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