Hawkes is the son of Patricia Jeanne (née Olson) and Peter John "Pete" Perkins, a farmer of wheat, corn, hogs and cattle. [1][2][3] He was raised in a "pastoral, small city... a midwest Scandinavian community."[4] Hawkes graduated from Jefferson High School[1] and moved to Austin, Texas, where he was a member of the bands Meat Joy, with Gretchen Phillips,[3] and King Straggler, with fellow actors Rodney Eastman and Brentley Gore.[3]
Career
His first film role was in Future-Kill (1985), credited as John Perkins.[5] He changed his stage name to John Hawkes because there was another actor named John Perkins.[6]
Hawkes played the role of Greg Penticoff in season 1 of 24. From 2004 to 2006, Hawkes played merchant Sol Star on the HBO series Deadwood. He portrayed Dustin Powers, brother of protagonist Kenny Powers, on all four seasons of the HBO series Eastbound & Down, and played Lennon on ABC's Lost.[7]
In 2012, the film The Sessions was considered one of the Sundance breakout hits of that year.[10] Hawkes received two prolonged standing ovations at the film's screening.[11] It was praised by critics at the festival as "accessible, enjoyable, and light-hearted".[12]
In 2016, it was announced that Hawkes would star in the Amazon pilot The Legend of Master Legend, which is based on the popular real-life superhero Master Legend.[13]
Along with cast members, Hawkes expressed interest in reprising his role as Sol Star in a proposed Deadwood film. Deadwood: The Movie began production in October 2018, and premiered on May 31, 2019. Hawkes, along with virtually the entire series cast, took part in it.[14]
Hawkes had a small role as a robber in the music video for the cover version of the song "Crying in the Rain" by A-ha in 1990.[15]
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