John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Biography

John Hawkes was born John Marvin Perkins in Alexandria, Minnesota, to Patricia Jeanne (Olson) and Peter John Perkins, a farmer. He is of Scandinavian and British Isles descent. John moved to Austin, Texas to begin his career as an actor and musician. He co-founded the Big State Productions Theatre Company and appeared in the group's original play, "In the West", at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He took on the stage name "John Hawkes" because another actor shared his birth name, John Perkins.

John starred in the critically-acclaimed, Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), which received wide praise and was awarded the special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Camera d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Additional feature credits include the Lion's Gate film, A Slipping-Down Life (1999) with Guy Pearce, the psychological thriller Identity (2003) alongside John Cusack and Ray Liotta, Miami Vice (2006) with Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, Playing God (2004), The Perfect Storm (2000), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and Caçadores de Perigo (1997). Hawkes also starred in and co-produced the independent film, Buttleman (2003), for which he received a Breakout Performance Award at the 2004 Sedona Film Festival and a Special Jury Prize at the 2003 Deep Ellum Film Festival.

Hawkes' television credits include a lead role in the critically-acclaimed HBO series, Deadwood (2004), in which he played "Sol Star", a spirited entrepreneur in a lawless town.

John lives in Los Angeles, where he writes, records and performs music with his band, "King Straggler".

Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-09-11

Place of birth

Alexandria, Minnesota, USA

Images

Cast

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

2006

6.01

Rush Hour

Rush Hour

1998

7.05

Identity

Identity

2003

7.20

Scary Movie

Scary Movie

1991

5.19

Hardball

Hardball

2001

6.48

Roadracers

Roadracers

1994

5.90

The Amateurs

The Amateurs

2006

5.60

Freaked

Freaked

1993

6.10

Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

6.86

Nails

Nails

1992

4.90

The Sessions

The Sessions

2012

6.90

Welcome

Welcome

2007

6.40

Arcadia

Arcadia

2012

6.00

The Pardon

The Pardon

2013

4.64

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

2012

6.20

Roving Woman

Roving Woman

2022

6.30

The Playroom

The Playroom

2013

5.35

Earthwork

Earthwork

2011

10.00

Dead Air

Dead Air

1994

5.20

Everest

Everest

2015

6.82

Home Fries

Home Fries

1998

5.10

Low Down

Low Down

2014

5.54

Playing God

Playing God

1997

5.50

Sweet Poison

Sweet Poison

1991

5.00

Blue Streak

Blue Streak

1999

6.49

Congo

Congo

1995

5.56

Too Late

Too Late

2016

6.90

Boogie Boy

Boogie Boy

1998

4.52

Steel

Steel

1997

4.27

S. Darko

S. Darko

2009

4.40

D.O.A.

D.O.A.

1988

6.30

Dakota

Dakota

1988

4.00

Murder Rap

Murder Rap

1988

1.00

Unlovable

Unlovable

2018

5.70

Contagion

Contagion

2011

6.64

Sand

Sand

2000

3.20

Dr. Del

Dr. Del

2016

0.00

It Takes Two

It Takes Two

1988

5.30

Future-Kill

Future-Kill

1985

4.56

On Holiday

On Holiday

2010

3.50

Silver Wolf

Silver Wolf

1999

5.90

Sam's Circus

Sam's Circus

2001

0.00