Corey Hawkins
1.0Acting

Corey Hawkins

Oct 22, 1988 - Arlington, Texas, USA

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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Movie2024The Piano LessonAvery
Movie2022SurvivePaul
Movie2014Non-StopTravis Mitchell
Movie2015Straight Outta ComptonDr. Dre
MovieN/AThe Man in My BasementCharles Blakey
Movie2023Oprah & The Color Purple JourneySelf
Movie2017Kong: Skull IslandHouston Brooks
Movie2014Romeo and JulietTybalt
Movie2013Iron Man 3Navy Op
Movie2019GeorgetownDaniel Volker
Movie2018BlacKkKlansmanKwame Ture
Movie20196 UndergroundSeven
Movie2021In the HeightsBenny
Movie2017The RaidEric Carter
Movie2021The Tragedy of MacbethMacduff
Movie2023The Last Voyage of the DemeterClemens
Movie2023The Color PurpleHarpo
Movie2026Crime 101
Movie2026The Odyssey
TV Show2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest1
TV Show2013Golden BoyEvander1
TV Show2010The Walking DeadHeath6
TV Show2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf1
TV Show201724: LegacyEric Carter12
TV Show2022SherriSelf - Guest1
TV Show2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf1
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1
TV Show2020SurvivePaul Hart12
TV Show2023Poker FaceBill Jackson1

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MovieN/AThe Man in My BasementExecutive ProducerProduction