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".
Acted in
True Detective : Night Country
2024
as Hank Prior
Roving Woman
2022
as Gregory Milloy
End of Sentence
2019
as Frank Fogle
The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019
as Duncan
Too Old to Die Young
2019
as Viggo
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Sol Star
Unlovable
2018
as Jim
Small Town Crime
2018
as Mike Kendall
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
as Charlie Hayes
Legend of Master Legend
2017
as Maser Legend
Too Late
2016
as Mel Sampson
Dr. Del
2016
as Del Canyon
Everest
2015
as Doug Hansen
The Driftless Area
2015
as Shane
Low Down
2014
as Joe Albany
True Detective
2014
as Hank Prior
Life of Crime
2013
as Louis Gara
The Pardon
2013
as Finnon 'Arkie' Burke
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
2013
as Father (Leaning Towards Solace)
The Playroom
2013
as Martin Cantwell
Resurrection Slope
2013
as John
Lincoln
2012
as Robert Latham
Outlaw Country
2012
as Tarzen Larkin
The Sessions
2012
as Mark
Kingdom Come
2012
as Self
Arcadia
2012
as Tom
Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011
as Patrick
Contagion
2011
as Roger
Higher Ground
2011
as CW Walker
Earthwork
2011
as Stan Herd
Eve's Necklace
2010
as William (voice)
Winter's Bone
2010
as Teardrop
Small Town Saturday Night
2010
as Donnie Carson
Everything Will Happen Before You Die
2010
as Lane
On Holiday
2010
as Wild Bill
S. Darko
2009
as Phil
Eastbound & Down
2009
as Dustin Powers
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Herb Redneck
American Gangster
2007
as Freddie Spearman
Wristcutters: A Love Story
2007
as Yan
Welcome
2007
as Bill
Miami Vice
2006
as Alonzo Stevens
Psych
2006
as Rollins
The Amateurs
2006
as Moe
Me and You and Everyone We Know
2005
as Richard Swersey
Lost
2004
as Lennon
Deadwood
2004
as Sol Star
Strange Frequency²
2003
as Jared (segment 'Soul Man')
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
2003
as Harold Buttleman
Identity
2003
as Larry
Taken
2002
as Marty Erickson
Taken
2002
Without a Trace
2002
as Terry Wicker
Monk
2002
as Matthew Teeger
Sand
2002
as Hardy
24
2001
as Greg Penticoff
Hardball
2001
as Ticky Tobin
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Terry Wicker
The Perfect Storm
2000
as Mike "Bugsy" Moran
Blue Streak
1999
as Eddie
Late Last Night
1999
as Ponzo
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as David Elliot
Silver Wolf
1999
as Randy
Home Fries
1998
as Randy
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
as Dave
Brimstone
1998
Where's Marlowe?
1998
as Film clerk
Martial Law
1998
Fantasy Island
1998
as Arnie White
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
Rush Hour
1998
as Stucky
Perfect Little Angels
1998
as Jeff
Boogie Boy
1998
as T-Bone
Playing God
1997
as Flick
Steel
1997
as Mugger
Til There Was You
1997
as Gawayne
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as George
The Practice
1997
as Stuart Donovan
Millennium
1996
Deep in the Heart
1996
as Mac
Dangerous Minds
1996
The Big Easy
1996
as Wild Bill
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Pete Bottoms
The Naked Truth
1995
as Duane Baldwin
Night of the Scarecrow
1995
as Danny
Congo
1995
as Bob Driscoll
Dead Air
1994
as Morton
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Mason Cook
ER
1994
as P.A.
Cool and the Crazy
1994
as Crazy
Roadracers
1994
as Nixer
Rebel Highway
1994
as Nixer
Rebel Highway
1994
as Crazy
Flesh and Bone
1993
as Groom
Freaked
1993
as Cowboy
The X-Files
1993
as Phillip Padgett
Nails
1992
as Harvey Cassler
Mann & Machine
1992
The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991
as Mateson
Scary Movie
1991
as Warren
Sweet Poison
1991
as Jimmy
Never Leave Nevada
1990
as Christo Chevalier
Wings
1990
as Mark the Waiter
Rosalie Goes Shopping
1989
as Schnucki Greenspace
Dakota
1988
as Rooster
A Taste for Death
1988
as Tony
Heartbreak Hotel
1988
as M.C.
It Takes Two
1988
as Thief #2
Murder Rap
1988
as Christopher
Johnny Be Good
1988
as Pizza Boy #1
D.O.A.
1988
as Sloane
Bar-B-Que Movie
1988
as Jerry - Dad
Future-Kill
1985
as The Light Man
Police Academy
1984
as Driver of Teskey Truck (uncredited)
