John Hawkes
Born
September 11, 1959 (65 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Minnesota, USA
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
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
Roving Woman
Gregory Milloy
2022
End of Sentence
Frank Fogle
2019
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Duncan
2019
Too Old to Die Young
Viggo · (10 episodes)
2019
Deadwood: The Movie
Sol Star
2019
Unlovable
Jim
2018
Small Town Crime
Mike Kendall
2018
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Charlie Hayes
2017
Legend of Master Legend
Maser Legend · (1 episode)
2017
Too Late
Mel Sampson
2016
Massive Attack, Tricky & 3D - Take It There
John Hawkes
2016
Dr. Del
Del Canyon
2016
Everest
Doug Hansen
2015
The Driftless Area
Shane
2015
Low Down
Joe Albany
2014
True Detective
Hank Prior · (6 episodes)
2014
Life of Crime
Louis Gara
2013
The Pardon
Finnon 'Arkie' Burke
2013
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
Father (Leaning Towards Solace)
2013
The Playroom
Martin Cantwell
2013
Resurrection Slope
John
2013
Lincoln
Robert Latham
2012
Outlaw Country
Tarzen Larkin
2012
The Sessions
Mark
2012
Kingdom Come
Self
2012
Arcadia
Tom
2012
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Patrick
2011
Contagion
Roger
2011
Higher Ground
CW Walker
2011
Earthwork
Stan Herd
2011
Eve's Necklace
William (voice)
2010
Winter's Bone
Teardrop
2010
Small Town Saturday Night
Donnie Carson
2010
Everything Will Happen Before You Die
Lane
2010
On Holiday
Wild Bill
2010
S. Darko
Phil
2009
Eastbound & Down
Dustin Powers · (16 episodes)
2009
Miracle at St. Anna
Herb Redneck
2008
American Gangster
Freddie Spearman
2007
Wristcutters: A Love Story
Yan
2007
Welcome
Bill
2007
Miami Vice
Alonzo Stevens
2006
Psych
Rollins · (1 episode)
2006
The Amateurs
Moe
2006
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Richard Swersey
2005
Lost
Lennon · (4 episodes)
2004
Deadwood
Sol Star · (36 episodes)
2004
Strange Frequency²
Jared (segment 'Soul Man')
2003
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
Harold Buttleman
2003
Identity
Larry
2003
Taken
Marty Erickson · (10 episodes)
2002
Taken
(3 episodes)
2002
Without a Trace
Terry Wicker · (1 episode)
2002
Monk
Matthew Teeger · (1 episode)
2002
24
Greg Penticoff · (2 episodes)
2001
Hardball
Ticky Tobin
2001
Sam's Circus
Gunner
2001
Sand
Hardy
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Terry Wicker · (1 episode)
2000
The Perfect Storm
Mike "Bugsy" Moran
2000
Blue Streak
Eddie
1999
Late Last Night
Ponzo
1999
A Slipping Down Life
David Elliot
1999
Silver Wolf
Randy
1999
Home Fries
Randy
1998
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Dave
1998
Brimstone
Frederick Wilcot 'Willy' Graver · (1 episode)
1998
Where's Marlowe?
Film clerk
1998
Martial Law
(1 episode)
1998
Fantasy Island
Arnie White · (1 episode)
1998
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
(1 episode)
1998
Rush Hour
Stucky
1998
Perfect Little Angels
Jeff
1998
Boogie Boy
T-Bone
1998
The Magnificent Seven
Morris · (1 episode)
1998
Playing God
Flick
1997
Steel
Mugger
1997
'Til There Was You
Gawayne
1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
George · (1 episode)
1997
The Practice
Stuart Donovan · (3 episodes)
1997
Millennium
Mike Bardale · (1 episode)
1996
Deep in the Heart
Mac
1996
Dangerous Minds
(1 episode)
1996
The Big Easy
Wild Bill · (1 episode)
1996
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
Pacific Blue
Paul Brent · (1 episode)
1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
Pete Bottoms
1996
The Naked Truth
Duane Baldwin · (1 episode)
1995
Night of the Scarecrow
Danny
1995
Congo
Bob Driscoll
1995
Dead Air
Morton
1994
Touched by an Angel
Mason Cook · (1 episode)
1994
ER
P.A. · (1 episode)
1994
Cool and the Crazy
Crazy
1994
Roadracers
Nixer
1994
Rebel Highway
Crazy · (10 episodes)
1994
Rebel Highway
Nixer · (10 episodes)
1994
Flesh and Bone
Groom
1993
Freaked
Cowboy
1993
The X-Files
Phillip Padgett · (1 episode)
1993
Nails
Harvey Cassler
1992
Mann & Machine
(1 episode)
1992
The Rape of Doctor Willis
Mateson
1991
Scary Movie
Warren
1991
Sweet Poison
Jimmy
1991
Northern Exposure
Jason · (1 episode)
1990
Never Leave Nevada
Christo Chevalier
1990
Wings
Mark the Waiter · (2 episodes)
1990
Rosalie Goes Shopping
Schnucki Greenspace
1989
Dakota
Rooster
1988
A Taste for Death
Tony · (1 episode)
1988
Heartbreak Hotel
M.C.
1988
It Takes Two
Thief #2
1988
Murder Rap
Christopher
1988
Johnny Be Good
Pizza Boy #1
1988
D.O.A.
Sloane
1988
Bar-B-Que Movie
Jerry - Dad
1988
Future-Kill
The Light Man
1985
Police Academy
Driver of Teskey Truck (uncredited)
1984