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John Hawkes

John Hawkes

43 movies on Netflix

Biography

John Hawkes is an American actor whose first film role came in Future-Kill (1985), where he was credited as John Perkins before adopting the stage name he has used since. He was raised in Alexandria, Minnesota, and is best known for Winter's Bone (2010), which brought him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and won him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, and for The Sessions (2012), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. His other credits include From Dusk till 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). On television he played Sol Star in Deadwood, Dustin Powers in Eastbound & Down, Greg Penticoff in 24 and Lennon in Lost, and he took a leading part in the fourth season of True Detective, for which he wrote and sang a song.

67years old

Turns 68 on September 11in 333 days

  • Born Alexandria
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Also credited as John Marvin Perkins

Movie Career

Films
43
Career span
31 years1988 to 2019

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    John Hawkes turned down the part of The Governor in AMC's The Walking Dead, feeling he was not the right fit. David Morrissey eventually took the role.

  2. First role

    John Hawkes got his first film role in Future-Kill, which came out in 1985, and for that part he was credited as John Perkins.

  3. Beyond film

    In the fourth season of True Detective: Night Country, Hawkes sang a song he wrote, No Use, in episode 5 while playing acoustic guitar.

  4. Beyond film

    In 1990, Hawkes appeared in the music video for A-ha's cover of "Crying in the Rain," playing a robber in a small role.

John Hawkes movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Winter's Bone2010 Dramaas Teardrop

    IMDb rating 7.1159K votes

  2. Identity2003 Mystery, Thrilleras Larry

    IMDb rating 7.3298K votes

  3. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017as Charlie

    IMDb rating 8.1616K votes

  4. The Sessions2012as Mark

    IMDb rating 7.245K votes

  5. Everest2015as Doug Hansen

    IMDb rating 7.1250K votes

  6. The Peanut Butter Falcon2019as Duncan

    IMDb rating 7.6121K votes

  7. Lincoln2012as Robert Latham

    IMDb rating 7.3287K votes

  8. American Gangster2007as Freddie Spearman

    IMDb rating 7.8494K votes

Most often with

Robert Rodriguez directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Octavia Spencer, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Octavia SpencerMark Boone Junior, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Mark Boone JuniorDennis Quaid, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dennis QuaidRobert Forster, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert ForsterLuke Wilson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Luke WilsonCiarán Hinds, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ciarán HindsRobert RodriguezDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Robert Rodriguez

Films together

Box office

What John Hawkes's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.2 billion

28 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 43 films: 28 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 28Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

The Perfect Storm2000as Mike 'Bugsy' Moran$329 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 78% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Perfect Storm2000as Mike 'Bugsy' Moran
    $329M15.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Lincoln2012as Robert Latham
    $275M12.7% of the total
  3. 3
    American Gangster2007as Freddie Spearman
    $270M12.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Everest2015as Doug Hansen
    $203M9.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Miami Vice2006as Alonzo Stevens
    $164M7.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017as Charlie
    $163M7.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Congo1995as Bob Driscoll
    $152M7.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Contagion2011as Roger
    $138M6.4% of the total
Blue Streak (1999), $118 millionIdentity (2003), $90.3 millionI Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), $84.0 millionHardball (2001), $40.2 millionFrom Dusk Till Dawn (1996), $25.8 millionThe Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), $23.7 millionJohnny Be Good (1988), $17.6 millionWinter's Bone (2010), $13.8 millionD.O.A. (1988), $12.7 millionHome Fries (1998), $10.4 millionFlesh and Bone (1993), $9.7 millionThe Sessions (2012), $9.1 millionPlaying God (1997), $4.2 millionS. Darko (2009), $4.1 millionMartha Marcy May Marlene (2011), $3.5 millionSteel (1997), $1.7 million

$470 millionfrom the other 20 films with a worldwide figure, 22% of the total

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