Dwayne (The Purge)

Dwayne is a character in The Purge and its sequel The Purge: Anarchy and is played by Edwin Hodge.

The Purge
In the year 2022 an event known as the Annual Purge commences. The Purge is an event that occurs each year that makes all crime - including murder - legal from 12 hours from 7:00pm to 7:00am. During the Purge a homeless man named Dwayne is set upon by a gang of 'Purgers' but he manages to fight them off and kills one of the crew. Making his way into a rich suburb somewhere in Los Angeles he calls out for help. He comes across the Sandin household as is let in by their son Charlie. During a confrontation Dwayne disappears to another part of the house.

The group of Purgers descend on the house and tell the father James that if he doesn't turn Dwayne over in one hour, he will kill everyone in the household. James and his wife Mary try to find Dwayne, who then takes their daughter hostage out of fear. They overpower him and tie Dwayne up and fatally wound him with a knife. However Mary can't bring herself to hand Dwayne over to the gang outside so leave him tied up and prepare to defend themselves.

In the aftermath of the invasion and after James' death, the remaining Sandins find themselves held hostage by their hateful neighbours. Before the neighbours can 'cleanse' themselves of their hate, Dwayne arrives and threatens them to release the family. They sit out the rest of the Purge and the neighbours leaves. Dwayne says his goodbyes to the family, before disappearing.

The Purge: Anarchy
A year after the film's events in the year 2023, Dwayne is part of an anti-Purge resistance fighters with a man named Carmelo and rescue a family from security forces working for the government as part of the Purge.