Russell Hodgkinson
Born: 1959-08-14 in Homestead AFB, Florida, USA
Known For: Acting
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'.
Filmography
2024
- Godfart as God
2022
- Going Home as Randall Kosciusko
2021
- The Stairs as Gabriel Mason
- Maysville as Clarence Wells
2020
- Three Busy Debras as Bathing Man
2019
- We Take the Low Road as George
2017
- Sharknado 5: Global Swarming as Steven Beck
- The Gamers: The Shadow Menace as The Professor
2015
- Star Leaf as Seth Guardrail Slaughter
- Minimum Wage as "The Nice Homeless Man with the Cigarette"
- The Hollow One as John Eaton
2014
- Z Nation as Doc
- 7 Minutes as Lawrence
- The Device as Dr. Mora
2013
- Eden as Dave
- Ghostlight as Bob
2012
- Grassroots as Pernell Alden
- Fat Kid Rules The World as Marcus' Stepfather
- Junk as Gauge
2011
- Grimm as Ephram Geiger
- The Off Hours as Alonzo
2010
- ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction as Joe Miller
- The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle as Dr. Bergsman
2006
- We Go Way Back as Frank
2003
- Big Fish as Some Farmer