Russell Hodgkinson

Known for ActingBorn 1959-08-14 (age 66)Homestead AFB, Florida, USA

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'.Read more

Movies & web series

Grimm

Big Fish

Ghostlight

Z Nation

Fat Kid Rules The World

Eden

Three Busy Debras

The Gamers: The Shadow Menace

21 & Over

The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle

7 Minutes

Grassroots

The Off Hours

We Take the Low Road

Maysville

We Go Way Back

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

The Hollow One

The Stairs

Star Leaf

The Device

Godfart

Going Home

Minimum Wage

Junk

Goodbye, Beard

Between the Lines