Douglas Hodge is an English actor, director, and musician who has had an extensive career in theatre, as well as television and film where he has appeared in Robin Hood, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return and Diana, Penny Dreadful, Catastrophe, Joker and Lost in Space, The Great,.
26 Facts About Douglas Hodge
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Douglas Hodge attended Fairview Primary School and The Howard School in Rainham, Kent.
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Douglas Hodge was awarded a position as student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in London, but was not happy and left before graduating.
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In 2002, Douglas Hodge played Leontes in an RSC revival of The Winter's Tale at the Roundhouse.
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Douglas Hodge appeared in the 2005 revival of Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre playing Nathan Detroit opposite Ewan McGregor playing Sky Masterson.
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Douglas Hodge received an Olivier Award nomination for his performance.
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In 2008, Douglas Hodge starred as Albin in the London revival of La Cage aux Folles which played originally at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
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Douglas Hodge later reprised this role at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End and won the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Douglas Hodge won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance.
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In 2012, Douglas Hodge returned to Broadway when he starred as Cyrano de Bergerac in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Cyrano de Bergerac at the American Airlines Theatre.
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In October 2012, Douglas Hodge was cast as Willy Wonka in the musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane London.
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In 2015, Douglas Hodge made his debut as a Broadway director, helming a revival of Pinter's 1971 play Old Times, which starred Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly, and opened at the American Airlines Theatre.
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Douglas Hodge wrote a musical with Aschlin Ditta, temporarily called Meantime.
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Douglas Hodge wrote the music and lyrics for the musical 101 Dalmatians, based on the novel by Dodie Smith with a book by Johnny McKnight at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
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Douglas Hodge has parallel careers as a writer, director and composer, most recently directing Torch Song Trilogy at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2012.
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Douglas Hodge was Associate Director at the Donmar Theatre directing Dimetos in 2009, Absurdia in 2007.
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Douglas Hodge directed the world premiere of Last Easter by Bryony Lavery at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and See How They Run.
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Douglas Hodge has received Olivier Award nominations for Best Actor for Inadmissible Evidence in 2012 and Best Actor in a Musical for Guys and Dolls in 2006, winning Best Actor in a Musical for La Cage aux Folles in 2010.
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Douglas Hodge was nominated for Best Actor in the 2005 Evening Standard Awards for his role in Dumbshow at the Royal Court.
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Douglas Hodge starred as Albin in the Broadway transfer of La Cage aux Folles, for which his performance won him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical.
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Douglas Hodge originally played the role in London in 2008 at the Menier Chocolate Factory and then at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End.
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In 2012, Douglas Hodge had a role in the BBC drama One Night, as well as appearing in the conspiracy thriller miniseries Secret State, and the ITV-1 drama The Town.
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Douglas Hodge appeared as Inspector Bartholomew Rusk in the series Penny Dreadful.
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In 2021, Douglas Hodge played the role of General Velementov, head of Catherine the Great's armies in The Great, alongside Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult.
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Doug Douglas Hodge released two albums of his own compositions: "Cowley Road Songs" in 2005, and "Nightbus" in 2009.
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Douglas Hodge won the Stiles and Drewe 2012 Best New Song Award for his song 'Powercut' from "Meantime", the musical he co-wrote with Aschlin Ditta.