Hodge was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. His father is Irish and was raised in Australia; his mother is Chinese and was raised in Singapore.[1][2][3] He described his environment as predominantly white.[4] Hodge stated that he struggled with shame about his Chinese ancestry during childhood, which he attributed to internalized ideas about Asian men that he saw in mainstream media.[1] He began acting in school at age 13 after being kicked out of a woodworking class.[5] Hodge played rugby competitively and began to pursue it as a career.[4] He severely injured his knee during a game when he was 21 and used a wheelchair during rehabilitation for the injury.[5] Shortly after, Hodge moved to New York to attend acting school at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts,[6] and relocated to Los Angeles after graduation in 2016.[2][7]
Career
Hodge auditioned for the role of Andrew on season 3 of Insecure, a love interest to Molly.[7] He was cast in the role, for which he gained wider prominence.[8] The character was nicknamed "Asian Bae" by the show's viewers on social media.[5] He was promoted to a member of the regular cast on season 4 of the show.[4] Hodge has spoken about the significance of an Asian character who is shown as "confident" and "outspoken" because it challenges stereotypes about Asian men.[1]
In 2021, Hodge guest starred as Philky on The CW series Black Lightning.[9] He reprised the role in the backdoor spin-off series Painkiller, which the network did not pick up.[9] That year he played a supporting role in the Netflix movie, Resort to Love.
In 2022 it was announced that Hodge was cast in a supporting role in the film Which Brings Me To You.[10] He is a supporting character in the Adele Lim film Joy Ride.[10]