Corey Hawkins

About

Corey Antonio Hawkins (born October 22, 1988, in Washington D.C.) is an American actor trained at the Juilliard School. He broke through with his portrayal of Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton (2015) and a recurring role on The Walking Dead, earning a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. On Broadway he received two Tony Award nominations - for Six Degrees of Separation (2017) and Topdog/Underdog (2022). His 2026 slate includes the thriller Crime 101, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, and a film adaptation of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.

Born:: 22 October 1988 (37 years)
Place of birth:: Arlington, Texas, USA

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20+

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Tony Award nomination (best actor in a drama)

What's new

2026-02
Hawkins is negotiating a role in the film adaptation of Miller's play Death of a Salesman (directed by Chinonye Chukwu, screenplay by Tony Kushner) alongside Jeffrey Wright and Octavia Spencer.
2026-01
Hawkins joined the cast of the thriller Nightwatching alongside Mila Kunis.
2026
Crime 101, an Amazon MGM thriller, is coming to cinemas, where Hawkins stars alongside Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Barry Keoghan.
2025-09
The film The Man in My Basement, in which Hawkins plays the lead role and serves as executive producer, premiered at the TIFF 2025 festival.
2025-02
Hawkins was cast in Nolan's adaptation of Odyssey for Universal Pictures, which will be released in cinemas on July 17, 2026.