Corey Hawkins is an American actor and producer who earned fame for portraying Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Andre "Dr. Dre" Young in the movie Straight Outta Compton, and Heath in the TV series The Walking Dead. He is also an accomplished singer. Born in Washington, D.C., the USA, Hawkins studied at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts before attending the Juilliard School in New York City, where he was part of the Drama Division's Group 40. After he graduated, he started acting in off-Broadway productions. One of his earliest performances was as Buggy in Signature Theatre Company's production of Hurt Village in 2011. He made his screen debut in the short film Empire Corner. His cinematic debut came in 2012 in the dramatic thriller Allegiance. For his performance as Dr. Dre, he was nominated for a SAG Award among others and won the Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award in 2015. Hawkins received a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play in 2017 for Six Degrees of Separation.
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Sherri (2022)
Guest starring as Corey Hawkins
- Episode 1x34: Corey Hawkins, Yahya Abdul Mateen II, Kenny Leon (Oct 28, 2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Corey Hawkins
- Episode 2x53: The Cast of 'The Color Purple' (Dec 15, 2023)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Corey Hawkins
- Episode 2023-12-14: Corey Hawkins (Dec 14, 2023)
GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Corey Hawkins
- Episode 2x185: Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Danielle Weisberg, Carly Zakin (Jun 8, 2021)
Survive (2020)
Starring as Paul Hart
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Where Memories Live (Apr 17, 2020)
- Episode 1x10: What Does This Say About Us? (Apr 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: Exit Strategy (Apr 14, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: The Weight (Apr 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: I Can't Hear You (Apr 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Don't Look Down (Apr 9, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: You Can Die Here Alone (Apr 8, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines (Apr 7, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Please Remain Seated (Apr 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: A Handful of Oblivion (Apr 6, 2020)
24: Legacy (2017)
Starring as Eric Carter
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: 11:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M. (Apr 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x11: 10:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M. (Apr 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: 9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. (Apr 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. (Mar 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. (Mar 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. (Mar 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. (Mar 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (Feb 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. (Feb 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. (Feb 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Feb 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. (Feb 5, 2017)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Corey Hawkins
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2022-01-06: John Dickerson, Corey Hawkins (Jan 6, 2022)
- Episode 2017-05-18: Ricky Gervais, Corey Hawkins, The xx (May 18, 2017)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Corey Hawkins
- Episode 2017-01-30: John Malkovich, Corey Hawkins, Kings of Leon, Kenny Aronoff (Jan 30, 2017)
The Walking Dead (2010)
Guest starring as Heath
(6 episodes)
- Episode 7x06: Swear (Nov 27, 2016)
- Episode 6x12: Not Tomorrow Yet (Mar 6, 2016)
- Episode 6x09: No Way Out (Feb 14, 2016)
- Episode 6x08: Start to Finish (Nov 29, 2015)
- Episode 6x03: Thank You (Oct 25, 2015)
- Episode 6x01: First Time Again (Oct 11, 2015)
Royal Pains (2009)
Guest starring as Busboy
- Episode 3x04: The Shaw/Hank Redemption (Jul 20, 2011) [Co-Star]
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Corey Hawkins
(2 episodes)
- Episode 19x07: Spooky Spotlight -- Exorcist: Believer, Saw X, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines + More (Oct 21, 2023)
- Episode 18x45: The Last Voyage of the Demeter; Shortcomings; Til Death Do Us Part (Aug 12, 2023)