Corey Hawkins
Actor, Producer
22 October 1988 (37 years)
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
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
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Crime 101 · as Tillman |
| 2025 | The Man in My Basement · as Charles Blakey |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson · as Avery |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Harpo |
| 2023 | The Last Voyage of the Demeter · as Clemens |
| 2023 | Poker Face · as Bill Jackson |
| 2022 | Survive · as Paul |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth · as Macduff |
| 2021 | In the Heights · as Benny |
| 2020 | Survive · as Paul Hart |
| 2019 | 6 Underground · as Seven |
| 2019 | Georgetown · as Daniel Volker |
| 2018 | BlacKkKlansman · as Kwame Ture |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island · as Houston Brooks |
| 2016 | 24: Legacy · as Eric Carter |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton · as Dr. Dre |
| 2014 | Romeo and Juliet · as Tybalt |
| 2014 | Non-Stop · as Travis Mitchell |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 · as Navy Op |
| 2013 | Golden Boy (2013) · as Evander |
| 2012 | Allegiance · as Specialist 'willie' Williams |
| 2012 | The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America · as Chick Webb |
| 2010 | The Walking Dead · as Heath |
| 2010 | Futurestates · as Kai |
| 2009 | Royal Pains · as Busboy |
| 2023 | OWN Celebrates the New Color Purple · as Self |
| 2023 | Oprah and the Color Purple Journey · as Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | The 71st Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | Harry · as Self |
| 2016 | 2016 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2016 | 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · as Self |
| 2015 | Teen Choice Awards 2015 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show · as Self |
| 1997 | The View · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra · as Self |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1952 | Today · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | The Man in My Basement · as Executive Producer |