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Corey Hawkins
Actor, ProducerBorn October 22, 1988 (36 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
Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson · as Avery |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Harpo |
| 2023 | The Last Voyage of the Demeter · as Clemens |
| 2023 | Poker Face (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2022 | Survive · as Paul |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth · as Macduff |
| 2021 | In the Heights · as Benny |
| 2020 | Survive (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · 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) (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Heath |
| 2010 | Futurestates (TV Series) · as Kai |
| 2009 | Royal Pains (TV Series) · as Busboy |
The Man in My Basement · as Charles Blakey |