Corey Antonio Hawkins was born on October 22,1988 and is an American actor.
15 Facts About Corey Hawkins
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Corey Hawkins rose to prominence for his role in the TV series The Walking Dead, as well as his portrayal of Dr Dre in the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton, the latter of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
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That same year, Hawkins starred in the Fox network series 24: Legacy, along with Jordan Vogt-Roberts' monster film Kong: Skull Island.
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Corey Hawkins received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, for his portrayal of Paul in the Quibi series Survive.
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Corey Hawkins is set to star in the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple.
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Corey Hawkins was born in Washington, DC, where he was raised by his mother, a police officer.
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Corey Hawkins attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City, a member of the drama division's "Group 40".
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Corey Hawkins garnered a brief role in Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 and went on to star opposite Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore in Universal Pictures' action-thriller Non-Stop.
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In 2013, Corey Hawkins made his Broadway debut as Tybalt in the revival of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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In 2015, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Corey Hawkins would join the cast of AMC's The Walking Dead as Heath, a key character from Robert Kirkman's comic series.
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Corey Hawkins played Dr Dre in the biopic Straight Outta Compton, from Universal Pictures, which was theatrically released on August 14,2015, and grossed $201 million at the box office.
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In 2017, Corey Hawkins began playing a lead role in the 24 reboot 24: Legacy on Fox.
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In spring 2017, Corey Hawkins played a limited-engagement run on Broadway in the play Six Degrees of Separation opposite Allison Janney and John Benjamin Hickey.
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Corey Hawkins received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
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Corey Hawkins performed "God Bless America" for the men's singles final at the 2017 US Open.