
Corey Hawkins
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1988-10-22
Place of birth: Arlington, Texas, USA
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
Known for

The Piano Lesson
2024Avery
Survive
2022Paul
Non-Stop
2014Travis Mitchell
Straight Outta Compton
2015Dr. Dre
The Man in My Basement
2025Charles Blakey
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023Self
Kong: Skull Island
2017Houston Brooks
Romeo and Juliet
2014Tybalt
Iron Man 3
2013Navy Op
Georgetown
2019Daniel Volker
BlacKkKlansman
2018Kwame Ture
6 Underground
2019Seven
In the Heights
2021Benny
The Raid
2017Eric Carter
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021Macduff
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
2023Clemens
The Color Purple
2023Harpo
Crime 101
2026TillmanNightwatching
