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Corey Hawkins

Corey Hawkins

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

Known for

The Odyssey
The Odyssey
2026
Crime 101
Crime 101
2026 • Tillman
The Man in My Basement
The Man in My Basement
2025 • Charles Blakey
The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson
2024 • Avery
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023 • Self
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
2023 • Harpo
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
2023 • Clemens
Survive
Survive
2022 • Paul

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Crime 101
Crime 101
2026 • Tillman
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The Man in My Basement
The Man in My Basement
2025 • Charles Blakey
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Survive
Survive
2022 • Paul
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Georgetown
Georgetown
2019 • Daniel Volker
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BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman
2018 • Kwame Ture
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The Raid
The Raid
2017 • Eric Carter
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Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island
2017 • Houston Brooks
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Non-Stop
Non-Stop
2014 • Travis Mitchell
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Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
2013 • Navy Op
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