Portrait of Corey Hawkins

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

Born: October 22, 1988

Place of Birth: Arlington, Texas, USA

Filmography

2026
Crime 101

as Tillman

2025
The Man in My Basement

as Charles Blakey

2024
2023
2023
Poker Face

as Bill Jackson

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
Survive

as Paul

2021
2020
Survive

as Paul Hart

2019
2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2019
Georgetown

as Daniel Volker

2018
BlacKkKlansman

as Kwame Ture

2017
The Raid

as Eric Carter

2017
Kong: Skull Island

as Houston Brooks

2017
24: Legacy

as Eric Carter

2014
Non-Stop

as Travis Mitchell

2014
2013
Iron Man 3

as Navy Op

2013
Golden Boy

as Evander

2010