Corey Hawkins

Acting

Corey Hawkins

Born October 22, 1988Arlington, Texas, USA32 credits

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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Filmography

Crime 101
2026Crime 101
as TillmanMovie
The Man in My Basement
2025The Man in My Basement
as Charles BlakeyMovie
Poker Face
2023Poker Face
as Bill JacksonTV
Sherri
2022Sherri
as Self - GuestTV
Survive
2022Survive
as PaulMovie
In the Heights
2021In the Heights
as BennyMovie
Survive
2020Survive
as Paul HartTV
6 Underground
20196 Underground
as SevenMovie
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hall
as Self - GuestTV
Georgetown
2019Georgetown
as Daniel VolkerMovie
BlacKkKlansman
2018BlacKkKlansman
as Kwame TureMovie
The Raid
2017The Raid
as Eric CarterMovie
Kong: Skull Island
2017Kong: Skull Island
as Houston BrooksMovie
24: Legacy
201724: Legacy
as Eric CarterTV
Non-Stop
2014Non-Stop
as Travis MitchellMovie
Romeo and Juliet
2014Romeo and Juliet
as TybaltMovie
Iron Man 3
2013Iron Man 3
as Navy OpMovie
Golden Boy
2013Golden Boy
as EvanderTV
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - PresenterTV