John Hawkes
For two decades John Hawkes was the kind of character actor directors trusted and audiences half-recognized — 'From Dusk Till Dawn' (1996), 'Deadwood' (2004-2006), 'Me and You and Everyone We Know' (2005). Then came Teardrop, the menacing uncle of 'Winter's Bone' (2010), which earned the Minnesota-born actor an Oscar nomination at fifty. He followed it with the paralyzed poet of 'The Sessions' (2012), the cult leader of 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' (2011) and roles in 'Lincoln' (2012) and 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2017). Lean, quiet and unsettling, he makes marginal men unforgettable.
John Hawkes
71 Movies
31 Series
For two decades John Hawkes was the kind of character actor directors trusted and audiences half-recognized — 'From Dusk Till Dawn' (1996), 'Deadwood' (2004-2006), 'Me and You and Everyone We Know' (2005). Then came Teardrop, the menacing uncle of 'Winter's Bone' (2010), which earned the Minnesota-born actor an Oscar nomination at fifty. He followed it with the paralyzed poet of 'The Sessions' (2012), the cult leader of 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' (2011) and roles in 'Lincoln' (2012) and 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2017). Lean, quiet and unsettling, he makes marginal men unforgettable.
Movies
Plays Stucky
Rush Hour
1998
Plays Freddie Spearman
American Gangster
2007
Plays Larry
Identity
2003
Plays Pete Bottoms
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
Plays Charlie
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
Plays Eddie
Blue Streak
1999
Plays Roger
Contagion
2011
Plays Bob Driscoll
Congo
1995
Plays Mike "Bugsy" Moran
The Perfect Storm
2000
Plays Doug Hansen
Everest
2015
Plays Robert Latham
Lincoln
2012
Plays Alonzo Stevens
Miami Vice
2006
Plays Teardrop
Winter's Bone
2010
Plays Dave
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
Plays Duncan
The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019
Plays Mark
The Sessions
2012
Plays John
Resurrection Slope
2013
Plays Patrick
Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011
Plays Louis Gara
Life of Crime
2013
Plays Flick
Playing God
1997
Plays Yan
Wristcutters: A Love Story
2007
Plays Ticky Tobin
Hardball
2001
Plays Cowboy
Freaked
1993
Plays Pizza Boy #1
Johnny Be Good
1988
Plays Randy
Home Fries
1998
Plays Groom
Flesh and Bone
1993
Plays Mugger
Steel
1997
Plays Richard Swersey
Me and You and Everyone We Know
2005
Plays Father (Leaning Towards Solace)
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
2013
Plays Phil
S. Darko
2009
Plays CW Walker
Higher Ground
2011
Plays Moe
The Amateurs
2006
Plays Thief #2
It Takes Two
1988
Plays Jim
Unlovable
2018
Plays Frank Fogle
End of Sentence
2019
Plays Mel Sampson
Too Late
2016
Plays Sloane
D.O.A.
1988
Plays Herb Redneck
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
Plays T-Bone
Boogie Boy
1998
Plays Mike Kendall
Small Town Crime
2018
Plays Joe Albany
Low Down
2014
Plays Shane
The Driftless Area
2015
Plays Rooster
Dakota
1988
Plays Bill
Welcome
2007
Plays Donnie Carson
Small Town Saturday Night
2010
Plays Warren
Scary Movie
1991
Producer
Plays Gregory Milloy
Roving Woman
2022
Plays Film clerk
Where's Marlowe?
1998
Plays Gawayne
'Til There Was You
1997
Plays Danny
Night of the Scarecrow
1995
TV Shows
Plays Sol Star
Deadwood
2004
Plays Dustin Powers
Eastbound & Down
2009
Plays Viggo
Too Old to Die Young
2019
Plays Hank Prior
True Detective
2014
Plays Lennon
Lost
2004
Plays Marty Erickson
Taken
2002
Plays Stuart Donovan
The Practice
1997
Plays Greg Penticoff
24
2001
Plays Mark the Waiter
Wings
1990
Plays Jake Simms
Martial Law
1998
Plays Terry Wicker
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Plays Frederick Wilcot 'Willy' Graver
Brimstone
1998
Plays Mason Cook
Touched by an Angel
1994
Plays Matthew Teeger
Monk
2002
Plays Terry Wicker
Without a Trace
2002
Plays Phillip Padgett
The X-Files
1993
Plays Mike Bardale
Millennium
1996
Plays P.A.
ER
1994
Plays George
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Plays Rollins
Psych
2006
Plays Wild Bill
The Big Easy
1996
Plays Maser Legend
Legend of Master Legend
2017
Plays Duane Baldwin
The Naked Truth
1995
Plays Tony
A Taste for Death
1988
Plays Arnie White
Fantasy Island
1998
Plays Paul Brent
Pacific Blue
1996
Plays Jason
Northern Exposure
1990
Plays Morris
The Magnificent Seven
1998
Plays Dr. Jeremy Batewell
Profit
1996
Plays Nixer
Rebel Highway
1994
Latest Trailers
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Full Filmography
Roving Woman
Gregory Milloy
2022
Film
End of Sentence
Frank Fogle
2019
Film
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Duncan
2019
Film
Too Old to Die Young
Viggo · 10 episodes
2019–
TV
Unlovable
Jim
2018
Film
Small Town Crime
Mike Kendall
2018
Film
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Charlie
2017
Film
Legend of Master Legend
Maser Legend · 1 episode
2017–
TV
Too Late
Mel Sampson
2016
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is John Hawkes and where are they from?
John Hawkes is 66 years old, born on September 11, 1959 in Alexandria, Minnesota, USA.
What are the most famous roles of John Hawkes?
John Hawkes is best known for roles in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Contagion, From Dusk Till Dawn.
How many movies has John Hawkes been in?
Over a 42-year career (since 1984), John Hawkes has appeared in 71 movies and 31 TV shows.
What was John Hawkes's first movie?
The career of John Hawkes began with Police Academy (1984).
What is John Hawkes's most recent movie or series?
John Hawkes's most recent release is Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt, which premiered on March 12, 2025.
What TV shows has John Hawkes appeared in?
On television, John Hawkes has appeared in Lost, True Detective, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
John Hawkes
1959-09-11 · Alexandria, Minnesota, USA
John Hawkes (born John Marvin Perkins; September 11, 1959) is an American 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.
Hawkes 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 A Slipping-Down Life (1999), Identity (2003), Miami Vice (2006), Playing God (2004), The Perfect Storm (2000), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), 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.