Bryce Hodgson

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Bryce Hodgson (born February 22, 1989) is a Canadian actor, playwright and filmmaker, best known for portraying Ben Segal in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series and Don E. in the television series iZombie.[1]

Background

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Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, he began his career as a child actor, with various supporting roles in film and television including recurring supporting parts as Ben in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series and Artie Maddicks in X-Men.[2] After becoming disillusioned and burnt out, he went through a brief rebellious phase in the city's punk rock scene before getting involved in youth community theatre, studying under Kate Twa at the city's Lyric Theatre.[2]

Theatre career

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In 2010 he was one of the founders of the Vancouver-based Little Bastards theatre company, where his colleagues included filmmaker Anthony Shim.[3]

In 2014 he performed in New York City in an Off-Broadway stage adaptation of Deliverance.[4] With Danny Blackburn, he also composed original music for the production, receiving a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Music in a Play in 2015.[5]

He was later one of the founders of Blood Pact Theatre.[6] The company debuted in September 2016 with Kill Your Parents in Viking, Alberta, a play co-written by Hodgson and Charlie Kerr.[7] The company followed up in 2018 with After Wrestling, another play co-written by Hodgson and Kerr,[8] and No Clowns Allowed, a play written by Hodgson's colleague Bri Proke.[9]

In 2019 the company acquired its own theatre venue, Grand Canyon, in The Junction neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario,[6] launching the space with Hodgson's play Dock Mother God Society.[2]

Filmmaking

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Blackbear, his first short film as a director, premiered at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the international short film award jury.[10]

In fall 2023 he began production on his feature directorial debut, Thanks to the Hard Work of the Elephants.[11] The film will receive a private industry screening at the 78th Locarno Film Festival in August 2025,[12] with its public premiere forthcoming.

References

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  1. ^ Denise Petski, "‘iZombie’: Bryce Hodgson Upped To Series Regular For Season 5". Deadline Hollywood, September 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Graham Isador, "After burning out as a child actor, theatre turned Bryce Hodgson's life around. Now he's giving back". CBC Arts, October 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Ashley Whillans, "Little Bastards look to shake up the Vancouver theatre scene". Vancouver Observer, July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Elisabeth Vincentelli, "Adapted ‘Deliverance’ proves the power of ingenious stagecraft". New York Post, October 22, 2014.
  5. ^ Gordon Cox, "Drama Desk Nominations: ‘Hamilton’ Leads the Polls". Variety, April 23, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Graham Isador, "What I Wish I’d Known: Blood Pact Theatre". Intermission Magazine, April 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Debbie Fein-Goldbach, "Two indie companies triumph with Kill Your Parents In Viking, Alberta". Now September 14, 2016.
  8. ^ Martin Morrow, "Grim themes get lost in the noise". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2018.
  9. ^ Karen Fricker, "Generational culture clash keeps things light in short, dark comedy No Clowns Allowed". Toronto Star, December 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "Le film d’horreur belge Megalomaniac remporte les grands honneurs à Fantasia". Ici Radio-Canada, July 25, 2022.
  11. ^ Kelly Townsend, "Actor Bryce Hodgson rolls on feature directorial debut". Playback, October 18, 2023.
  12. ^ Pat Mullen, "Two Docs Among Canadian First Look Spotlight at Locarno". Point of View, July 16, 2025.
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