Actor

Corey Hawkins

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2.2

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Movies: 19Series: 11Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 1154054

IMDb ID: nm3659660

Known for: Acting

Born: October 22, 1988

Age: 37

Place of birth: Arlington, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1992 - 2026

Years active: 35

Average TMDB rating: 6.52

Wikidata: Q20740941

Also known as

Corey Antonio Hawkins • 柯瑞·霍金斯

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Executive Producer (1)

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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 earned him a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. Hawkins received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Paul in the Quibi series Survive (2020). His other roles include Michael Bay's action-comedy 6 Underground (2019), Jon M. Chu's musical film In the Heights (2021), and Joel Coen's historical thriller film The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). He starred in the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple.