
Corey Hawkins
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
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Known For
Acting History
2026
The Odyssey
2026Crime 101 as Tillman
2025The Man in My Basement as Charles Blakey
2024The Piano Lesson as Avery
2023Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
2023The Color Purple as Harpo
2023The Last Voyage of the Demeter as Clemens
2023Poker Face as Bill Jackson
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2022Survive as Paul
2021The Tragedy of Macbeth as Macduff
2021In the Heights as Benny
2020Survive as Paul Hart
20196 Underground as Seven
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019Georgetown as Daniel Volker
2018BlacKkKlansman as Kwame Ture
2017The Raid as Eric Carter
2017Kong: Skull Island as Houston Brooks
201724: Legacy as Eric Carter
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Straight Outta Compton as Dr. Dre
2014Non-Stop as Travis Mitchell
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014Romeo and Juliet as Tybalt
2013Iron Man 3 as Navy Op
2013Golden Boy as Evander
2010The Walking Dead as Heath









