Corey Hawkins
October 22, 1988 (36 years old) in 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
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- 2026 ·The Odysseyas
- 2024 ·The Piano Lessonas Avery
- 2023 ·Oprah & The Color Purple Journeyas Self
- 2023 ·The Color Purpleas Harpo
- 2023 ·The Last Voyage of the Demeteras Clemens
- 2022 ·The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self
- 2022 ·Sherrias Self - Guest
- 2022 ·Surviveas Paul
- 2021 ·The Tragedy of Macbethas Macduff
- 2021 ·In the Heightsas Benny
- 2020 ·Surviveas Paul Hart
- 2019 ·6 Undergroundas Seven
- 2019 ·Tamron Hallas Self - Guest
- 2019 ·Georgetownas Daniel Volker
- 2018 ·BlacKkKlansmanas Kwame Ture
- 2017 ·The Raidas Eric Carter
- 2017 ·Kong: Skull Islandas Houston Brooks
- 2017 ·24: Legacyas Eric Carter
- 2015 ·The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
- 2015 ·Straight Outta Comptonas Dr. Dre
- 2014 ·Non-Stopas Travis Mitchell
- 2014 ·Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2014 ·Romeo and Julietas Tybalt
- 2013 ·Iron Man 3as Navy Op
- 2013 ·Golden Boyas Evander
- 2010 ·The Walking Deadas Heath
- Future ·Crime 101as
- Future ·The Man in My Basementas Charles Blakey