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 (2015–2016), as well as his portrayal of Dr. Dre in the 2015 film
Straight Outta Compton, the latter of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. He's also known for his performances on Broadway starring in Six Degrees of Separation (2017) and Topdog/Underdog (2022), both of 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 Vogt-Roberts' monster film
Kong: Skull Island. In 2018, he was featured in Spike Lee's biographical crime-comedy
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 Quib...
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