Cole Hawkins

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Cole Hawkins
Born
Cole East Hankins

(1991-10-04) October 4, 1991 (age 33)
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1999–2006

Cole East Hawkins (born October 4, 1991) is an American former child actor.

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Early and personal life

Cole was born on October 4, 1991, in Manhattan, New York.

He attended Northeastern University. [1]

Career

Hawkins appeared in School of Rock as Leonard, [2] the band security guard. His line in that film "You mean we're not in the band?" initially encourages Dewey, played by Jack Black to transform the non-musicians in the class into members of the crew. He has also made minor appearances in such films as Changing Lanes , Big Daddy , Meet the Parents , Music of the Heart , Kate & Leopold , and The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie . [2] He has made television appearances in Law & Order , Third Watch and Little Bill .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Big Daddy Cole
Music of the Heart Lawrence at 5
2000 Meet the Parents Little Boy
2001Queenie in LoveHector
Pootie Tang Little Pootie
Kate & Leopold Hector
2002 Changing Lanes Danny Gipson
2003 School of Rock Leonard
2005 The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie ColeTV movie
2006The Water Is WideSaul

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999-2003 Little Bill Monty7 episodes
2002 Law & Order Son1 episode ("Undercovered")
2003 Third Watch Kid1 episode ("Blackout")
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Kwasi1 episode ("Ritual")
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Martell1 episode ("To the Bone")

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  2. 1 2 "TV Guide Credits" . Retrieved 7 March 2012.