Corey Hawkins

Corey Hawkins

Born 1988-10-22 (age 37) Arlington, Texas, USA
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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 earn

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Crime 101
Crime 101

2026

as Tillman

The Odyssey
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3

2013

as Navy Op

Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island

2017

as Houston Brooks

6 Underground
6 Underground

2019

as Seven

Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton

2015

as Dr. Dre

The Last Voyage of the Demeter
BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman

2018

as Kwame Ture

Non-Stop
Non-Stop

2014

as Travis Mitchell

The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson

2024

as Avery

The Color Purple
The Color Purple

2023

as Harpo

Georgetown
Georgetown

2019

as Daniel Volker

In the Heights
In the Heights

2021

as Benny

The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

as Macduff

The Man in My Basement
The Man in My Basement

2025

as Charles Blakey

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

2014

as Tybalt

Survive
Survive

2022

as Paul

The Raid
The Raid

2017

as Eric Carter