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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

Known For

  • Straight Outta Compton
  • The Last Voyage of the Demeter
  • Kong: Skull Island
  • 6 Underground
  • In the Heights
  • 24: Legacy
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • Poker Face
  • The Color Purple
  • Georgetown
  • Survive
  • Survive
  • The Piano Lesson
  • Allegiance

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    Filmography

    2026
    2024
    The Piano Lesson · as Avery
    2023
    The Color Purple · as Harpo
    2023
    2023
    Poker Face (TV Series) · as Cast
    2022
    Survive · as Paul
    2021
    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
    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
    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

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