
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) 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. He's also known for his performances on Broadway, starring in Six Degrees of Separation (2017) and Topdog/Underdog (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 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 Quibi series Survive (2020). His other roles include Michael Bay's action-comedy 6 Underground (2019), Jon M. Chu's musical film In the Heights (2021), and Joel Coen's 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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 22, 1988 (38)
- Arlington, Texas, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 21 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Corey Hawkins' films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 14
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 10
Grounded 4 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 14
Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3
Casual 0 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.
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- Shadowas Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (2014)
- Heroas Eric Carter in 24: Legacy (2016)
- Allyas Seven in 6 Underground (2019)
- Threshold guardianas Macduff in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
- Allyas Paul in Survive (2022)
- Heroas Clemens in The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
- Heraldas Avery in The Piano Lesson (2024)
- Heroas Charles Blakey in The Man in My Basement (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous6
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Corey Hawkins' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Corey Hawkins' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Odyssey(2026)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Crime 101(2026)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Man in My Basement(2025)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Piano Lesson(2024)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Color Purple(2023)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Poker Face(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Survive(2022)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Tragedy of Macbeth(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
In the Heights(2021)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Survive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

6 Underground(2019)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Georgetown(2019)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
BlacKkKlansman(2018)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Kong: Skull Island(2017)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
24: Legacy(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Straight Outta Compton(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Non-Stop(2014)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Romeo and Juliet(2014)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Iron Man 3(2013)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Allegiance(2012)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all filmsWu Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

The Walking Dead(2010)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all showsDeath of a Salesman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Nightwatching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2022.
Film career
Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2010Screen debut· The Walking Dead
- 2014First film· Non-Stop
- 2015Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Straight Outta Compton
- 2018Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· BlacKkKlansman
- 2023First top-billed film· The Last Voyage of the Demeter
- 2023Career best· The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
4 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2024.
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Corey Hawkins' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Corey Hawkins' work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Corey Hawkins work with?
People who share at least 2 of Corey Hawkins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Shakespeare shares the most, 2.
Writers
- William ShakespeareShared titles: The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), Romeo and Juliet (2014)See all 2 shared titles with William Shakespeare

Actors
- Anna DiopShared titles: The Man in My Basement (2025), 24: Legacy (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Diop

- John David WashingtonShared titles: The Piano Lesson (2024), BlacKkKlansman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with John David Washington

- Samuel L. JacksonShared titles: The Piano Lesson (2024), Kong: Skull Island (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel L. Jackson

- Jimmy SmitsShared titles: In the Heights (2021), 24: Legacy (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jimmy Smits

Composers
- Lorne BalfeShared titles: 6 Underground (2019), Georgetown (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Lorne Balfe

Producers
- Scott SandersShared titles: The Color Purple (2023), In the Heights (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Sanders

Mixed roles
- Denzel WashingtonShared titles: The Piano Lesson (2024), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Denzel Washington

