John Hawkes (actor)
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 Hawkes in 2009 | |
| Born |
John Marvin Perkins September 11, 1959 Alexandria, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
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" Dolly in Winter's Bone and his Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominated portrayal of Mark O'Brien in The Sessions.
Early life
Hawkes was born John Marvin Perkins in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Patricia Jeanne (née Olson) and Peter John "Pete" Perkins, a farmer of wheat, corn, hogs, and cattle.[1][2][3] He was raised in a "pastoral, small city... a midwest Scandinavian community".[4] Hawkes graduated from Jefferson High School[1] and moved to Austin, Texas, where he was a member of the band Meat Joy, with Gretchen Phillips.[3] He was also a member of the musical group King Straggler with fellow actors Rodney Eastman and Brentley Gore.[3]
Career
His first film role was in Future-Kill (1985), credited as John Perkins.[5] He changed his stage name to John Hawkes because there was another actor named John Perkins.[6]
Hawkes played the role of Greg Penticoff in season 1 of 24. He portrayed Dustin Powers, brother of protagonist Kenny Powers, all four seasons of the HBO series Eastbound & Down, and played Lennon on ABC's Lost.
His other 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.[7]
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.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | The Idiot Box | Various roles | 6 episodes |
| 1991 | Sweet Poison | Jimmy | television film |
| 1991 | Rape of Doctor Willis, TheThe 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 | Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., TheThe 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 | Marshal, TheThe 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 | Naked Truth, TheThe Naked Truth | Duane Baldwin | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Crow: Stairway to Heaven, TheThe 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 | X-Files, TheThe X-Files | Phillip Padgett | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Magnificent Seven, TheThe Magnificent Seven | Achilles | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Practice, TheThe 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 |
| 2010 | Lost | Lennon | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Outlaw Country | Tarzen Larkin | filming |
| 2009–2013 | Eastbound & Down | Dustin Powers | 13 episodes |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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 8 December 2012.
External links
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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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