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John Hawkes: Biography

Birth Name: John Perkins
Birth Place: Minnesota
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/11/1959, Virgo
Profession: Actor; writer; rock musician

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John Hawkes Fast Facts:

After a year of college in Minnesota, moved to Austin, TX, where he co-founded Big State Productions, a theater company that provided Hawkes with the opportunity to write, direct and act.
First major film role came in 1987 with the low-budget crime drama Murder Rap.
Wrote and performed a one-man show, Nimrod Soul, at Los Angeles' Theatre at the Improv in 1994.
Breakout film role was Bugsy, a dim-witted fisherman who provided comic relief in the hit drama The Perfect Storm (2000).
Subsequently landed series-regular roles on the HBO series Deadwood and Eastbound & Down.
Has been a musician since the early '80s, singing and playing guitar with rock bands such as Meat Joy, Gangster Folk and King Straggler.

John Hawkes Awards:
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2010 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
College:
Attended St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

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Eastbound & Down, Danny McBride, Bo Mitchell, Jennifer Irwin, John Hawkes, Ethan Alexander McGee Fred Norris/HBO

Eastbound & Down, Danny McBride, John Hawkes, Jennifer Irwin Fred Norris/HBO

Eastbound & Down, Danny McBride, John Hawkes Fred Norris/HBO

Eastbound & Down, Steve Little, John Hawkes, Jennifer Irwin, Danny McBride, Bo Mitchell Fred Norris/HBO

Deadwood, Paula Malcomson, Molly Parker, John Hawkes courtesy HBO

Deadwood, John Hawkes, Timothy Olyphant, Keith Carradine Doug Hyun/HBO

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