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Corey Hendrix

Corey Hendrix

Actor · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Hendrix hails from the west side of Chicago with a degree in Liberal Arts from Southern Illinois University. He developed a strong passion for acting while in college and joined The St. Louis Black Repertory Company, where they toured and performed for thousands. Afterwards, he moved back to Chicago and became involved in the Chicago theater scene while acting in various independent films. Some of his notable credits include starring in Spike Lee's Chi-Raq, guest starring on Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. a recurring role on Showtime's hit series The Chi and a series Regular on The 4th Installment of Fargo and a recurring on FX' The Bear.

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Biography from IMDb.

From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Corey Hendrix's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
17%
Society
17%
Survival
14%
Morality
10%
Power
8%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1
Joyful
1
Other
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Corey Hendrix's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Corey Hendrix's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Moses the Black(2026)

    as MIke

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • When Love Speaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sam Blackford

  • Let Us Make Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Eve's Husband

  • Hyde Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sam Blackford

  • The Bear(2022)

    Show 34 episodes · as Gary 'Sweeps' Woods

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Everyday But Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sasa

  • Holiday Heist(2019)

    as Ty

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Black Privilege(2019)

    as Eldon

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Chi(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Chi-Raq(2015)

    as Jah

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Chicago Med(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Vance

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Empire(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Brick

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Omie Sparkman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as 'Sticks' Daniels · as Vyshonne Kamen

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Get a Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as William Taylor

Career shape

Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Film career

MilestoneNomination

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

2010s10 · acting2020s5 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 4 major nominations, 2023–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2025
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2024
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2023
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Corey Hendrix work with?

People who share at least 2 of Corey Hendrix's MovieCove titles; Simeon Henderson shares the most, 2.