Corey Hawkins
Corey Hawkins (born October 22, 1988) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Dre in the 2015 biopic film, Straight Outta Compton. Hawkins was born in Washington, D.C. where he attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. He graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City, a member of the Drama Division's Group 40. While studying at Juilliard, Hawkins received the prestigious John Houseman Award for excellence in classical theatre. Upon graduation, he began a career starring Off-Broadway and guest starring on television. Hawkins garnered a brief role in Marvel Studios's Iron Man 3 and went on to star opposite Liam Neeson andJulianne Moore in Universal Pictures' action-thriller Non-Stop. In 2013, Hawkins made his Broadway debut as Tybalt in the revival of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. And in 2015, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Hawkins would join the cast of AMC's The Walking Dead as Heath, a key character from Robert Kirkman's comic series. Hawkins played Dr. Dre in the biopic Straight Outta Compton, from Universal Pictures, which was theatrically released on August 14, 2015. He has been cast in Kong: Skull Island, alongside Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Hiddleston.
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Straight Outta Compton
as Dr. DreIn 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration...
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter
as ClemensThe crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to...
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Kong: Skull Island
as Houston BrooksExplore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers...
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
as MacduffMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will...
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The Color Purple
as HarpoA decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie...
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Non-Stop
as Travis MitchellBill Marks is a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals service. He views the assignment not as a...
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Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip...
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Georgetown
as Daniel VolkerUlrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United...
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The Piano Lesson
as AveryA brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how...
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In the Heights
as BennyThe story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring...
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Survive
as PaulWhen their plane crashes on a remote snow-covered mountain, Jane and Paul have to fight for...
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Romeo and Juliet
as TybaltIn this Broadway stage production, Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad take on the title characters...
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as SelfA behind-the-scenes look into the making of the new feature film “The Color Purple,” and the...
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The Raid
as Eric CarterSet nine months before 24: Legacy begins, The Raid puts us at the center of a Special Forces...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as SelfStephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
as SelfSeth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...
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The Walking Dead
as HeathSheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by...
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
as SelfTalented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.
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Tamron Hall
as Self - GuestFormer news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she...
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Sherri
as Self - GuestSherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears...
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24: Legacy
as Eric CarterThe story of military hero Eric Carter’s return to the U.S. and the trouble that follows him...
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Golden Boy
as EvanderGolden Boy is an American crime drama series created by Nicholas Wootton, which is produced by...
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Survive
as Paul HartJane's plane crashes on a remote snow-covered mountain and she, along with Paul, the only...
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