Ty Hodges

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 fe