Corey Hawkins
Acting
Biography
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
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Movies (22)
The Odyssey2026Polybus
Crime 1012026Tillman
The Man in My Basement2025Charles Blakey
The Piano Lesson2024Avery
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey2023Self
The Color Purple2023Harpo
The Last Voyage of the Demeter2023Clemens
Survive2022Paul
The Tragedy of Macbeth2021Macduff
In the Heights2021Benny
6 Underground2019Seven
Georgetown2019Daniel Volker
BlacKkKlansman2018Kwame Ture
The Raid2017Eric Carter
Kong: Skull Island2017Houston Brooks
Straight Outta Compton2015Dr. Dre
Non-Stop2014Travis Mitchell
Romeo and Juliet2014Tybalt
Iron Man 32013Navy Op- Wu Is Dead2011Chauncey
- Nightwatching
- Death of a Salesman
Shows (11)
Poker Face2023Bill Jackson
The Jennifer Hudson Show2022Self
Sherri2022Self - Guest
Survive2020Paul Hart
Tamron Hall2019Self - Guest
24: Legacy2017Eric Carter
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014Self
Golden Boy2013Evander
The Walking Dead2010Heath
MTV Movie & TV Awards1992Self - Presenter