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John Hawkes
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn September 11, 1959 (65 years)
John Hawkes was born John Marvin Perkins in Alexandria, Minnesota, to Patricia Jeanne (Olson) and Peter John Perkins, a farmer. He is of Scandinavian and British Isles descent. John moved to Austin, Texas to begin his career as an actor and musician. He co-founded the Big State Productions Theatre Company and appeared in the group's original play, "In the West", at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He took on the stage name "John Hawkes" because another actor shared his birth name, John Perkins.
John starred in the critically-acclaimed, Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), which received wide praise and was awarded the special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Camera d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Additional feature credits include the Lion's Gate film, A Slipping-Down Life (1999) with Guy Pearce, the psychological thriller Identity (2003) alongside John Cusack and Ray Liotta, Miami Vice (2006) with Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, Playing God (2004), The Perfect Storm (2000), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and Caçadores de Perigo (1997). Hawkes also starred in and co-produced the independent film, Buttleman (2003), for which he received a Breakout Performance Award at the 2004 Sedona Film Festival and a Special Jury Prize at the 2003 Deep Ellum Film Festival.
Hawkes' television credits include a lead role in the critically-acclaimed HBO series, Deadwood (2004), in which he played "Sol Star", a spirited entrepreneur in a lawless town.
John lives in Los Angeles, where he writes, records and performs music with his band, "King Straggler".
John starred in the critically-acclaimed, Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), which received wide praise and was awarded the special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Camera d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Additional feature credits include the Lion's Gate film, A Slipping-Down Life (1999) with Guy Pearce, the psychological thriller Identity (2003) alongside John Cusack and Ray Liotta, Miami Vice (2006) with Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, Playing God (2004), The Perfect Storm (2000), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and Caçadores de Perigo (1997). Hawkes also starred in and co-produced the independent film, Buttleman (2003), for which he received a Breakout Performance Award at the 2004 Sedona Film Festival and a Special Jury Prize at the 2003 Deep Ellum Film Festival.
Hawkes' television credits include a lead role in the critically-acclaimed HBO series, Deadwood (2004), in which he played "Sol Star", a spirited entrepreneur in a lawless town.
John lives in Los Angeles, where he writes, records and performs music with his band, "King Straggler".
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| 2022 | Roving Woman · as Gregory Milloy |
| 2021 | Marvel's Hit-Monkey (TV Series) · as Eli |
| 2019 | End of Sentence · as Frank Fogle |
| 2019 | The Peanut Butter Falcon · as Duncan |
| 2019 | Too Old to Die Young (TV Series) · as Viggo |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie · as Sol Star |
| 2018 | Unlovable · as Jim |
| 2017 | Small Town Crime · as Mike Kendall |
| 2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri · as Charlie Hayes |
| 2017 | The Legend of Master Legend (TV Series) · as Maser Legend |
| 2017 | The Legend of Master Legend · as Master Legend |
| 2015 | Too Late · as Mel Sampson |
| 2015 | Everest · as Doug Hansen |
| 2015 | The Driftless Area · as Shane |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | True Detective (TV Series) · as Hank Prior |
| 2014 | How and Why · as Goodman Hesselman |
| 2013 | Life of Crime · as Louis Gara |
| 2013 | Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) · as Juror #8 |
| 2013 | The Pardon · as Finnon 'arkie' Burke |
| 2013 | Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment · as Father (leaning Towards Solace) |
| 2012 | The Playroom · as Martin Cantwell |
| 2012 | Lincoln · as Robert Latham |
| 2012 | The Sessions · as Mark |
| 2012 | Outlaw Country · as Tarzen Larkin |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Martha Marcy May Marlene · as Patrick |
| 2011 | Contagion · as Roger |
| 2011 | Higher Ground · as Cw Walker |
| 2010 | Winter's Bone · as Teardrop |
