About

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

Overview

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

Acting
2026 The Odyssey Actor N/A
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2026 Crime 101 Actor Tillman N/A
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2025 The Man in My Basement Actor Charles Blakey N/A
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2024 The Piano Lesson Actor Avery 59
Average
2023 Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Actor Self 58
Average
2023 The Color Purple Actor Harpo 63
Fair
2023 The Last Voyage of the Demeter Actor Clemens 65
Fair
2022 Survive Actor Paul 57
Average
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Actor Macduff 65
Fair
2021 In the Heights Actor Benny 66
Fair
2020 Survive Actor Paul Hart 66
Fair
2019 6 Underground Actor Seven 62
Fair
2019 Georgetown Actor Daniel Volker 58
Average
2018 BlacKkKlansman Actor Kwame Ture 74
Good
2017 The Raid Actor Eric Carter 58
Average
2017 Kong: Skull Island Actor Houston Brooks 65
Fair
2017 24: Legacy Actor Eric Carter 62
Fair
2015 Straight Outta Compton Actor Dr. Dre 75
Good
2014 Non-Stop Actor Travis Mitchell 67
Fair
2014 Romeo and Juliet Actor Tybalt 58
Average
2013 Iron Man 3 Actor Navy Op 68
Fair

Production
2025 The Man in My Basement Production Executive Producer N/A
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