Corey Hawkins

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

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TV Series

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

5.1
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

6.1
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

8.094
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.281
24: Legacy

24: Legacy

6.1
Sherri

Sherri

3.8
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

6.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.323
Survive

Survive

6.257
Poker Face

Poker Face

7.6

Movies

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

6.196
Survive

Survive

4.789
Non-Stop

Non-Stop

6.812
Straight Outta Compton

Straight Outta Compton

7.786
The Man in My Basement

The Man in My Basement

0
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

3.333
Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island

6.547
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

6
Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

6.9
Georgetown

Georgetown

5.922
BlacKkKlansman

BlacKkKlansman

7.493
6 Underground

6 Underground

6.345
In the Heights

In the Heights

7.133
The Raid

The Raid

7
The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth

6.918
The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

6.8
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

7.07
Crime 101

Crime 101

0
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

0