| 2010 | Small Town Saturday Night · as Donnie Carson |
| 2010 | Everything Will Happen Before You Die · as Lane |
| 2010 | On Holiday · as Wild Bill |
| 2009 | Earthwork · as Stan Herd |
| 2009 | S. Darko · as Phil |
| 2009 | Eastbound & Down (TV Series) · as Dustin Powers |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna · as Herb Redneck |
| 2007 | American Gangster · as Freddie Spearman |
| 2006 | Miami Vice · as Alonzo Stevens |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Rollins |
| 2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story · as Yan |
| 2005 | Me and You and Everyone We Know · as Richard Swersey |
| 2005 | The Moguls · as Moe |
| 2004 | Lost (TV Series) · as Lennon |
| 2004 | Deadwood (TV Series) · as Sol Star |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Identity · as Larry |
| 2002 | Strange Frequency 2 · as Jared (segment 'soul Man') |
| 2002 | Taken (TV Series) · as Marty Erickson |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Terry Wicker |
| 2002 | Monk (TV Series) · as Matthew Teeger |
| 2001 | 24 (TV Series) · as Greg Penticoff |
| 2001 | Hardball · as Ticky Tobin |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency (TV Series) · as Songwriter |
| 2000 | Sand · as Hardy |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Terry Wicker |
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm · as Mike "bugsy" Moran |
| 1999 | Blue Streak · as Eddie |
| 1999 | Late Last Night · as Ponzo |
| 1999 | A Slipping-Down Life · as David Elliot |
| 1999 | Silver Wolf · as Randy |
| 1998 | Home Fries · as Randy |
| 1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer · as Dave |
| 1998 | Perfect Little Angels · as Jeff |
| 1998 | Brimstone (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Where's Marlowe? · as Film Clerk |
| 1998 | Fantasy Island (1998) (TV Series) · as Arnie White |
| 1998 | Martial Law (TV Series) |
| 1998 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Rush Hour · as Stucky |
| 1998 | Boogie Boy · as T-Bone |
| 1998 | The Magnificent Seven (TV Series) · as Morris |
| 1997 | Playing God · as Flick |
| 1997 | Steel · as Mugger |
| 1997 | 'Til There Was You · as Gawayne |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) · as George |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Stuart Donovan |
| 1996 | Millennium (TV Series) · as Mike Bardale |
| 1996 | Dangerous Minds (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Jake |
| 1996 | The Big Easy (TV Series) · as Wild Bill |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Profit (TV Series) · as Dr. Jeremy Batewell |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Vaughn |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue (TV Series) · as Paul Brent |
| 1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn · as Pete Bottoms |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth (TV Series) · as Duane Baldwin |
| 1995 | Night of the Scarecrow · as Danny |
| 1995 | Congo · as Bob Driscoll |
| 1995 | The Marshal (TV Series) · as Elton |
| 1994 | Dead Air · as Morton |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Mason Cook |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as P.a. |
| 1994 | Cool and the Crazy · as Crazy |
| 1994 | Roadracers · as Nixer |
| 1994 | Rebel Highway (TV Series) · as Crazy |
| 1993 | Flesh and Bone · as Groom |
| 1993 | Freaked · as Cowboy |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Phillip Padgett |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (TV Series) · as Utah Johnny Montana's Assistant |
| 1992 | Nails · as Harvey Cassler |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Michael 'bugsy' Moran |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Civil Wars (TV Series) · as Jim Montgomery |
| 1991 | The Rape of Doctor Willis · as Mateson |
| 1991 | Scary Movie · as Warren |
| 1991 | Sweet Poison · as Jimmy |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure (TV Series) · as Jason |
| 1990 | Wings (TV Series) · as Mark The Waiter |
| 1989 | Rosalie Goes Shopping · as Schnucki Greenspace |
| 1988 | Dakota · as Rooster |
| 1988 | A Taste for Death (TV Series) · as Tony |
| 1988 | Heartbreak Hotel · as M.c. |
| 1988 | It Takes Two · as Thief #2 |
| 1988 | Murder Rap · as Christopher |
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good · as Pizza Boy #1 |
| 1988 | D.O.A. · as Sloane |
| 1985 | Future-Kill · as The Light Man |
| 1984 | Police Academy · as Driver Of Teskey Truck (uncredited) |