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".
Movie | How and Why | Goodman Hesselman | 2022 |
Movie | The Peanut Butter Falcon | Duncan | 2019-08-09 |
Movie | End of Sentence | Frank Fogle | 2019-09-23 |
Movie | Deadwood: The Movie | Sol Star | 2019-05-31 |
Series | Too Old to Die Young | Viggo | 2019-06-10 |
Movie | Unlovable | Jim | 2018-11-01 |
Movie | Small Town Crime | Mike Kendall | 2018-01-19 |
Series | Legend of Master Legend | Maser Legend | 2017-03-17 |
Movie | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Charlie Hayes | 2017-12-01 |
Movie | Dr. Del | Del Canyon | 2016-01-01 |
Movie | Too Late | Mel Sampson | 2016-03-25 |
Movie | The Driftless Area | Shane | 2015-04-18 |
Movie | Everest | Doug Hansen | 2015-09-10 |
Movie | Low Down | Joe Albany | 2014-01-19 |
Series | True Detective | Hank Prior | 2014-01-12 |
Movie | Resurrection Slope | John | 2013-01-19 |
Movie | The Playroom | Martin Cantwell | 2013-02-06 |
Movie | Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment | Father (Leaning Towards Solace) | 2013-03-05 |
Movie | The Pardon | Finnon 'Arkie' Burke | 2013-03-22 |
Movie | Life of Crime | Louis Gara | 2013-09-14 |
Movie | Outlaw Country | Tarzen Larkin | 2012-08-24 |
Movie | The Sessions | Mark | 2012-05-02 |
Movie | Kingdom Come | Self | 2012-04-28 |
Movie | Arcadia | Tom | 2012-02-13 |
Movie | Lincoln | Robert Latham | 2012-11-09 |
Movie | Contagion | Roger | 2011-09-08 |
Movie | Higher Ground | CW Walker | 2011-08-26 |
Movie | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Patrick | 2011-06-10 |
Movie | Earthwork | Stan Herd | 2011-05-20 |
Movie | On Holiday | Wild Bill | 2010-03-02 |
Movie | Small Town Saturday Night | Donnie Carson | 2010-05-31 |
Movie | Winter's Bone | Teardrop | 2010-06-11 |
Movie | Eve's Necklace | William (voice) | 2010-07-01 |
Movie | S. Darko | Phil | 2009-04-28 |
Series | Eastbound & Down | Dustin Powers | 2009-02-15 |
Movie | Miracle at St. Anna | Herb Redneck | 2008-09-15 |
Movie | American Gangster | Freddie Spearman | 2007-11-02 |
Movie | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Yan | 2007-10-19 |
Movie | Welcome | Bill | 2007-10-05 |
Movie | Miami Vice | Alonzo Stevens | 2006-07-27 |
Series | Psych | Rollins | 2006-07-07 |
Movie | The Amateurs | Moe | 2006-04-28 |
Movie | Me and You and Everyone We Know | Richard Swersey | 2005-06-17 |
Series | Deadwood | Sol Star | 2004-03-21 |
Series | Lost | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
Movie | Strange Frequency² | Jared (segment 'Soul Man') | 2003-05-13 |
Movie | Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman | Harold Buttleman | 2003-05-08 |
Movie | Identity | Larry | 2003-04-25 |
Series | Taken | Marty Erickson | 2002-12-02 |
Series | Without a Trace | Terry Wicker | 2002-09-26 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Movie | Sand | Hardy | 2002-01-02 |
Series | 24 | Greg Penticoff | 2001-11-06 |
Movie | Hardball | Ticky Tobin | 2001-09-14 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown | 2000-10-06 |
Movie | The Perfect Storm | Mike "Bugsy" Moran | 2000-06-29 |
Movie | Silver Wolf | Randy | 1999-01-10 |
Movie | Late Last Night | Ponzo | 1999-06-20 |
Movie | A Slipping Down Life | David Elliot | 1999-01-22 |
Movie | Blue Streak | Eddie | 1999-09-17 |
Movie | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Dave | 1998-11-13 |
Movie | Rush Hour | Stucky | 1998-09-18 |
Series | Brimstone | Unknown | 1998-10-23 |
Movie | Boogie Boy | T-Bone | 1998-02-12 |
Movie | Perfect Little Angels | Jeff | 1998-06-15 |
Movie | Home Fries | Randy | 1998-11-25 |
Series | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Unknown | 1998-09-25 |
Movie | Where's Marlowe? | Film clerk | 1998-10-01 |
Series | Fantasy Island | Arnie White | 1998-09-26 |
Series | Martial Law | Unknown | 1998-09-26 |
Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
Series | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | George | 1997-03-10 |
Movie | Til There Was You | Gawayne | 1997-05-30 |
Movie | Steel | Mugger | 1997-08-15 |
Movie | Playing God | Flick | 1997-10-17 |
Series | Millennium | Unknown | 1996-10-25 |
Series | Dangerous Minds | Unknown | 1996-09-30 |
Series | Spin City | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
Movie | Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal | 1996-06-20 | |
Movie | From Dusk Till Dawn | Pete Bottoms / Liquor Store Clerk | 1996-01-19 |
Movie | Deep in the Heart | Mac | 1996-10-10 |
Movie | Night of the Scarecrow | Danny | 1995-08-08 |
Movie | Congo | Bob Driscoll | 1995-06-09 |
Series | Rebel Highway | Crazy | 1994-07-07 |
Movie | Rebel Highway | Unknown | 1994-07-07 |
Movie | Cool and the Crazy | Crazy | 1994-09-16 |
Movie | Roadracers | Nixer | 1994-07-22 |
Series | Touched by an Angel | Unknown | 1994-09-21 |
Series | ER | P.A. | 1994-09-19 |
Movie | Dead Air | Morton | 1994-10-06 |
Movie | Flesh and Bone | Groom | 1993-11-05 |
Series | The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
Movie | Freaked | Cowboy | 1993-09-11 |
Movie | Nails | Harvey Cassler | 1992-07-25 |
Series | Mann & Machine | Unknown | 1992-04-05 |
Movie | The Rape of Doctor Willis | Mateson | 1991-11-03 |
Movie | Scary Movie | Warren | 1991-10-18 |
Movie | Sweet Poison | Jimmy | 1991-06-13 |
Series | Wings | Unknown | 1990-04-19 |
Movie | Never Leave Nevada | Christo Chevalier | 1990-04-22 |
Movie | Rosalie Goes Shopping | Schnucki Greenspace | 1989-11-09 |
Movie | Dakota | Rooster | 1988-12-02 |
Movie | Heartbreak Hotel | M.C. | 1988-09-30 |
Movie | It Takes Two | Thief #2 | 1988-07-13 |
Movie | Murder Rap | Christopher | 1988-05-01 |
Movie | Johnny Be Good | Pizza Boy #1 | 1988-03-22 |
Movie | D.O.A. | Sloane | 1988-03-18 |
Movie | Bar-B-Que Movie | Jerry - Dad | 1988-01-01 |
Movie | Future-Kill | The Light Man | 1985-05-03 |
Movie | Police Academy | Driver of Teskey Truck (uncredited) | 1984-03-22 |