Corey Hawkins
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
26Credits5 TV · 21 films
2010–2026Years activefirst to latest
8.1 Highest ratedThe Walking Dead
6.6 Average ratingacross 22 titles
Top TV shows 5best Corey Hawkins shows
- 1
The Walking DeadHeath · 6 eps · 2010 - 2
Poker FaceBill Jackson · 1 ep · 2023 - 3
24: LegacyEric Carter · 12 eps · 2017 - 4
Golden BoyEvander · 1 ep · 2013 - 5
SurvivePaul Hart · 12 eps · 2020
Top movies 21best Corey Hawkins movies
- 1
Straight Outta ComptonDr. Dre · 2015 · Drama - 2
BlacKkKlansmanKwame Ture · 2018 · Crime - 3
In the HeightsBenny · 2021 - 4
Crime 101Tillman · 2026 - 5
The RaidEric Carter · 2017 - 6
The Color PurpleHarpo · 2023 - 7
The Tragedy of MacbethMacduff · 2021 - 8
Iron Man 3Navy Op · 2013 - 9
Non-StopTravis Mitchell · 2014 - 10
The Last Voyage of the DemeterClemens · 2023 - 11
Kong: Skull IslandHouston Brooks · 2017 · Action - 12
6 UndergroundSeven · 2019 · Action - 13
Romeo and JulietTybalt · 2014 - 14
GeorgetownDaniel Volker · 2019 - 15
The Piano LessonAvery · 2024 - 16
The Man in My BasementCharles Blakey · 2025 - 17
SurvivePaul · 2022 - 18
The Odyssey2026 - 19Nightwatching
- 20Death of a Salesman
- 21Wu Is DeadChauncey · 2011