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Corey Hawkins

Acting

Corey Hawkins

Corey Hawkins is an actor born on October 22, 1988 in Arlington, Texas, USA. He is known for Straight Outta Compton, The Last Voyage of the Demeter and The Tragedy of Macbeth. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
October 22, 1988
Place of birth
Arlington, Texas, USA
Also known as
Corey Antonio Hawkins · 柯瑞·霍金斯

Biography

Corey Antonio Hawkins (born October 22, 1988) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his role in the TV series The Walking Dead (2015–2016) and his portrayal of Dr. Dre in the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton, the latter of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. He's also known for his performances on Broadway, starring in Six Degrees of Separation (2017) and Topdog/Underdog (2022), which earned him nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. That same year, Hawkins starred in the Fox network series 24: Legacy (2017), along with Jordan Vogt-Roberts' monster film Kong: Skull Island. In 2018, he was featured in Spike Lee's biographical crime-comedy BlacKkKlansman, which earned him a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. Hawkins received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Paul in the Quibi series Survive (2020). His other roles include Michael Bay's action-comedy 6 Underground (2019), Jon M. Chu's musical film In the Heights (2021), and Joel Coen's historical thriller film The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). He starred in the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple. Description above from the Wikipedia article Corey Hawkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026The Odysseyas Polybus
  2. 2026Crime 101as Tillman
  3. 2025The Man in My Basementas Charles Blakey · Executive producer
  4. 2024The Piano Lessonas Avery
  5. 2023Oprah & The Color Purple Journeyas Self
  6. 2023The Color Purpleas Harpo
  7. 2023The Last Voyage of the Demeteras Clemens
  8. 2023Poker Faceas Bill Jackson · 1 episode
  9. 2022Surviveas Paul
  10. 2021The Tragedy of Macbethas Macduff
  11. 2021In the Heightsas Benny
  12. 2020Surviveas Paul Hart · 12 episodes
  13. 20196 Undergroundas Seven
  14. 2019Georgetownas Daniel Volker
  15. 2018BlacKkKlansmanas Kwame Ture
  16. 2017The Raidas Eric Carter
  17. 2017Kong: Skull Islandas Houston Brooks
  18. 201724: Legacyas Eric Carter · 12 episodes
  19. 2015Straight Outta Comptonas Dr. Dre
  20. 2014Non-Stopas Travis Mitchell
  21. 2014Romeo and Julietas Tybalt
  22. 2013Iron Man 3as Navy Op
  23. 2013Golden Boyas Evander · 1 episode
  24. 2012The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed Americaas Chick Webb (voice)
  25. 2011Wu Is Deadas Chauncey
  26. 2010The Walking Deadas Heath · 6 episodes