Corey Hawkins biography and filmography

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Who is Corey Hawkins? Corey's full birth name is Antonio Hawkins. This is an American film and theater actor. Born October 22, 1988 in Washington, USA.

He is best known for his roles in the AMC TV series The Walking Dead and in the 2015 film Voice of the Streets.

Education

Studied at Duke Ellington High School for the Arts in Washington DC. After that, he entered one of the largest universities in the United States - the Juilliard School of Art and Music, which is located in New York. While in high school, Hawkins received the John Houseman Award for Classical Theatre.

After graduating from high school, Corey Hawkins began his career at stage venues in New York that can accommodate up to 500 spectators. At the same time, he often appeared on television as a guest artist.

Corey Hawkins Movies

At the moment, starred in 23 films. He played in the series "Dear Doctor" (Royal Pains), "States of the Future" (Futurestates).

In 2012, the thriller The Called was released, where Corey Hawkins got one of the main roles.

In 2013, the actor received a small role in the film "Iron Man 3" from Marvel Studios. Also in 2013, he starred with Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson in the detective thriller Air Marshal. In the melodrama Romeo and Juliet, he played the debut role of Tyb alt, along with such a famous actor as Orlando Bloom. In the same year, he starred in the TV series "Lucky" (Golden Boy).

Popular movie roles

Since 2016, he has played the male lead role in the American series 24: Legacy, which is an offshoot of the already existing series 24, which ran from 2001 to 2010.

"24: Legacy" tells the story of former US Army Ranger Eric Carter, who returns home from the war. He was the commander of the liquidation group that eliminated the dangerous terrorist Ibrahim Ben Khalid. Back in Washington, he ran into trouble and was forced to turn to an anti-terrorism organization to save his life.

Corey Hawkins landed one of the leading roles of Houston Brooks in the 2017 Kong: Skull Island. Bill Rand's (John Goodman) geologist assistant Brooks (Corey Hawkins) joins an expedition to a newly discovered Pacific island. Having reached the destination where there is no radio communication, the participants of the scientific journey fall into the trap of nature. A raging giant male gorilla appears and crashes all the helicopters. Now the main task is not a research mission, but survival and returning home.