Corey Hawkins

Corey Antonio Hawkins born October 22 1988 is an American actor He rose to prominence for his role in the TV series The Walking Dead 20152016 and his portrayal of Dr Dre in the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton the latter of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination Hes also known for his performances on Broadway starring in Six Degrees of Separation 2017 and TopdogUnderdog 2022 which earned him nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play That same year Hawkins starred in the Fox network series 24 Legacy 2017 along with Jordan VogtRoberts monster film Kong Skull Island In 2018 he was featured in Spike Lees biographical crimecomedy BlacKkKlansman which earned him a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award Hawkins received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Paul in the Quibi series Survive 2020 His other roles include Michael Bays actioncomedy 6 Underground 2019 Jon M Chus musical film In the Heights 2021 and Joel Coens historical thriller film The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021 He starred in the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple Description above from the Wikipedia article Corey Hawkins licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia