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Corey Hawkins(II)

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Corey Hawkins
'Straight Outta Compton' star Corey Hawkins plays Eric Carter, the new lead character in the "24" spinoff "24: Legacy." What are some other roles he's played over the years?
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Corey Hawkins was born on 22 October 1988 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Straight Outta Compton (2015), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and BlacKkKlansman (2018).
BornOctober 22, 1988
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BornOctober 22, 1988
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 11 nominations total

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John Goodman and Corey Hawkins in Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Spike Lee, Topher Grace, Jasper Pääkkönen, John David Washington, Damaris Lewis, Adam Driver, Corey Hawkins, and Laura Harrier at an event for BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Corey Hawkins in 24: Legacy (2016)
Corey Hawkins at an event for Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Corey Hawkins in Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Corey Hawkins and Leslie Grace in In the Heights (2021)
Corey Hawkins in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Corey Hawkins, Anthony Ramos, and Gregory Diaz IV in In the Heights (2021)
Corey Hawkins and Leslie Grace in In the Heights (2021)
Corey Hawkins in No Small Parts (2014)
Corey Hawkins in 24: Legacy (2016)
Corey Hawkins in 24: Legacy (2016)

Known for:

Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton
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  • Dr. Dre
  • 2015
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Kong: Skull Island
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  • Houston Brooks
  • 2017
John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
BlacKkKlansman
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  • Kwame Ture
  • 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
In the Heights
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  • Benny
  • 2021

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  • Last Voyage of the Demeter
    • Clemens
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • The Color Purple
    • Harpo
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Piano Lesson
    • In Production
  • Survive (2022)
    Survive
    • Paul
    • 2022
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
    The Tragedy of Macbeth
    • Macduff
    • 2021
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
    In the Heights
    • Benny
    • 2021
  • Dust (2019)
    Dust
    • Daoket
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020
  • Sophie Turner in Survive (2020)
    Survive
    • Paul
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)
    6 Underground
    • Seven
    • 2019
  • Vanessa Redgrave, Annette Bening, and Christoph Waltz in Georgetown (2019)
    Georgetown
    • Daniel Volker
    • 2019
  • John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
    BlacKkKlansman
    • Kwame Ture
    • 2018
  • Maechi Aharanwa and W. Tré Davis in Placeholders (2017)
    Placeholders
    • Manny
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Corey Hawkins in 24: Legacy (2016)
    24: Legacy
    • Eric Carter
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Kong: Skull Island (2017)
    Kong: Skull Island
    • Houston Brooks
    • 2017
  • Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, and Michael James Shaw in The Walking Dead (2010)
    The Walking Dead
    • Heath
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Straight Outta Compton (2015)
    Straight Outta Compton
    • Dr. Dre
    • 2015
  • Romeo and Juliet (2014)
    Romeo and Juliet
    • Tybalt
    • 2014
  • Liam Neeson in Non-Stop (2014)
    Non-Stop
    • Travis Mitchell
    • 2014

Producer

  • Dust (2019)
    Dust
    • executive producer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020

Soundtrack

  • The Color Purple
    • performer: "Brown Betty", "Any Little Thing"
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
    In the Heights
    • performer: "In the Heights", "Benny's Dispatch", "96,000", "When You're Home", "The Club", "Blackout", "Carnaval del Barrio", "Alabanza", "When the Sun Goes Down"
    • 2021

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  • Alternative name
    • Corey Antonio Hawkins
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • October 22, 1988
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Parents
      Grace Hawkins
  • Relatives
    • Isabel Hawkins(Sibling)
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    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Corey Hawkins is a graduate of The Juilliard School.

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