Corey Hawkins

Corey Hawkins

  • Birthday: 1988-10-22
  • Place of birth: Arlington, Texas, USA
  • Also know as: Corey Antonio Hawkins

Biography

Corey Hawkins (born October 22, 1988) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Dre in the 2015 biopic film, Straight Outta Compton. Hawkins was born in Washington, D.C. where he attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. He 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's Iron Man 3 and went on to star opposite Liam Neeson andJulianne Moore in Universal Pictures' action-thriller Non-Stop. In 2013, Hawkins made his Broadway debut as Tybalt in the revival of 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. He has been cast in Kong: Skull Island, alongside Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Hiddleston.

Filmography

The Man in My Basement

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As Charles Blakey

Straight Outta Compton

2015

As Dr. Dre

In the Heights

2021

As Benny

The Raid

2017

As Eric Carter

Survive

2022

As Paul

Georgetown

2019

As Daniel Volker

The Color Purple

2023

As Harpo Johnson

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

As Macduff

BlacKkKlansman

2018

As Kwame Ture

6 Underground

2019

As Seven

Kong: Skull Island

2017

As Houston Brooks

Non-Stop

2014

As Travis Mitchell

Iron Man 3

2013

As Navy Op

Production

The Man in My Basement

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As Executive Producer

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