Corey Hawkins
Acting
Born October 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
Films (19)
The Odyssey
2026
Crime 101
2026
The Man in My Basement
2025
The Piano Lesson
2024
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
The Color Purple
2023
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
2023
Survive
2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
In the Heights
2021
6 Underground
2019
Georgetown
2019
BlacKkKlansman
2018
The Raid
2017
Kong: Skull Island
2017
Straight Outta Compton
2015
Non-Stop
2014
Romeo and Juliet
2014
Iron Man 3
2013