John Hawkes

John Hawkes Biography

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.

Early life and education

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. He was raised in a "pastoral, small city... a midwest Scandinavian community". Hawkes graduated from Jefferson High School and moved to Austin, Texas, where he was a member of the band Meat Joy, with Gretchen Phillips. He was also a member of the musical group King Straggler with fellow actors Rodney Eastman and Brentley Gore.

Career

His first film role was in Future-Kill (1985), credited as John Perkins. He changed his stage name to John Hawkes because there was another actor named John Perkins.

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.

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.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Future-Kill	The Light Man	Credited as John Perkins
1987	Murder Rap	Christopher
1988	Bar-B-Que Movie	Jerry - Dad	Short Film
1988	D.O.A.	Sloan
1988	Johnny Be Good	Pizza Boy
1988	It Takes Two	Thief #2
1988	Heartbreak Hotel	M.C.
1988	Dakota	Rooster
1989	Scary Movie	Warren
1989	Rosalie Goes Shopping	Schnucki
1991	Never Leave Nevada	Christo
1992	Roadracers	Nixer	Television movie
1993	Freaked	Cowboy
1993	Flesh and Bone	Groom
1995	Angry Cafe	Turtle
1995	Congo	Bob Driscoll
1995	Night of the Scarecrow	Danny Thompson
1996	From Dusk Till Dawn	Pete Bottoms
1996	Deep in the Heart	Mac
1997	'	Gawayne
1997	Steel	Mugger
1997	Playing God	Flick
1998	Boogie Boy	T-Bone
1998	Home Fries	Randy
1998	Rush Hour	Stucky
1998	Where's Marlowe?	Earl
1998	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	Dave
1999	'	David Elliot
1999	Blue Streak	Eddie
2000	'	Mike 'Bugsy' Moran
2000	Sand	Hardy
2001	Hardball	Ticky Tobin
2001	The Orange Orange	Romeo	Short Film
2002	Buttleman	Harold Buttleman
2003	Identity	Larry
2004	Sweet Underground	Johnny
2005	Me and You and Everyone We Know	Richard Swersey	Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast
2005	'	Moe
2006	Wristcutters: A Love Story	Yan
2006	Miami Vice	Alonzo Stevens
2007	Welcome	Bill	Short Film
2007	American Gangster	Freddie Spearman	Nominated "? Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2008	Miracle at St. Anna	Herb Redneck
2008	'	Finnon 'Arkie' Burke
2009	Eve's Necklace	William	Voice
2009	Wasteland	Daniel	Short Film
2009	Tender as Hellfire	French	Short Film
2009	S. Darko	Phil
2009	Path Lights	Billy	Short Film
2009	Earthwork	Stan Herd
2010	On Holiday	Wild Bill
2010	Small Town Saturday Night	Donnie Carson
2010	Everything Will Happen Before You Die	Lane	Also Co-Executive Producer
2010	Winter's Bone	Teardrop Dolly	Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Virtuoso Award Nominated "? Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Indiana Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated "? Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated "? Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated "? St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
2011	Higher Ground	CW
2011	Martha Marcy May Marlene	Patrick	Nominated "? Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Nominated "? Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated "? Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated "? Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
2011	Contagion	Roger	Nominated "? Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting
2012	The Sessions	Mark O'Brien	Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nevada Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting Nominated "? AACTA International Award for Best Actor Nominated "? Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated "? Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated "? Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated "? Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated "? Golden Globe Award for Best Actor " Motion Picture Drama Nominated "? Houston Film Critics Society for Best Actor Nominated "? Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated "? Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated "? San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated "? Satellite Award for Best Actor " Motion Picture Nominated "? Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated "? St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated "? Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated "? Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2012	Lincoln	Colonel Robert Latham
2012	'	Martin Cantwell	filming
2012	Leaning Towards Solace	Father	Directed by Floria Sigismondi for the Valtari Mystery Film Experiment featuring songs by Sigur Rós
2012	Arcadia	Tom
2014	Life of Crime	Louis Gara

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Sweet Poison	Jimmy	television film
1991	'	Mateson	television film
1992	Mann & Machine	Tommy Chartraw	1 episode
1992	Nails	Harvey Cassler	television film
1992	Northern Exposure	Jason	1 episode
1993	'	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	'	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	'	Duane Baldwin	1 episode
1998	'	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	'	Phillip Padgett	1 episode
1999	'	Achilles	1 episode
2000	'	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

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