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Russell Hodgkinson

Russell Hodgkinson

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 14, 1959 (66)
Birthplace Homestead AFB, Florida, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Sep 29, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 fathe ... r 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'.

Known For

Filmography

The Stairs

The Stairs

2021

as Gabriel Mason

Maysville

Maysville

2021

as Clarence Wells

We Take the Low Road

We Take the Low Road

2019

as George

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

2017

as Steven Beck

The Gamers: The Shadow Menace

The Gamers: The Shadow Menace

2017

as The Professor

Star Leaf

Star Leaf

2015

as Seth Guardrail Slaughter

Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage

2015

as "The Nice Homeless Man with the Cigarette"

The Hollow One

The Hollow One

2015

as John Eaton

The Device

The Device

2014

as Dr. Mora

7 Minutes

7 Minutes

2014

as Lawrence

Eden

Eden

2013

as Dave

Fat Kid Rules The World

Fat Kid Rules The World

2012

as Marcus' Stepfather

Grassroots

Grassroots

2012

as Pernell Alden

Junk

Junk

2012

as Gauge

The Off Hours

The Off Hours

2011

as Alonzo

Big Fish

Big Fish

2003

as Some Farmer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Z Nation

as Doc

Episodes: 68

First Aired: Sep 12, 2014

Three Busy Debras

as Bathing Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 2020

Grimm

as Ephram Geiger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 2011

Going Home

as Randall Kosciusko

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 02, 2022

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