Corey Hawkins

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 (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 earn

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Corey Hawkins Movies

Discover the best Corey Hawkins movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Corey Hawkins ranked by year and score.

1
The Odyssey

The Odyssey (2026)

Adventure Drama Fantasy
Ten years of war left Troy in ashes, but for Odysseus, King of Ithaca, the hardest road was still ahead. Homer's ancient epic comes to the screen as a sweeping...
Score 8.0
2
Crime 101

Crime 101 (2026)

Crime Thriller
Los Angeles hums beneath the 101 freeway, and somewhere in that sprawl, a seasoned thief has been running his game for years, hitting targets with precision and disappearing clean. One...
Score 7.0
3
The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson (2024)

Drama
When a brother and sister clash over an ornate family piano, their disagreement becomes a reckoning with competing memories and unspoken histories. What begins as a dispute about ownership transforms...
Score 5.8
4
The Color Purple

The Color Purple (2023)

Drama
Celie's path from subjugation to self-discovery unfolds across generations, tracing how one woman reclaims her voice despite the weight of trauma and oppression. Her salvation arrives not through rescue, but...
Score 7.0
5
The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

Fantasy Horror
Trapped aboard a merchant vessel crossing the Atlantic, the crew of the Demeter faces an invisible terror that emerges under cover of darkness. Each night brings fresh casualties, and the...
Score 6.7
6
The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

Drama
Joel Coen photographs Shakespeare's darkest play in austere black and white, letting shadow and suggestion do the work of spectacle. A military commander encounters a prophecy, then a wife with...
Score 6.9
7
BlacKkKlansman

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Comedy Crime Drama
Ron Stallworth had a plan that was equal parts audacious and absurd: call the Ku Klux Klan on the phone, pretend to be white, and work his way inside the...
Score 7.5
8
Straight Outta Compton

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Drama History Music
Compton in 1987 was a pressure cooker, and N.W.A. was its explosive release valve. This film traces how five young men transformed street-level rage into unapologetic art, refusing to sanitize...
Score 7.8
9
Non-Stop

Non-Stop (2014)

Action Mystery Thriller
A federal air marshal's routine transatlantic flight turns into a nightmare when anonymous messages begin appearing on his phone. Someone aboard claims they'll execute a passenger every twenty minutes unless...
Score 6.8
10
Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Tony Stark has always hidden behind the suit, but after a ruthless terrorist known as the Mandarin reduces his world to rubble, that armor is no longer enough. Stripped of...
Score 6.9

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated movies starring Corey Hawkins? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Corey Hawkins are The Odyssey, Crime 101, and The Piano Lesson.
How many movies and TV shows has Corey Hawkins starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 10 titles starring Corey Hawkins, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Corey Hawkins worth watching? +
Yes! The overall filmography starring Corey Hawkins maintains a strong average user rating of 7 out of 10 across all tracked titles.