LaRoyce C. Hawkins (born May 4, 1988) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, spoken word artist,[1] and musician.

Hawkins stars on NBC's police drama Chicago P.D., where he portrays Officer Kevin Atwater.

[4] Hawkins attended Illinois State University on a full tuition scholastic scholarship where he majored in theatre arts.

In his first college play, he starred as Toledo from the August Wilson production Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

[5] Prior to Chicago P.D., Hawkins made appearances in various television series, including HBO's Ballers, TBS' Tyler Perry's House of Payne, MTV's Underemployed, and ABC's Detroit 1-8-7.