Haylie Duff and numerous other movies.

In 2006, Hodges added writing and directing to his repertoire, with his award-winning feature film Miles from Home, which garnered film festival awards for writing, directing and for his performance in the lead role. He has written and directed five features since then: You, Me & the Circus, for Omar Epps’ production company Brooklyn Works Films; Video Girl, starring Meagan Good and Ruby Dee, which premiered on BET to one million viewers and was an AMC limited release; Charlie, Trevor and a Girl Savannah coming to theatres summer 2015; and A Girl Like Grace, which stars Meagan Good, Garcelle Beauvais, Raven-Symone, Romeo Miller, Paige Hurd and introduces Ryan Destiny.

Hodges is currently developing projects for his production company, Art Farm Entertainment, creating and focusing on television and film projects geared towards the millennial generation.

Career

Hodges appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Don’t Look Under The Bed and in a recurring role as Larry Beale on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, and in The Even Stevens Movie. He starred in MTV’s show twentyfourseven. Other television credits include Boston Public, Felicity, and NYPD Blue. In 1998, Hodges appeared as the main character in Janet Jackson’s “Go Deep” music video. Hodges appeared alongside Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff in the feature film Material Girls. Other film credits include Holes, The United States of Leland.

He has toured Japan with Voices United.

Personal life

He is good friends with actress and model Meagan Good.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 A Girl Like Grace Matt Movie
(Director, Writer, and Producer)
Charlie, Trevor and a Girl Savannah Charlie Movie
(Director, Writer, and Producer)
2014 Lock In Michael Monroe Short
Meet Me in Montenegro Robert Movie
2012 You, Me, & The Circus Ralph Movie
(Director, Writer, and Producer)
Truth Unspoken Series Sean 1 episode
2011 Dance Fu Jamal Movie
2010 Krews Slate Movie
2008 Blues Chile Movie
2006 Material Girls Etienne Movie
Miles from Home Miles Conway Movie
(Director, Writer, and Producer)
2005 Suits on the Loose Tyler Movie
2003 The Even Stevens Movie Larry Beale Disney Channel Original Movie
The Challenge Charles TV Movie
Holes Food Server Movie
The District Luc Bertrand 1 episode
The United States of Leland Student Movie
2002 The Gray in Between Trenny Movie
A Midsummer Night’s Rave Funky Raver Movie
Boomtown Friend #1 1 episode
The Andy Dick Show Antoine 1 episode
2001 Raising Dad Jesse 1 episode
The Nightmare Room Anthony 1 episode
Boston Public Peter 1 episode
2000 The King of Queens Ron 1 episode
Little Richard Young Richard TV Movie
City of Angels Martin Coleman 1 episode
2000-2002 Even Stevens Larry Beale Disney Channel Original Series
Recurring Role (13 episodes)
1999 Felicity J.D. 1 episode
Don’t Look Under the Bed Larry Houdini Disney Channel Original Movie
NYPD Blue Purcell Watkins 1 episode
The Famous Jett Jackson Myles Conway 1 episode
1998 Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa Raymond TV Movie
1997 Kinetic City Super Crew
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