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".
Miami Vice
(Alonzo Stevens)
Me and You and Everyone We Know
(Richard Swersey)
Rush Hour
(Stucky)
The Perfect Storm
(Mike "Bugsy" Moran)
From Dusk Till Dawn
(Pete Bottoms)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
(Dave)
Identity
(Larry)
Scary Movie
(Warren)
Hardball
(Ticky Tobin)
American Gangster
(Freddie Spearman)
Wristcutters: A Love Story
(Yan)
Roadracers
(Nixer)
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Winter's Bone
(Teardrop)
The Amateurs
(Moe)
A Slipping Down Life
(David Elliot)
Freaked
(Cowboy)
Small Town Saturday Night
(Donnie Carson)
Martha Marcy May Marlene
(Patrick)
Higher Ground
(CW Walker)
Lincoln
(Robert Latham)
Rosalie Goes Shopping
(Schnucki Greenspace)
Nails
(Harvey Cassler)
Heartbreak Hotel
(M.C.)
Outlaw Country
(Tarzen Larkin)
The Sessions
(Mark)
Welcome
(Bill)
Arcadia
(Tom)
The Pardon
(Finnon 'Arkie' Burke)
Kingdom Come
(Self)
Roving Woman
(Gregory Milloy)
The Playroom
(Martin Cantwell)
Life of Crime
(Louis Gara)
Late Last Night
(Ponzo)
Earthwork
(Stan Herd)
Dead Air
(Morton)
Everest
(Doug Hansen)
Home Fries
(Randy)
Low Down
(Joe Albany)
Cool and the Crazy
(Crazy)
Johnny Be Good
(Pizza Boy #1)
Playing God
(Flick)
The Driftless Area
(Shane)
Night of the Scarecrow
(Danny)
Sweet Poison
(Jimmy)
Blue Streak
(Eddie)
The Rape of Doctor Willis
(Mateson)
Congo
(Bob Driscoll)
Strange Frequency²
(Jared (segment 'Soul Man'))
Miracle at St. Anna
(Herb Redneck)
Too Late
(Mel Sampson)
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
(Charlie Hayes)
Bar-B-Que Movie
(Jerry - Dad)
Police Academy
(Driver of Teskey Truck (uncredited))
Small Town Crime
(Mike Kendall)
Boogie Boy
(T-Bone)
Steel
(Mugger)
S. Darko
(Phil)
Til There Was You
(Gawayne)
D.O.A.
(Sloane)
Dakota
(Rooster)
Deep in the Heart
(Mac)
Resurrection Slope
(John)
The Peanut Butter Falcon
(Duncan)
End of Sentence
(Frank Fogle)
Murder Rap
(Christopher)
Where's Marlowe?
(Film clerk)
Unlovable
(Jim)
Never Leave Nevada
(Christo Chevalier)
Contagion
(Roger)
Sand
(Hardy)
Deadwood: The Movie
(Sol Star)
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
(Harold Buttleman)
Eve's Necklace
(William (voice))
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
(Father (Leaning Towards Solace))
Dr. Del
(Del Canyon)
Flesh and Bone
(Groom)
It Takes Two
(Thief #2)
Future-Kill
(The Light Man)
Everything Will Happen Before You Die
(Lane)
On Holiday
(Wild Bill)
Silver Wolf
(Randy)
Perfect Little Angels
(Jeff)
Deadwood
(Sol Star)
Martial Law
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(Terry Wicker)
Brimstone
Touched by an Angel
(Mason Cook)
Monk
(Matthew Teeger)
24
(Greg Penticoff)
Taken
Taken
(Marty Erickson)
Wings
(Mark the Waiter)
Without a Trace
(Terry Wicker)
The Practice
(Stuart Donovan)
The X-Files
(Phillip Padgett)
Millennium
(Mike Bardale)
Lost
(Lennon)
ER
(P.A.)
Eastbound & Down
(Dustin Powers)
Mann & Machine
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
Dangerous Minds
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(George)
Too Old to Die Young
(Viggo)
Psych
(Rollins)
The Big Easy
(Wild Bill)
Rebel Highway
(Nixer)
Rebel Highway
(Crazy)
Legend of Master Legend
(Maser Legend)
The Naked Truth
(Duane Baldwin)
A Taste for Death
(Tony)
True Detective
(Hank Prior)
Fantasy Island
(Arnie White)
Pacific Blue
(Paul Brent)