John Hawkes
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".
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Roving Woman as Gregory Milloy
- 2019 · End of Sentence as Frank Fogle
- 2019 · The Peanut Butter Falcon as Duncan
- 2019 · Too Old to Die Young as Viggo
- 2019 · Deadwood: The Movie as Sol Star
- 2018 · Unlovable as Jim
- 2018 · Small Town Crime as Mike Kendall
- 2017 · Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Charlie Hayes
- 2017 · Legend of Master Legend as Maser Legend
- 2016 · Too Late as Mel Sampson
- 2016 · Dr. Del as Del Canyon
- 2015 · Everest as Doug Hansen
- 2015 · The Driftless Area as Shane
- 2014 · Low Down as Joe Albany
- 2014 · True Detective as Hank Prior
- 2013 · Life of Crime as Louis Gara
- 2013 · The Pardon as Finnon 'Arkie' Burke
- 2013 · Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment as Father (Leaning Towards Solace)
- 2013 · The Playroom as Martin Cantwell
- 2013 · Resurrection Slope as John
- 2012 · Lincoln as Robert Latham
- 2012 · Outlaw Country as Tarzen Larkin
- 2012 · The Sessions as Mark
- 2012 · Kingdom Come as Self
- 2012 · Arcadia as Tom
- 2011 · Martha Marcy May Marlene as Patrick
- 2011 · Contagion as Roger
- 2011 · Higher Ground as CW Walker
- 2011 · Earthwork as Stan Herd
- 2010 · Eve's Necklace as William (voice)
- 2010 · Winter's Bone as Teardrop
- 2010 · Small Town Saturday Night as Donnie Carson
- 2010 · Everything Will Happen Before You Die as Lane
- 2010 · On Holiday as Wild Bill
- 2009 · S. Darko as Phil
- 2009 · Eastbound & Down as Dustin Powers
- 2008 · Miracle at St. Anna as Herb Redneck
- 2007 · American Gangster as Freddie Spearman
- 2007 · Wristcutters: A Love Story as Yan
- 2007 · Welcome as Bill
- 2006 · Miami Vice as Alonzo Stevens
- 2006 · Psych as Rollins
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Moe
- 2005 · Me and You and Everyone We Know as Richard Swersey
- 2004 · Lost as Lennon
- 2004 · Deadwood as Sol Star
- 2003 · Strange Frequency² as Jared (segment 'Soul Man')
- 2003 · Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman as Harold Buttleman
- 2003 · Identity as Larry
- 2002 · Taken as
- 2002 · Taken as Marty Erickson
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Terry Wicker
- 2002 · Monk as Matthew Teeger
- 2001 · 24 as Greg Penticoff
- 2001 · Hardball as Ticky Tobin
- 2000 · Sand as Hardy
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Terry Wicker
- 2000 · The Perfect Storm as Mike "Bugsy" Moran
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Eddie
- 1999 · Late Last Night as Ponzo
- 1999 · A Slipping Down Life as David Elliot
- 1999 · Silver Wolf as Randy
- 1998 · Home Fries as Randy
- 1998 · I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Dave
- 1998 · Brimstone as
- 1998 · Where's Marlowe? as Film clerk
- 1998 · Martial Law as
- 1998 · Fantasy Island as Arnie White
- 1998 · The Crow: Stairway to Heaven as
- 1998 · Rush Hour as Stucky
- 1998 · Perfect Little Angels as Jeff
- 1998 · Boogie Boy as T-Bone
- 1997 · Playing God as Flick
- 1997 · Steel as Mugger
- 1997 · Til There Was You as Gawayne
- 1997 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as George
- 1997 · The Practice as Stuart Donovan
- 1996 · Millennium as Mike Bardale
- 1996 · Deep in the Heart as Mac
- 1996 · Dangerous Minds as
- 1996 · The Big Easy as Wild Bill
- 1996 · Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal as
- 1996 · Pacific Blue as Paul Brent
- 1996 · From Dusk Till Dawn as Pete Bottoms
- 1995 · The Naked Truth as Duane Baldwin
- 1995 · Night of the Scarecrow as Danny
- 1995 · Congo as Bob Driscoll
- 1994 · Dead Air as Morton
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Mason Cook
- 1994 · ER as P.A.
- 1994 · Cool and the Crazy as Crazy
- 1994 · Roadracers as Nixer
- 1994 · Rebel Highway as Nixer
- 1994 · Rebel Highway as Crazy
- 1993 · Flesh and Bone as Groom
- 1993 · Freaked as Cowboy
- 1993 · The X-Files as Phillip Padgett
- 1992 · Nails as Harvey Cassler
- 1992 · Mann & Machine as
- 1991 · The Rape of Doctor Willis as Mateson
- 1991 · Scary Movie as Warren
- 1991 · Sweet Poison as Jimmy
- 1990 · Never Leave Nevada as Christo Chevalier
- 1990 · Wings as Mark the Waiter
- 1989 · Rosalie Goes Shopping as Schnucki Greenspace
- 1988 · Dakota as Rooster
- 1988 · A Taste for Death as Tony
- 1988 · Heartbreak Hotel as M.C.
- 1988 · Johnny Be Good as Pizza Boy #1
- 1988 · D.O.A. as Sloane
- Future · Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as
- 1988 · It Takes Two as Thief #2
- 1988 · Murder Rap as Christopher
- 1988 · Bar-B-Que Movie as Jerry - Dad
- 1985 · Future-Kill as The Light Man
- 1984 · Police Academy as Driver of Teskey Truck (uncredited)