- Born
- Birth nameEric Tyrone Hodges II
- Nickname
- Ty
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Multi-hyphenate Ty Hodges is an actor, writer, director and musician of Barbadian and Trinidadian descent. Hodges was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Miami, Florida.
Hodges' career took off after landing the starring role in Janet Jackson's music video "GO DEEP" and then becoming a regular on The Disney Channel, most notably in the roles of Larry Beale in the Emmy nominated "EVEN STEVENS" playing alongside Shia LaBeouf, and then as Larry Houdini in the Disney Channel Original Movie "DON'T LOOK UNDER THE BED".
Later projects included "THE YOUNG LITTLE RICHARD STORY" playing the role of Little Richard and Oprah Winfrey's "DAVID AND LISA" appearing alongside Sidney Poitier, Brittany Murphy, and Lucas Haas. Hodges was also a part of "THE CHALLENGE" franchise, with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and "MATERIAL GIRLS" with Hilary and Haylie Duff.
In 2006, Hodges added writing and directing to his repertoire, with his award-winning feature film "MILES FROM HOME", which garnered film festival awards for writing, directing, and for his performance in the lead role. He has written and directed several other features including "YOU, ME & THE CIRCUS", for Omar Epps' Brooklyn Works Films; "VIDEO GIRL", starring Meagan Good and Ruby Dee; "CHARLIE, TREVOR AND A GIRL SAVANNAH", starring Emily Meade and "A GIRL LIKE GRACE", starring Meagan Good, Garcelle Beauvais, Raven-Symoné, Romeo Miller, Paige Hurd, and Ryan Destiny.
In 2016, Hodges along with veteran comedy writer-producer Ralph Farquhar created "FAMOUS", given a 10-episode TV series order by the FOX network, but was ultimately canceled before release.
His most recent film "VENUS AS A BOY", stars Olivia Culpo, Trace Lysette, Estelle, Bai Ling, and Gilles Marini. The film was produced with his producing partner and Lost Ones co-founder, Gian Franco.
Hodges is an alumni of the non-profit theater company, Voices United, as well as the prestigious New World School of the Arts. He also attended The Miami Conservatory Thomas Armour Youth Ballet and trained at the Dance Theater of Harlem and Alvin Ailey before becoming a part of the Miami Ballet.- IMDb Mini Biography By: TBT
- With his theater education he decided he wanted to move to Hollywood to pursue his Dreams as an actor. His parents put him on a trial basis for a month and sent him out to L.A. to have some auditions. Within 2 weeks Ty booked a commercial and the Lead in Janet Jackson's Video "Go Deep". Once that happened his family decided to relocate to Los Angeles to support their son in the entertainment industry.
- Best friends with actress Meagan Good.
- Grew up in a non profit (improv) Theater company called Voices United founded by Katie Chirstie. He performed with the company all over the states also touring Japan.
- Attended the New World School of the Arts in Miami.
- Lives in LA.
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