Since the late 1980s, you would have had to work hard to avoid John Hawkes at the movies. He starred alongside Keanu Reeves, Mr T and the Butthole Surfers in Alex Winterâs directorial debut, Freaked. He worked with Quentin Tarantino on From Dusk âtil Dawn and Jackie Chan in Rush Hour. He was part of the SAG nominated ensemble cast of Ridley Scottâs American Gangster and was a grief-stricken informant for Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx in Michael Mannâs big-screen 2008 reboot of Miami Vice. He was George Clooneyâs lovelorn, ill-fated crewmate in The Perfect Storm.
That part was typical of much of Hawkesâ early career as a character actor. He has jokingly claimed that heâll call his memoir after his early roles: âI Canât Find Love and I Always Die.â