Corey Hawkins
Born: 1988-10-22 in Arlington, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2026
- The Odyssey as Polybus
- Crime 101 as Tillman
2025
- The Man in My Basement as Charles Blakey
2024
- The Piano Lesson as Avery
2023
- Poker Face as Bill Jackson
- The Color Purple as Harpo
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter as Clemens
- Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- Survive as Paul
2021
- In the Heights as Benny
- The Tragedy of Macbeth as Macduff
2020
- Survive as Paul Hart
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 6 Underground as Seven
- Georgetown as Daniel Volker
2018
- BlacKkKlansman as Kwame Ture
2017
- Kong: Skull Island as Houston Brooks
- 24: Legacy as Eric Carter
- The Raid as Eric Carter
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Straight Outta Compton as Dr. Dre
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Non-Stop as Travis Mitchell
- Romeo and Juliet as Tybalt
2013
- Iron Man 3 as Navy Op
- Golden Boy as Evander
2011
- Wu Is Dead as Chauncey
2010
- The Walking Dead as Heath
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter