American actor
John Hawkes
is an American actor. He is the recipient of two
Independent Spirit Awards
and has been nominated for an
Academy Award
and a
Golden Globe Award
.
Hawkes is known for his roles in the films
Winter's Bone
(2010) and
The Sessions
(2012), for which he was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
and a
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor ? Motion Picture Drama
, respectively. Some of his other film 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). He has also appeared in many television series, notably
Deadwood
(2004?2006) and
Eastbound & Down
(2009?2013), as well as the fourth season of
True Detective
(2024).
Early life
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Hawkes is the son of Patricia Jeanne (nee Olson) and Peter John "Pete" Perkins, a farmer of wheat, corn, hogs and cattle.
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He was raised in a "pastoral, small city... a midwest Scandinavian community."
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Hawkes graduated from
Jefferson High School
[1]
and moved to
Austin, Texas
, where he was a member of the bands Meat Joy, with
Gretchen Phillips
,
[3]
and King Straggler, with fellow actors
Rodney Eastman
and Brentley Gore.
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Career
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His first film role was in
Future-Kill
(1985), credited as John Perkins.
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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
. From 2004 to 2006, Hawkes played merchant
Sol Star
on the
HBO
series
Deadwood
. He portrayed Dustin Powers, brother of protagonist
Kenny Powers
, on all four seasons of the HBO series
Eastbound & Down
, and played Lennon on
ABC
's
Lost
.
[7]
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
.
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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]
Hawkes was offered the role of The Governor in AMC's horror-drama series
The Walking Dead
. He turned it down feeling he was not the right fit for the role. The role eventually went to
David Morrissey
.
In 2012, the film
The Sessions
was considered one of the Sundance breakout hits of that year.
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Hawkes received two prolonged standing ovations at the film's screening.
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It was praised by critics at the festival as "accessible, enjoyable, and light-hearted".
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In 2016, it was announced that Hawkes would star in the
Amazon
pilot
The Legend of Master Legend
, which is based on the popular real-life superhero Master Legend.
[13]
Along with cast members, Hawkes expressed interest in reprising his role as Sol Star in a proposed
Deadwood
film.
Deadwood: The Movie
began production in October 2018, and premiered on May 31, 2019. Hawkes, along with virtually the entire series cast, took part in it.
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Hawkes had a small role as a robber in the music video for the cover version of the song "
Crying in the Rain
" by
A-ha
in 1990.
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Filmography
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Film
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Television
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References
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"Alexandria graduate in the running for an Oscar"
. Alexandria Echo Press. January 25, 2011. Archived from
the original
on January 29, 2011
. Retrieved
January 27,
2011
.
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"Clifford-Hodde-Rochester ? User Trees"
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Genealogy.com
. Retrieved
May 21,
2016
.
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b
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Shulman, Dave (May 10, 2007).
"John Hawkes: Wandering Star"
.
LA Weekly
. Retrieved
December 10,
2009
.
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Steve Rose (4 February 2012).
"John Hawkes: 'I play nerds, psychos … psycho-nerds'
"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
May 21,
2016
.
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"Who's That Man in the Iron Lung?"
.
The New York Times
. October 14, 2012
. Retrieved
May 21,
2016
.
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Stern, Marlow (18 October 2012).
"John Hawkes's Award-Worthy Turn in 'The Sessions' and His Wild Ride to Stardom"
.
The Daily Beast
. Retrieved
May 21,
2016
.
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"John Hawkes balances television and film over years"
.
Biography.com
. Archived from
the original
on March 15, 2018
. Retrieved
August 21,
2016
.
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"John Hawkes' House Rules"
.
Interview
. October 21, 2011
. Retrieved
May 21,
2016
.
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"Texas Film Hall of Fame 2011 Honorees"
.
Austin Film Society
. Retrieved
March 22,
2011
.
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Harris, Dana (January 27, 2012).
"The Story Behind Sundance Hit
The Surrogate
is in
Breathing Lessons
"
.
IndieWire
. Retrieved
January 29,
2012
.
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Yuan, Jada (January 23, 2012).
"John Hawkes Gets a Standing Ovation for Sundance's
The Surrogate
"
.
New York
. Retrieved
January 29,
2012
.
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Thompson, Anne; Lange, Maggie (January 24, 2012).
"Sundance Review Round-Up: Fox Searchlight Plans Oscar Run for
The Surrogate
"
.
IndieWire
. Retrieved
January 29,
2012
.
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Fowler, Matt (March 23, 2017).
"The Legend of Master Legend: "Pilot" Review"
.
IGN
. Retrieved
May 14,
2017
.
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Labrecque, Jeff (June 10, 2015).
"John Hawkes would 'jump at the chance' for a 'Deadwood' reunion"
.
Entertainment Weekly
. Retrieved
April 29,
2017
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