
Corey Hawkins
Acting
Born 1988-10-22 · Arlington, Texas, USA
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
Known for

The Walking Dead
2010 · TV

24: Legacy
2017 · TV

Survive
2020 · TV

MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · TV

Poker Face
2023 · TV

Golden Boy
2013 · TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV

Sherri
2022 · TV

Tamron Hall
2019 · TV