Corey Antonio Hawkins (born October 22, 1988) is an American actor. He
is known for his roles in the TV series The Walking Dead and 24:
Legacy, as well as his portrayal of Dr. Dre in the 2015 film Straight
Outta Compton. In 2017, he starred in the Broadway production Six
Degrees of Separation, for which he received a nomination for the Tony
Award for Best Actor in a Play. He also starred in Netflix's 2019
movie 6 Underground as a character called Seven.Hawkins was born in
Washington, D.C., where he was raised by his mother, a police officer.
He attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and graduated from
the Juilliard School in New York City, a member of the Drama
Division's Group 40. While studying at Juilliard, Hawkins received the
prestigious John Houseman Award for excellence in classical theatre.
Upon graduation, he began a career starring Off-Broadway and guest
starring on television. Hawkins garnered a brief role in Marvel
Studios' Iron Man 3 and went on to star opposite Liam Neeson and
Julianne Moore in Universal Pictures' action-thriller Non-Stop.In
2013, Hawkins made his Broadway debut as Tybalt in the revival of
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. And in 2015, The Hollywood
Reporter announced that Hawkins would join the cast of AMC's The
Walking Dead as Heath, a key character from Robert Kirkman's comic
series. Hawkins played Dr. Dre in the biopic Straight Outta Compton,
from Universal Pictures, which was theatrically released on August 14,
2015 and grossed $201 million at the box office.In 2017, Hawkins
began playing male lead role in the 24 reboot 24: Legacy on Fox. Also
that year, he co-starred in the film Kong: Skull Island, alongside
Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Hiddleston. In Spring 2017,
Hawkins played a limited engagement run on Broadway in the play Six
Degrees of Separation opposite Allison Janney and John Benjamin
Hickey. He received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in
a Play.
is known for his roles in the TV series The Walking Dead and 24:
Legacy, as well as his portrayal of Dr. Dre in the 2015 film Straight
Outta Compton. In 2017, he starred in the Broadway production Six
Degrees of Separation, for which he received a nomination for the Tony
Award for Best Actor in a Play. He also starred in Netflix's 2019
movie 6 Underground as a character called Seven.Hawkins was born in
Washington, D.C., where he was raised by his mother, a police officer.
He attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and graduated from
the Juilliard School in New York City, a member of the Drama
Division's Group 40. While studying at Juilliard, Hawkins received the
prestigious John Houseman Award for excellence in classical theatre.
Upon graduation, he began a career starring Off-Broadway and guest
starring on television. Hawkins garnered a brief role in Marvel
Studios' Iron Man 3 and went on to star opposite Liam Neeson and
Julianne Moore in Universal Pictures' action-thriller Non-Stop.In
2013, Hawkins made his Broadway debut as Tybalt in the revival of
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. And in 2015, The Hollywood
Reporter announced that Hawkins would join the cast of AMC's The
Walking Dead as Heath, a key character from Robert Kirkman's comic
series. Hawkins played Dr. Dre in the biopic Straight Outta Compton,
from Universal Pictures, which was theatrically released on August 14,
2015 and grossed $201 million at the box office.In 2017, Hawkins
began playing male lead role in the 24 reboot 24: Legacy on Fox. Also
that year, he co-starred in the film Kong: Skull Island, alongside
Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Hiddleston. In Spring 2017,
Hawkins played a limited engagement run on Broadway in the play Six
Degrees of Separation opposite Allison Janney and John Benjamin
Hickey. He received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in
a Play.
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