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