LaRoyce Hawkins

LaRoyce Hawkins

Born: May 4, 1988
in Harvey, Illinois, USA
LaRoyce Hawkins is a television, film, and theatre actor. Born and raised in Harvey Illinois in the Chicago South Suburbs. He was raised by his mother Leah Bradley and his father Leonard Hawkins.

LaRoyce attended Thornton High School where he first became interested in acting and stand-up comedy. He attended Illinois State University on a full tuition scholarship where he majored in Acting.

A native Chicagoan, LaRoyce spends his time off screen in his community speaking in middle schools and high schools, mentoring and inspiring students who share the same obstacles he did.

He got his first role playing Art Baker in the major motion picture The Express. From there he made powerful television appearances on such series as House of Payne, Detroit 187 and UnderEmployed. He landed his first big television role as a series regular of the Dick Wolf series, Chicago PD and recurs on Chicago Fire and Mark Wahlberg's HBO show, Ballers.

Movies for LaRoyce Hawkins...

North of the 10
Title: North of the 10
Character: Kyle Shaw
Released: February 10, 2022
Type: Movie
The story of five friends struggling to succeed in Chicago's entertainment industry while one of them pursues an international romance with a wealthy young heiress.
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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Title: The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Character: Kenneth Chamberlain Jr.
Released: September 17, 2021
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.
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Hands Up
Title: Hands Up
Character: Ty Lord
Released: September 3, 2021
Type: Movie
After his cousin is shot and killed by a white police officer in Chicago and Black Lives Matter protests spread across the city, a black inner city teen desperately fights for a way out of the most notorious murder capital of America.
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Thirsty
Title: Thirsty
Character: Friend
Released: September 8, 2019
Type: Movie
The story of a mosquito who falls in love with a man after she tastes his blood. Through her eyes we explore the ups and downs of sex, intimacy, love, and a bug's unflinching desire to feel human.
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Title: South Side
Character: Michael 'Shaw' Owens
Released: July 24, 2019
Type: TV
Two recent community-college graduates get stuck working at Rent-T-Own in the Chicago neighborhood of Englewood and work to achieve their entrepreneurial dreams.
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Hope Springs Eternal
Title: Hope Springs Eternal
Character: Mr. Baser
Released: August 10, 2018
Type: Movie
A teen's cancer diagnosis makes her more popular at school, so when she goes into remission, she decides to conceal the news.
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Title: Chicago Justice
Character: Kevin Atwater
Released: March 1, 2017
Type: TV
The State's Attorney's dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigates heated city politics and controversy head-on, while fearlessly pursuing justice.
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Title: Chicago Med
Character: Kevin Atwater
Released: November 17, 2015
Type: TV
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.
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Title: Chicago P.D.
Character: Kevin Atwater
Released: January 8, 2014
Type: TV
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
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Google Me Love
Title: Google Me Love
Character: Austin
Released: October 15, 2013
Type: Movie
Young Chicagoans struggle with relationships and love in this technological age.
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Title: Chicago Fire
Character: Kevin Atwater
Released: October 10, 2012
Type: TV
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.
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The Express
Title: The Express
Character: Art Baker
Released: October 10, 2008
Type: Movie
Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.