Born: September 11, 1959
Age: 64
Birthplace: Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
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John Hawkes
Birth name: John Marvin Perkins
Born: September 11, 1959
Age: 64
Birthplace: Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
Born: September 11, 1959
Age: 64
Birthplace: Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
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Biography
John Hawkes (born John Marvin Perkins; September 11, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of the merchant Sol Star on the HBO series Deadwood, Dustin Powers on Eastbound & Down, Academy Award-nominated performance as the menacing backwoods meth addict "Teardrop" Dolly in Winter's Bone and his Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominated portrayal of Mark O'Brien in The Sessions.
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Early life
Hawkes was born John Marvin Perkins in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Patricia Jeanne (née Olson) and Peter John "Pete" Perkins, a farmer of wheat, corn, hogs, and cattle. He was raised in a "pastoral, small city... a midwest Scandinavian community". Hawkes graduated from Jefferson High School and moved to Austin, Texas, where he was a member of the band Meat Joy, with Gretchen Phillips. He was also a member of the musical group King Straggler with fellow actors Rodney Eastman and Brentley Gore.
Career
His first film role was in Future-Kill (1985), credited as John Perkins. He changed his stage name to John Hawkes because there was another actor named John Perkins.
Hawkes played the role of Greg Penticoff in season 1 of 24. He portrayed Dustin Powers, brother of protagonist Kenny Powers, all four seasons of the HBO series Eastbound & Down, and played Lennon on ABC's Lost.
His other film roles include Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Perfect Storm, American Gangster, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Martha Marcy May Marlene, and Lincoln.
In 2011, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Winter's Bone, as well as for a number of other awards, including the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Also in 2011, Hawkes was honored with a Rising Star Award by the Texas Film Hall of Fame.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Future-Kill | The Light Man | Credited as John Perkins |
| 1987 | Murder Rap | Christopher | |
| 1988 | Bar-B-Que Movie | Jerry - Dad | Short film |
| D.O.A. | Sloan | ||
| Johnny Be Good | Pizza Boy | ||
| It Takes Two | Thief #2 | ||
| Heartbreak Hotel | M.C. | ||
| Dakota | Rooster | ||
| 1989 | Scary Movie | Warren | |
| Rosalie Goes Shopping | Schnucki | ||
| 1991 | Never Leave Nevada | Christo | |
| 1993 | Freaked | Cowboy | |
| Flesh and Bone | Groom | ||
| 1995 | Angry Cafe | Turtle | |
| Congo | Bob Driscoll | ||
| Night of the Scarecrow | Danny Thompson | ||
| 1996 | From Dusk till Dawn | Pete Bottoms | |
| Deep in the Heart | Mac | ||
| 1997 | Til There Was You !'Til There Was You | Gawayne | |
| Steel | Mugger | ||
| Playing God | Flick | ||
| 1998 | Boogie Boy | T-Bone | |
| Home Fries | Randy | ||
| Rush Hour | Stucky | ||
| Where's Marlowe? | Earl | ||
| I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Dave | ||
| 1999 | Slipping-Down Life, AA Slipping-Down Life | David Elliot | |
| Blue Streak | Eddie | ||
| 2000 | Perfect Storm, TheThe Perfect Storm | Mike "Bugsy" Moran | |
| Sand | Hardy | ||
| 2001 | Hardball | Ticky Tobin | |
| The Orange Orange | Romeo | Short film | |
| 2002 | Buttleman | Harold Buttleman | |
| 2003 | Identity | Larry | |
| 2004 | Sweet Underground | Johnny | |
| 2005 | Me and You and Everyone We Know | Richard Swersey | |
| Amateurs, TheThe Amateurs | Moe | ||
| 2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Yan | |
| Miami Vice | Alonzo Stevens | ||
| 2007 | Welcome | Bill | Short film |
| American Gangster | Freddie Spearman | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Herb Redneck | |
| Pardon, TheThe Pardon | Finnon 'Arkie' Burke | ||
| 2009 | Eve's Necklace | William | Voice |
| Wasteland | Daniel | Short film | |
| Tender as Hellfire | French | Short film | |
| S. Darko | Phil | ||
| Path Lights | Billy | Short film | |
| Earthwork | Stan Herd | ||
| 2010 | On Holiday | Wild Bill | |
| Small Town Saturday Night | Donnie Carson | ||
| Everything Will Happen Before You Die | Lane | Also co-executive producer | |
| Winter's Bone | Teardrop Dolly | Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Virtuoso Award Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Indiana Film Critics Association|Indiana Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated — St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
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| 2011 | Higher Ground | CW | |
| Martha Marcy May Marlene | Patrick | Nominated — Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
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| Contagion | Roger | Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting | |
| 2012 | The Sessions | Mark O'Brien | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting Nominated — AACTA International Award for Best Actor Nominated — Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Houston Film Critics Society for Best Actor Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |
| Lincoln | Colonel Robert Latham | ||
| Playroom, TheThe Playroom | Martin Cantwell | ||
| Leaning Towards Solace | Father | Directed by Floria Sigismondi for the Valtari Mystery Film Experiment featuring songs by Sigur Rós | |
| Arcadia | Tom | ||
| 2013 | Shark Attack | Steven The Magnificant | Grouplove music video |
| 2014 | Life of Crime | Louis Gara | |
| Low Down | Joe Albany | ||
| 2015 | Too Late | Sampson | |
| The Driftless Area | Shane | ||
| Everest | Doug Hansen | ||
| 2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | The Idiot Box | Various roles | 6 episodes |
| 1991 | Sweet Poison | Jimmy | television film |
| Rape of Doctor Willis, TheThe Rape of Doctor Willis | Mateson | television film | |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine | Tommy Chartraw | 1 episode |
| Nails | Harvey Cassler | television film | |
| Northern Exposure | Jason | 1 episode | |
| 1993 | Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., TheThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Utah Johnny Montana's Assistant | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Wings | Mark the Waiter | 2 episodes |
| Roadracers | Nixer | television film | |
| Cool and the Crazy | Crazy | television film | |
| Roadracers | Nixer | Television film | |
| Dead Air | Morton | television film | |
| 1995 | Marshal, TheThe Marshal | Elton | 1 episode |
| Touched by an Angel | Mason | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | Shaughnessy | television film | |
| Dangerous Minds | Evan | 1 episode | |
| Promised Land | Jake | 1 episode | |
| Millennium | Mike Bardale | 1 episode | |
| 1997 | The Big Easy | Wild Bill | 1 episode |
| Pacific Blue | Paul Brent | 1 episode | |
| Nash Bridges | Vaughn | 1 episode | |
| ER | P.A. | 1 episode | |
| Profit | Dr. Jeremy Batewell | 1 episode | |
| Naked Truth, TheThe Naked Truth | Duane Baldwin | 1 episode | |
| 1998 | Crow: Stairway to Heaven, TheThe Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Jake Thompson | 1 episode |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | George | 1 episode | |
| Fantasy Island | Arnie White | 1 episode | |
| Brimstone | Willy | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Nathan Dixon | Russell Keach | television film |
| Martial Law | Jake Simss | 1 episode | |
| X-Files, TheThe X-Files | Phillip Padgett | episode: "Milagro" | |
| Magnificent Seven, TheThe Magnificent Seven | Achilles | 1 episode | |
| 2000 | Practice, TheThe Practice | Stuart Donovan | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency | Songwriter | 1 episode |
| Sam's Circus | Gunner | television film | |
| 24 | Greg Penticoff | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | Taken | Marty Erickson | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | Strange Frequency 2 | Jared | television film |
| 2004-2006 | Deadwood | Sol Star | 36 episodes Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Terry Wicker | 1 episode |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Terry Wicker | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Monk | Matthew Teeger | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Psych | Rollins | 1 episode |
| 2009-2013 | Eastbound & Down | Dustin Powers | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | Lost | Lennon | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Outlaw Country | Tarzen Larkin | TV film |
| 2015 | Inside Amy Schumer | Juror #8 | 1 episode |
[ Source: Wikipedia ]
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