John Hawkes Biography
John Hawkes is an American actor. He has won two Independent Spirit Awards and been nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. His first cinematic role came in Future-Kill (1985), when he was credited as John Perkins. He changed his stage name to John Hawkes because there was another actor called John Perkins.
John Hawkes Age
He was born John Marvin Perkins on 11 September 1959, in Alexandria, Minnesota, United States of America. John is 64 years old as of September 2023.
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John Hawkes Height
John stands at an average height of 5′ 10″ (1.78 m).
John Hawkes Parents
Hawkes was born and raised in Alexandria, Minnesota. He is the son of Patricia Jeanne and Peter John “Pete” Perkins, a farmer of wheat, corn, hogs and cattle.
John Hawkes Career
Hawkes is most known for his performances in the films Winter’s Bone (2010) and The Sessions (2012), for which he received Academy Award nominations for most Supporting Actor and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. His previous film credits include From Dusk ’til Dawn (1996), The Perfect Storm (2000), Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), American Gangster (2007), Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), Lincoln (2012), and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). He has also appeared in a number of television shows, including Deadwood (2004-2006), Eastbound & Down (2009-2013), and the fourth season of True Detective (2024).
His first cinematic role came in Future-Kill (1985), when he was credited as John Perkins. He changed his stage name to John Hawkes because there was another actor called John Perkins. Hawkes played Greg Penticoff in season one of 24. Hawkes starred as merchant Sol Star in the HBO series Deadwood from 2004 to 2006. He played Dustin Powers, the brother of the protagonist Kenny Powers, in all four seasons of the HBO series Eastbound & Down, and Lennon on ABC’s Lost. His other film credits 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, Hawkes 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, and he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Hawkes was also honored with a Rising Star Award by the Texas Film Hall of Fame. Hawkes was offered the role of The Governor in AMC’s horror-dr In 2016, Hawkes starred in the Amazon pilot The Legend of Master Legend, based on the popular real-life superhero Master Legend. Hawkes expressed interest in reprising his role as Sol Star in a proposed Deadwood film. Deadwood: The Movie began production in October 2018 and premiered on May 31, 2019. Hawkes, along with virtually the entire series cast, took part in it.
John Hawkes Net Worth
John has an estimated net worth of 4 million dollars.
John Hawkes Movies
2024 True Detective
2021 Hit-Monkey
2019 Deadwood: The Movie
2019 Too Old to Die Young
2017 The Legend of Master
2016 Dr. Del Del Canyon
2015 Inside Amy Schumer
2014 How and Why
2012 Outlaw Country
2010 Lost
2009 Psych
2009–2013 Eastbound & Down
2008 Monk
2007 Without a Trace
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2004–2006 Deadwood
2003 Strange Frequency 2
2002 Taken
2001 Strange Frequency
2001 24
2000 The Practice