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Corey Hawkins

Corey Hawkins

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.

  • BIRTH 22/10/1988
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 11

Shows (7)

The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Heath
24: Legacy
24: Legacy
Eric Carter
Survive
Survive
Paul
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Golden Boy (2013)
Golden Boy (2013)
Evander
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest

Movies (11)

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Harpo Johnson
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Clemens
Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island
Houston Brooks
6 Underground
6 Underground
Seven
Non-Stop
Non-Stop
Travis Mitchell
BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman
Kwame Ture
Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton
Dr. Dre
In the Heights
In the Heights
Benny
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Macduff
Survive
Survive
Paul
Georgetown
Georgetown
Daniel Volker