John Hawkes (actor)
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| Born | John Marvin Perkins September 11, 1959 Alexandria, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Actor |
John Hawkes (born John Marvin Perkins; September 11, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of the merchant Sol Star on the HBO series Deadwood, Dustin Powers on Eastbound & Down, Academy Award-nominated performance as the menacing backwoods meth addict Teardrop in Winter's Bone and his Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominated portrayal of Mark O'Brien in The Sessions.
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Early life and education [edit]
Hawkes was born John Marvin Perkins in Alexandria, Minnesota[1] the son of Patricia Jeanne (née Olson) and Peter John "Pete" Perkins, a farmer of wheat, corn, hogs, and cattle.[2][3][4] He was raised in a "pastoral, small city... a midwest Scandinavian community".[5] Hawkes graduated from Jefferson High School[2] and moved to Austin, Texas, where he was a member of the band Meat Joy, with Gretchen Phillips.[4] He was also a member of the musical group King Straggler with fellow actors Rodney Eastman and Brentley Gore.[4]
Career [edit]
His first film role was in Future-Kill (1985), credited as John Perkins.[6] He changed his stage name to John Hawkes because there was another actor named John Perkins.[7]
Hawkes played the role of Greg Penticoff in season 1 of 24. He portrayed Dustin Powers, brother of protagonist Kenny Powers, in the first season of the HBO series Eastbound & Down, and played Lennon on ABC's Lost.
His film roles include Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Perfect Storm, American Gangster, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Martha Marcy May Marlene, and Lincoln.[8]
In 2011, he 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. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Also in 2011, Hawkes was honored with a Rising Star Award by the Texas Film Hall of Fame.[9]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Sweet Poison | Jimmy | television film |
| 1991 | The Rape of Doctor Willis | Mateson | television film |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine | Tommy Chartraw | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Nails | Harvey Cassler | television film |
| 1992 | Northern Exposure | Jason | 1 episode |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Utah Johnny Montana's Assistant | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Wings | Mark the Waiter | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Roadracers | Nixer | television film |
| 1994 | Cool and the Crazy | Crazy | television film |
| 1994 | Dead Air | Morton | television film |
| 1995 | The Marshal | Elton | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Touched by an Angel | Mason | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Shaughnessy | television film | |
| 1996 | Dangerous Minds | Evan | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Jake | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Millennium | Mike Bardale | 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Big Easy | Wild Bill | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Pacific Blue | Paul Brent | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Vaughn | 1 episode |
| 1997 | ER | P.A. | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Profit | Dr. Jeremy Batewell | 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Naked Truth | Duane Baldwin | 1 episode |
| 1998 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Jake Thompson | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | George | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Fantasy Island | Arnie White | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Brimstone | Willy | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Nathan Dixon | Russell Keach | television film |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Jake Simss | 1 episode |
| 1999 | The X-files | Phillip Padgett | 1 episode |
| 1999 | The Magnificent Seven | Achilles | 1 episode |
| 2000 | The Practice | Stuart Donovan | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency | Songwriter | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Sam's Circus | Gunner | television film |
| 2001 | 24 | Greg Penticoff | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Taken | Marty Erickson | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | Strange Frequency 2 | Jared | television film |
| 2004–2006 | Deadwood | Sol Star | 36 episodes Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Terry Wicker | 1 episode |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Terry Wicker | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Monk | Matthew Teeger | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Psych | Rollins | 1 episode |
| 2009–2010 | Eastbound & Down | Dustin Powers | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Lost | Lennon | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Outlaw Country | Tarzen Larkin | filming |
References [edit]
- ^ John Hawkes at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b Staff Report (2011-01-25). "Alexandria graduate in the running for an Oscar". Alexandria Echo Press. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/d/Clifford-Hodde-ROCHESTER/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0162.html
- ^ a b c Shulman, Dave (2007-05-10), "John Hawkes: Wandering Star", Los Angeles Weekley, retrieved 2009-12-10
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/feb/04/john-hawkes-martha-marcy-may-marlene
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/movies/john-hawkes-brings-years-of-film-work-to-the-sessions.html?pagewanted=2
- ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/18/john-hawkes-s-award-worthy-turn-in-the-sessions-and-his-wild-ride-to-stardom.html
- ^ http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/john-hawkes-martha-marcy-may-marlene
- ^ Texas Film Hall of Fame 2011 Honorees by the Austin Film Society. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ "the valtari mystery film experiment". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 08 December 2012.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (2012-02-010. "John Hawkes to star in 'Jackie Brown' prequel". Variety. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: John Hawkes (actor) |
- John Hawkes at the Internet Movie Database
- John Hawkes Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film
- 2008 John Hawkes interview with Jon Niccum
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- 1959 births
- Actors from Minnesota
- Actors from Texas
- American film actors
- American male actors
- American television actors
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead winners
- Independent Spirit Award winners
- Living people
- People from Austin, Texas
- People from Douglas County, Minnesota
- 20th-century American actors
- 21st-century American actors
