Corey Hawkins
Acting • Born 1988-10-22
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
Filmography
32 credits
The Piano Lesson
Movie • 2024
Avery
Survive
Movie • 2022
Paul
Non-Stop
Movie • 2014
Travis Mitchell
Straight Outta Compton
Movie • 2015
Dr. Dre
The Man in My Basement
Movie • 2025
Charles Blakey
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Movie • 2023
Self
Kong: Skull Island
Movie • 2017
Houston Brooks
Romeo and Juliet
Movie • 2014
Tybalt
Iron Man 3
Movie • 2013
Navy Op
Georgetown
Movie • 2019
Daniel Volker
BlacKkKlansman
Movie • 2018
Kwame Ture
6 Underground
Movie • 2019
Seven
In the Heights
Movie • 2021
Benny
The Raid
Movie • 2017
Eric Carter
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie • 2021
Macduff
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Movie • 2023
Clemens
The Color Purple
Movie • 2023
Harpo
Crime 101
Movie • 2026
Tillman
Nightwatching
Movie
The Odyssey
Movie • 2026
Death of a Salesman
Movie
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Golden Boy
TV • 2013
Evander
The Walking Dead
TV • 2010
Heath
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
24: Legacy
TV • 2017
Eric Carter
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Survive
TV • 2020
Paul Hart
Poker Face
TV • 2023
Bill Jackson
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter