John Hawkes
Biography
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".
Known For
Alonzo Stevens
Miami Vice
Richard Swersey
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Stucky
Rush Hour
Mike "Bugsy" Moran
The Perfect Storm
Pete Bottoms
From Dusk Till Dawn
Dave
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Larry
Identity
Warren
Scary Movie
Ticky Tobin
Hardball
Freddie Spearman
American Gangster
Yan
Wristcutters: A Love Story
Nixer
Roadracers
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Teardrop
Winter's Bone
Moe
The Amateurs
David Elliot
A Slipping Down Life
Cowboy
Freaked
Donnie Carson
Small Town Saturday Night
Patrick
Martha Marcy May Marlene
CW Walker
Higher Ground
Robert Latham
Lincoln
Schnucki Greenspace
Rosalie Goes Shopping
Harvey Cassler
Nails
M.C.
Heartbreak Hotel
Tarzen Larkin
Outlaw Country
Mark
The Sessions
Bill
Welcome
Tom
Arcadia
Finnon 'Arkie' Burke
The Pardon
Self
Kingdom Come
Gregory Milloy
Roving Woman
Martin Cantwell
The Playroom
Louis Gara
Life of Crime
Ponzo
Late Last Night
Stan Herd
Earthwork
Morton
Dead Air
Doug Hansen
Everest
Randy
Home Fries
Joe Albany
Low Down
Crazy
Cool and the Crazy
Pizza Boy #1
Johnny Be Good
Flick
Playing God
Shane
The Driftless Area
Danny
Night of the Scarecrow
Jimmy
Sweet Poison
Eddie
Blue Streak
Mateson
The Rape of Doctor Willis
Bob Driscoll
Congo
Jared (segment 'Soul Man')
Strange Frequency²
Herb Redneck
Miracle at St. Anna
Mel Sampson
Too Late
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Charlie Hayes
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Jerry - Dad
Bar-B-Que Movie
Driver of Teskey Truck (uncredited)
Police Academy
Mike Kendall
Small Town Crime
T-Bone
Boogie Boy
Mugger
Steel
Phil
S. Darko
Gawayne
'Til There Was You
Sloane
D.O.A.
Rooster
Dakota
Mac
Deep in the Heart
John
Resurrection Slope
Duncan
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Frank Fogle
End of Sentence
Christopher
Murder Rap
Film clerk
Where's Marlowe?
Jim
Unlovable
Christo Chevalier
Never Leave Nevada
Roger
Contagion
Hardy
Sand
Sol Star
Deadwood: The Movie
Harold Buttleman
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
William (voice)
Eve's Necklace
Father (Leaning Towards Solace)
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
Del Canyon
Dr. Del
Groom
Flesh and Bone
The Light Man
Future-Kill
Thief #2
It Takes Two
Lane
Everything Will Happen Before You Die
Wild Bill
On Holiday
Randy
Silver Wolf
Jeff
Perfect Little Angels
Gunner
Sam's Circus
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-09-11
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
John Perkins