Corey Hawkins
Matthew Miller
Updated on May 15, 2026
Corey Hawkins – “Kong: Skull Island” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard – Hollywood, CA, USA, 2017 – Photo Credit: Julian Blythe/HNW / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Corey Antonio Hawkins
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: October 22, 1988
Ethnicity: African-American
Corey Hawkins is an American actor and singer. He is known for starring in the films Non-Stop, Straight Outta Compton, Kong: Skull Island, BlacKkKlansman, Georgetown, 6 Underground, In the Heights, The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), and The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and on the shows The Walking Dead, 24: Legacy, and Survive (2020).
Corey’s maternal grandfather is named Carl Hawkins.
Corey’s maternal grandmother is named Evelyn Wade.