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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

Filmography

2026
The Odyssey
Movie
2026
Crime 101

as Tillman

Movie
2025
The Man in My Basement

as Charles Blakey

Movie
2023
The Last Voyage of the Demeter

as Clemens

Movie
2018
BlacKkKlansman

as Kwame Ture

Movie
2017
Kong: Skull Island

as Houston Brooks

Movie