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Check out the most anticipated movies and shows premiering during the summer season, from <em>Ballerina</em> to <em>Thunderbolts*</em>.

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Crystal Bernard, Mark Harelik, and John Hawkes in Wings (1990)

John Hawkes in Too Old to Die Young (2019)

John Hawkes and Dichen Lachman in Too Late (2015)

Joel Gretsch, John Hawkes, and Andy Powers in Taken (2002)

Jason Gray-Stanford, John Hawkes, Shauna Kain, and Kevin G. Schmidt in Taken (2002)

Jason Gray-Stanford, Joel Gretsch, and John Hawkes in Taken (2002)

Jason Gray-Stanford and John Hawkes in Taken (2002)

Willie Garson, Joel Gretsch, and John Hawkes in Taken (2002)

David Strathairn, John Hawkes, and Tim Blake Nelson in Lincoln (2012)

James Spader, David Strathairn, and John Hawkes in Lincoln (2012)

James Spader, John Hawkes, and Tim Blake Nelson in Lincoln (2012)

Laurence Fishburne, John Hawkes, and Joshua Seiden in Contagion (2011)

Laurence Fishburne and John Hawkes in Contagion (2011)

John Hawkes and Charlene deGuzman in Unlovable (2018)

Helen Hunt and John Hawkes in The Sessions (2012)

William H. Macy and John Hawkes in The Sessions (2012)

John Hawkes and Moon Bloodgood in The Sessions (2012)

Frances McDormand, John Hawkes, and Samara Weaving in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

John Hawkes and Samara Weaving in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Frances McDormand, John Hawkes, and Lucas Hedges in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

John Hawkes and Nathan Gamble in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Freddie Prinze Jr. and John Hawkes in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

Josh Brolin and John Hawkes in Everest (2015)

Glenn Close and John Hawkes in Low Down (2014)

John Hawkes and Elle Fanning in Low Down (2014)

Jennifer Aniston and John Hawkes in Life of Crime (2013)

Jennifer Aniston, Yasiin Bey, and John Hawkes in Life of Crime (2013)

John Hawkes, Ty Simpkins, and Ryan Simpkins in Arcadia (2012)

John Hawkes, Ty Simpkins, Ryan Simpkins, and Kendall Toole in Arcadia (2012)

John Hawkes and Ryan Simpkins in Arcadia (2012)

John Hawkes is an award-winning actor known for crafting memorable performances across a wide range of styles and genres. He will next be seen in the upcoming fourth season of HBO's "True Detective" with Jodie Foster. Previous projects include the indie film "Roving Woman," "The Peanut Butter Falcon" with Shia LaBouf, which won a number of critics' honors as well as being recognized by the National Board of Review and winning the audience award at SXSW, along with Nicholas Winding Refn's crime drama "Too Old to Die Young" which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and boasted an eclectic ensemble cast. Hawkes also reunited with other original cast members for the highly anticipated "Deadwood" reunion movie, reprising his role of 'Sol Star' from the critically lauded HBO series. Additional film credits include "End of Sentence" with Logan Lerman, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," which won the Toronto International Film Festival Audience Award along with the SAG Award for Best Ensemble; "Small Town Crime" opposite Octavia Spencer and "Unlovable" with Melissa Leo.

Hawkes delivered tour de force performances in a succession of films. For his outstanding portrayal of real-life poet, 'Mark O'Brien' in "The Sessions," Hawkes won Best Actor from the Independent Spirit Awards and was nominated for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award. In addition, the film won the Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize for the Ensemble Cast at Sundance. He received rave reviews for his portrayal of pianist 'Joe Albany' in the gritty indie drama, "Low Down." His critically acclaimed performance as 'Teardrop' in "Winter's Bone" earned him an Independent Spirit Award win and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, along with nominations from the Screen Actors Guild and several film critics groups.

Further film credits include "Everest," alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin and Jason Clarke, indie ensemble "Driftless Area" and the modern noir "Too Late" plus Elmore Leonard's "Life of Crime," Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion" and the Sundance hit "Martha Marcy May Marlene," for which Hawkes received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He starred in "Me and You and Everyone We Know" which won a Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival as well as starring in and co-producing the independent film, "Buttleman" for which he received a Breakout Performance Award at the 2004 Sedona Film Festival. Earlier movie credits are "American Gangster," "Miami Vice," "Identity," "The Perfect Storm," "Hardball," "Wristcutters: A Love Story," "The Amateurs," "From Dusk Till Dawn," and "A Slipping-Down Life."

Born and raised in rural Minnesota, Hawkes moved to Austin, Texas where he began his career as an actor and musician. He co-founded the Big State Productions theater company and appeared in the group's original play, "In the West" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He starred in the national touring company production of the play "Greater Tuna" including extended engagements in Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. Hawkes wrote and performed the solo play "Nimrod Soul" at the Theatre at the Improv and appeared on Broadway in the "24 Hour Plays" alongside Sam Rockwell. He co-starred with Tracie Thoms in the Manhattan Theater Club's off-Broadway play, "Lost Lake." In addition, he's co-written script and songs for workshop performances of a new rock and roll musical entitled "Where's Cherry?"

Hawkes has written and recorded several songs featured in films and television shows. Most recently he wrote an original song which he performs on-screen for "True Detective." Previously, he co-wrote a song with legendary producer T-Bone Burnett for "Peanut Butter Falcon." He also wrote and performed original songs for the film "Unlovable." His song 'Bred and Buttered' appears on the "Winter's Bone" soundtrack and he composed and performed 'Down with Mary' for "Too Late." With his former band, King Straggler, he performed at the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW Music Festival and numerous clubs across the U.S. Hawkes continues to write, record and perform shows in numerous locations, including of late in Reykjavik.

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