Corey Hawkins Movies and TV Shows

Corey Hawkins movies and TV shows cover music biography, musical drama, horror and serial action. These selected credits give you several starting points, grouped by the kind of performance and story you want to see.

Selected movies and television roles

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Hawkins portrays Dr. Dre in the music drama about N.W.A. The performance belongs within an ensemble account of the group, so choose this for a biographical setting and the tension around making and distributing music.

In the Heights (2021)

Hawkins plays Benny in the screen adaptation of the stage musical. This is a useful contrast with Straight Outta Compton: music is part of the film’s expressive form as well as its world, with relationships and community central to the drama.

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

Joel Coen’s Shakespeare adaptation is another side of Hawkins’ film work. Its heightened language and stylised presentation make it a different viewing choice from either a contemporary action film or a naturalistic music biography.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

Hawkins leads the cast of a horror story set aboard a ship carrying a dangerous presence. Choose it for confined-space tension and a Dracula-related premise rather than an ensemble musical.

6 Underground (2019)

The existing catalogue includes Hawkins in this action ensemble. The film’s fast-moving spectacle offers another contrast with his musical and classical-drama credits.

24: Legacy (2017)

Hawkins plays Eric Carter, the lead of the television continuation built around a race against time. Start with its first episode: it is a serial action story, not an unrelated movie or a season starring Jack Bauer as its lead.

How to choose where to start

Choose a film for a single-evening introduction, or begin at the first episode if you want to follow a continuing television character. Supporting and ensemble credits do not mean the actor leads every scene. Check the matching year and the credited cast when similarly titled works appear together.

Credits and viewing information

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