Biography
A journeyman character actor adept at playing oddballs and outsiders, John Hawkes emerged from relative obscurity with a prominent regular role on the critically acclaimed HBO series, "Deadwood" (2004-06). Prior to playing Sol Star, a Jewish immigrant who goes on to become mayor of a lawless town, Hawkes bounced around from series to series in several guest starring roles, while appearing in bit parts in feature films. But after "Deadwood," …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Cast in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," starring Daniel Day-Lewis | |
2012 | Played a man in an iron lung who wants to lose his virginity in Ben Lewin's drama "The Sessions" | |
2011 | Earned raves for his portrayal of a cult leader in "Martha Marcy May Marlene" | |
2011 | Cast in the ensemble drama "Contagion" alongside Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, and Gwyneth Paltrow | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role ("Winter's Bone") | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male ("Winter's Bone") | |
2010 | Co-starred with Jennifer Lawrence in the drama feature "Winter's Bone" | |
2009 | Co-starred opposite Danny McBride on the HBO comedy series "Eastbound & Down" | |
2010 | Guest starred on ABC's "Lost" | |
2007 | Cast in Ridley Scott's crime drama "American Gangster" opposite Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe | |
2004 | Cast as spirited entrepreneur Sol Star on the critically acclaimed HBO series "Deadwood" | |
2003 | Cast in the psychological thriller "Identity" alongside John Cusack and Ray Liotta | |
2002 | Starred in and co-produced the independent film "Buttleman"; received a Breakout Performance Award at the 2004 Sedona Film Festival | |
2002 | Cast in a lead role in Steven Spielberg's miniseries "Taken" (Sci Fi Channel) | |
2002 | Starred in and co-produced the independent film "Don't Try This at Home" | |
2001 | Starred opposite Keanu Reeves in "Hardball" as Tricky, Reeves' best friend and business partner | |
2000 | Had a recurring role on the hit series "The Practice" (ABC) | |
2000 | Won over audiences and critics as Bugsy, the slow-witted fisherman in Wolfgang Petersen's "The Perfect Storm" | |
1999 | Cast in "A Slipping-Down Life," a well-received big screen adaptation of Anne Tyler's novel of the same name, which also starred Lili Taylor and Guy Pearce | |
1997 | Starred opposite David Duchovny and Angelina Jolie in "Playing God" | |
1996 | Wrote sequences to "In the West," which later became the feature film "Deep in the Heart (Of Texas)" | |
1996 | Appeared in From "Dusk Till Dawn," starring George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino | |
1994 | Wrote and starred in his own one-man show called "Nimrod Soul" at the Theatre at the Improv | |
1993 | Appeared in "Flesh and Bone," starring Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid | |
1989 | Starred in the horror film "Scary Movie" | |
1987 | Feature film debut in a starring role in the thriller "Murder Rap" | |
| Co-founded the Big State Productions theater company and appeared in the group's original play, "In the West," at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. | ||
| Moved to Austin, TX, where he began his career as an actor and musician | ||
Awards
2013 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in The Sessions |
2012 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male in Martha Marcy May Marlene |
2012 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in The Sessions |
2012 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in The Sessions |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in The Sessions |
2012 | Sundance Film Festival for U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting in The Sessions |
2011 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male in Winter's Bone |
2010 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Winter's Bone |
2010 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in Winter's Bone |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in American Gangster |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Deadwood |