Aldis Hodge removed a fake eye whilst performing in 'City on a Hill,' but does he have one in actual lifestyles? Get the main points.

Samantha Faragalli Younghans - Author

If you're looking to fall in love with a TV personality this summer, it's time to track into Showtime's City on a Hill to look at Aldis Hodge in motion. The actor portrays Decourcy Ward on the new hit sequence, and aside from thinking he's super handsome, viewers have a slew of burning questions about the handsome hunk. 

For starters, after his groundbreaking scene within the collection' pilot episode, fans are asking: does Aldis Hodge have a fake eye? Scroll down for all we find out about him!

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Does Aldis Hodge have a fake eye?

Aldis Hodge has never publicly spoken about whether or not or now not he has a fake eye in real lifestyles, however audience of Boston-based City on a Hill now know his persona has one at the show.

In an intense bar scene with co-star Kevin Bacon (who plays Jackie Rohr), Aldis opens up about a darkish a part of his adolescence to him (now not understanding he in point of fact should not consider him).

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During the scene, Jackie asks Decourcy — an assistant district legal professional from Brooklyn — what modified his thoughts about wanting to work with him in spite of getting off on the improper foot. 

Decourcy responds, "You'd said something, reminded me of when I was a kid. My father, he worked for the SCLC. He knew King. He was in Memphis when King was shot. When I was a kid, he'd come home getting his head kicked in by the Bull Connors of the world. And he beat the living sh-t out of us."

He then proceeds to tug out his fake eye and hang it in his hand to turn Jackie. "He caught me with a thumb one night. You're right. Only the bad understand," he emotionally confesses. "Irony abounds," Jackie responds.

While Aldis has made it transparent that his character, Decourcy, was once crushed so hard by his dad that he now walks around with a fake left eye, he's never said whether or not or now not he has a fake eye in actual lifestyles.

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However, he has spoken out about his early life, but it seems other to that of Decourcy's. “At 9, I used to be carefree, but I was additionally reasonably shy and I used to be not confident when it came to verbal exchange. I was an introvert. So a lot of an introvert," Aldis told the Chicago Tribune

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"So this used to be something new for me to figure out, as a result of while you’re an introvert and you feel like you’re being publicly ridiculed on a grand scale (in entrance of an audience) it could possibly in reality play up your nervousness. So it used to be like, either you’re going to stand up and brush yourself off and keep pushing — or you’re no longer. But there actually is not any selection. You have to keep going," he added.

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What other shows and movies have Aldis Hodge been in?

Aside from City on a Hill, Aldis was also in Clemency, What Men Want, Brian Banks, TURN: Washington's Spies, Underground, Leverage, Hidden Figures, A Good Day to Die Hard, Die Hard with a Vengeance, American Dreams, Friday Night Lights, and many more.

How old is Aldis Hodge and where is he from?

Aldis was born on Sept. 20, 1986, so that makes him 32 years old. The SAG award winner was born in Onslow County, N.C., but was raised in New York. His father, Aldis Basil Hodge, was originally from Saint Thomas, but served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He has never vocalized about childhood abuse from his real dad like he has in the show.

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Does Aldis Hodge have siblings... and is he unmarried?

Aldis Hodge is the more youthful brother of Edwin Hodge, who has appeared in Die Hard With a Vengeance (alongside his brother), Big Momma's House, Boston Public, Jack & Bobby, Mental, Cougar Town, The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, Chicago Fire, Six, Mayans M.C., and extra.

Aldis Hodge isn't married and does no longer have any youngsters. Um, we are available!

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