Corey Hawkins

Hawkins was born in Washington, D.C., where he was raised by his mother, a police officer. He attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City, a member of the Drama Division\'s Group 40. While studying at Juilliard, Hawkins received the prestigious John Houseman Award for excellence in classical theatre. Upon graduation, he began a career starring Off-Broadway and guest starring on television. Hawkins garnered a brief role in Marvel Studios\' Iron Man 3 and went on to star opposite Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore in Universal Pictures\' action-thriller Non-Stop.\n', '

In 2013, Hawkins made his Broadway debut as Tybalt in the revival of William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet. And in 2015, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Hawkins would join the cast of AMC\'s The Walking Dead as Heath, a key character from Robert Kirkman\'s com…