Russell Hodgkinson

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'.

Most Known For

Grimm

as Ephram Geiger

Z Nation

as Doc

Big Fish

as Some Farmer

Three Busy Debras

as Bathing Man

7 Minutes

as Lawrence

Junk

as Gauge

21 & Over

as The Chief

Star Leaf

as Seth Guardrail Slaughter

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

as Steven Beck

Eden

as Dave

The Device

as Dr. Mora

Going Home

as Randall Kosciusko

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

as Joe Miller

The Stairs

as Gabriel Mason

Fat Kid Rules The World

as Marcus' Stepfather

The Off Hours

as Alonzo

Ghostlight

as Bob

The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle

as Dr. Bergsman

Grassroots

as Pernell Alden

We Take the Low Road

as George