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Corey Hawkins Biography
Corey Hawkins is an African-American in the acting profession who stars in the supernatural horror, The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The film premieres on August 11, 2023. Hawkins attained fame after starring in the TV series, The Walking Dead from 2015 to 2016 and in the film, Straight Outta Compton.
Corey Hawkins Height
Hawkins stands at a rough height of 6 feet and 1 inch.
Corey Hawkins Age
Hawkins is 36 years old. He was born on 22nd October 1988 in Washington, D.C., United States Of America.
Personal Life
Corey Hawkins Family and Relatives
Hawkins was born to Grace and Eric Hawkins. Grace, his mother, worked as a police officer. Also, he has a sister Isabel. Regardless, he keeps information regarding his family and relatives away from the public. However, we will update this information once it’s publicly available.
Corey Hawkins Spouse and Children
Hawkins manages to keep his marital and relationship status private. Nonetheless, we will update this information when details regarding it are available to the public
Corey Hawkins Education
Hawkins earned a Bachelor Of Fine Arts degree from Juilliard School in New York City. During his 4th year at Juilliard, he received The John Houseman Award for excellence in classical theatre. Further, he attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.
Professional Life
Corey Hawkins Net Worth
Hawkins has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful acting career.
Corey Hawkins Career
Hawkins stars in the supernatural horror, The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The film premieres on August 11, 2023. Hawkins attained fame after starring in the TV series, The Walking Dead from 2015 to 2016 and in the film, Straight Outta Compton.
Further, he is known for his performances on Broadway, appearing in Six Degrees of Separation and Topdog/Underdog. His performance in the film earned him nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Moreover, he has starred in FOX’s 24: Legacy, Kong: Skull Island, and BlacKkKlansman. His performance in BlacKkKlansman earned him a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, for his performance as Paul in Survive.
Hawkins has acted in 6 Underground, In the Heights, and The Tragedy of Macbeth. He is scheduled to act in the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple. At the 2017 U.S. Open, he performed “God Bless America” for the men’s singles final.
Corey Hawkins The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Hawkins stars in the role of Clemens in the supernatural horror film, The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Clemens is a doctor who joins the Demeter. The film follows an ill-fated crew who face a series of eerie and terrifying incidents during their ill-fated journey across the ocean from Transylvania to London.
Night after night, they are pursued by a relentless and malevolent force on the ship: the infamous vampire, Dracula. Upon the ship’s eventual arrival near the English coast, it is discovered as a burnt and abandoned ruin. The crew members are nowhere to be found, leaving behind an unsettling mystery. Hawkins acts alongside stars like;
- Aisling Franciosi
- Liam Cunningham
- David Dastmalchian
- Stefan Kapičić
- Nikolai Nikolaeff
- Jon Jon Briones
- Woody Norman
- Chris Walley
- Nicolo Pasetti
Corey Hawkins The Walking Dead
Hawkins starred in the recurring role of Heath in the series, The Walking Dead from 2015 to 2016.
Corey Hawkins Straight Outta Compton
In 2015, Hawkins starred in the role of Andre “Dr. Dre” Young in Straight Outta Compton. Dr. Dre is an American rapper and record producer who founded and is CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. He previously co-founded, co-owned, and worked as the president of Death Row Records.
For his performance, he received nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, and a Black Reel Award in 2016. In 2015, he received nominations for a Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association and NAACP Image Award.
Corey Hawkins 24: Legacy
Hawkins takes on the part of Eric Carter, a war hero, and former United States Army Ranger Sergeant, in the show “24: Legacy.” In the series, Eric moves to the United States after uncovering a dangerous situation: his fellow squad members are being targeted and killed due to their involvement in stealing a flash drive.
This drive contains a roster of US-based terrorist sleeper cells and the codes needed to activate them for potential future assaults. Faced with limited options, he seeks assistance from CTU to both safeguard his own life and prevent a string of destructive attacks by these sleeper cells on American territory.
Corey Hawkins Topdog/Underdog
Hawkins starred as Lincoln in the playwright, Topdog/Underdog. Lincoln is the older brother of Booth. The brothers cope with poverty, racism, work, women, and their troubled upbringings. In 2023, he received a nomination for a Tony Award in the category of Best Actor in a Play for his performance.
Upcoming Works
The Color Purple
Hawkins will star in the role of Harpo Johnson in the musical, The Color Purple. The story chronicles the life-long journey of an African-American woman living in the South during the early 1900s. Hawkins will act alongside stars like Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, H.E.R., Ciara, and Halle Bailey.
The Piano Lesson
Hawkins will star in the role of Avery Brown in the drama, The Piano Lesson. The plot centers around the Charles family within the Doaker Charles household and a significant family heirloom, the piano. This piano carries intricate carvings done by an enslaved ancestor, and the film explores the lives of the family members in relation to this historical artifact. Hawkins will star alongside movie stars such as Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, and Danielle Deadwyler among others.
Corey Hawkins Other Films and TV Shows
During his career, Hawkins has starred in a number of TV Shows and movies such as
- Digital Antiquities
- Iron Man 3
- Romeo and Juliet
- 6 Underground
- Survive
- Kong: Skull Island
- Non-Stop
Corey Hawkins Social Media
Hawkins has active social media platforms i.e. Instagram. He has a following of over 122K on Instagram.