Corey Hawkins
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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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Crime 101 (2026)
as Tillman
The Odyssey (2026)
as Polybus
Iron Man 3 (2013)
as Navy Op
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
as Houston Brooks
6 Underground (2019)
as Seven
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
as Macduff
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
as Dr. Dre
Non-Stop (2014)
as Travis Mitchell
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
as Kwame Ture
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
as Clemens
The Color Purple (2023)
as Harpo
In the Heights (2021)
as Benny
The Piano Lesson (2024)
as Avery
Georgetown (2019)
as Daniel Volker
The Man in My Basement (2025)
as Charles Blakey
Survive (2022)
as Paul
Romeo and Juliet (2014)
as Tybalt
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
as Self
Nightwatching (—)
Actor
The Raid (2017)
as Eric Carter
Death of a Salesman (—)
Actor
Wu Is Dead (2011)
as Chauncey