
John Hawkes
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1959-09-11 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Alexandria, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- John Perkins · جان هاکس
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (34)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Terry Wicker

24
2001
as Greg Penticoff

Lost
2004
as Lennon

The X-Files
1993
as Phillip Padgett

Psych
2006
as Rollins

Without a Trace
2002
as Terry Wicker

ER
1994
as P.A.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as George

True Detective
2014
as Hank Prior

Wings
1990
as Mark the Waiter

The Practice
1997
as Stuart Donovan

Monk
2002
as Matthew Teeger

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Mason Cook

Millennium
1996
as Mike Bardale

Northern Exposure
1990
as Jason

Deadwood
2004
as Sol Star

Pacific Blue
1996
as Paul Brent

Martial Law
1998
as Jake Simms

Eastbound & Down
2009
as Dustin Powers

The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Morris

The Naked Truth
1995
as Duane Baldwin

Taken
2002
as Marty Erickson

Too Old to Die Young
2019
as Viggo

Brimstone
1998
as Frederick Wilcot 'Willy' Graver

Rebel Highway
1994
as Nixer / Crazy

Fantasy Island
1998
as Arnie White

Dangerous Minds
1996

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998

The Big Easy
1996
as Wild Bill

Strange Frequency
2001
as Songwriter

Profit
1996
as Dr. Jeremy Batewell

Mann & Machine
1992

A Taste for Death
1988
as Tony

Legend of Master Legend
2017
as Maser Legend
Movies (90)

Rush Hour
1998
as Stucky

Identity
2003
as Larry

Police Academy
1984
as Driver of Teskey Truck (uncredited)

American Gangster
2007
as Freddie Spearman

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
as Charlie

From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Pete Bottoms

Resurrection Slope
2013
as John

Lincoln
2012
as Robert Latham

Contagion
2011
as Roger

Everest
2015
as Doug Hansen

The Perfect Storm
2000
as Mike "Bugsy" Moran

Miami Vice
2006
as Alonzo Stevens

Blue Streak
1999
as Eddie

The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019
as Duncan

Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011
as Patrick

The Sessions
2012
as Mark

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
as Dave

S. Darko
2009
as Phil

Winter's Bone
2010
as Teardrop

Congo
1995
as Bob Driscoll

Life of Crime
2013
as Louis Gara

Me and You and Everyone We Know
2005
as Richard Swersey

Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Sol Star

Freaked
1993
as Cowboy

Hardball
2001
as Ticky Tobin

Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Herb Redneck

Higher Ground
2011
as CW Walker

Outlaw Country
2012
as Tarzen Larkin

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
2013
as Father (Leaning Towards Solace)

Unlovable
2018
as Jim

Home Fries
1998
as Randy

Wristcutters: A Love Story
2007
as Yan

Small Town Crime
2018
as Mike Kendall

Dakota
1988
as Rooster

Steel
1997
as Mugger

Too Late
2016
as Mel Sampson

The Playroom
2013
as Martin Cantwell

It Takes Two
1988
as Thief #2

Flesh and Bone
1993
as Groom

Boogie Boy
1998
as T-Bone

A Slipping Down Life
1999
as David Elliot

The Driftless Area
2015
as Shane

Johnny Be Good
1988
as Pizza Boy #1
Path Lights
as Bobby

Bar-B-Que Movie
1988
as Jerry - Dad

Scary Movie
1991
as Warren

Where's Marlowe?
1998
as Film clerk

Night of the Scarecrow
1995
as Danny

Perfect Little Angels
1998
as Jeff

Playing God
1997
as Flick

Low Down
2014
as Joe Albany

Strange Frequency²
2003
as Jared (segment 'Cold Turkey')

Small Town Saturday Night
2010
as Donnie Carson

End of Sentence
2019
as Frank Fogle

The Amateurs
2006
as Moe
Dead Beat

Kingdom Come
2012
as Self

Late Last Night
1999
as Ponzo

Silver Wolf
1999
as Randy

The Pardon
2013
as Finnon 'Arkie' Burke

Murder Rap
1988
as Christopher

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996

Welcome
2007
as Bill

Cool and the Crazy
1994
as Crazy

Earthwork
2011
as Stan Herd

'Til There Was You
1997
as Gawayne

Sweet Poison
1991
as Jimmy

Heartbreak Hotel
1988
as M.C.

D.O.A.
1988
as Sloane

Rosalie Goes Shopping
1989
as Schnucki Greenspace

Roadracers
1994
as Nixer

Sand
2000
as Hardy

The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991
as Mateson

Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
2003
as Harold Buttleman

Nails
1992
as Harvey Cassler

Arcadia
2012
as Tom

Dead Air
1994
as Morton

On Holiday
2010
as Wild Bill

Future-Kill
1985
as The Light Man

Dr. Del
2016
as Del Canyon

Deep in the Heart
1996
as Mac
Sam's Circus
2001
as Gunner

Never Leave Nevada
1990
as Christo Chevalier
Heartland

Everything Will Happen Before You Die
2010
as Lane
How and Why
as Goodman Hesselman

Eve's Necklace
2010
as William (voice)

Roving Woman
2022
as Gregory Milloy

Massive Attack, Tricky & 3D - Take It There
2016
as John Hawkes
About John Hawkes
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 Came… With 124 credits spanning from 1984 to 2025, John Hawkes has appeared in 90 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Hawkes Movies
- Rush Hour (1998) — as Stucky
- Identity (2003) — as Larry
- Police Academy (1984) — as Driver of Teskey Truck (uncredited)
- American Gangster (2007) — as Freddie Spearman
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) — as Charlie
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