Work
On screen.
Thirteen seasons of network drama, Marvel, independent film and comedy. For casting and production inquiries, reach his team below.
Credits
Selected work
- 2014–26Chicago P.D.NBC · Officer Kevin Atwater, series regular. NAACP Image Award nomination.
- 202693 ’TilFeature · Producer, and Benji on screen. Screened at the American Black Film Festival.
- 2025IronheartMarvel · Disney+ · Gary Williams
- 2024Beyond the LikesFeature film
- 2022North of the 10BET+ original film
- 2021The Killing of Kenneth ChamberlainFeature film
- 2018Hope Springs EternalFeature film
- 2018Canal StreetFeature film
- 2008The Express: The Ernie Davis StoryUniversal · Art Baker. First major film role, cast while in college.
- TVChicago Med · Chicago FireNBC · One Chicago crossovers as Atwater
- TVSouth SideHBO Max comedy
- TVBallers · House of Payne · Detroit 1-8-7 · UnderemployedGuest and recurring roles
On screen
Atwater moments
Three scenes from thirteen seasons, via NBC’s One Chicago.
Bio
LaRoyce Hawkins
LaRoyce Hawkins is an actor, comedian, spoken word artist and musician from Harvey, Illinois. He starred as Officer Kevin Atwater on NBC’s Chicago P.D. for thirteen seasons, exiting early in Season 14, and earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He frequently crossed over to Chicago Med and Chicago Fire.
He landed his first major film role in college, as Art Baker in The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008). Other film credits include Hope Springs Eternal, Canal Street, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, BET+’s North of the 10 and Beyond the Likes. He appears in Marvel’s Ironheart and HBO Max’s South Side, and produced and stars in 93 ’Til.
Off camera he hosts, performs stand-up and poetry, and makes music. He founded Be Powerful, a purpose-driven apparel brand and initiative, and served as the Salvation Army’s Celebrity Kettle Ambassador, a campaign that won an Emmy. He lives in Chicago.
Representation
Reach his team
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