| Birth Name: | Cole East Hankins |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Manhattan, New York |
| Occupation: | Actor/Musician |
| Years Active: | 1999–2006 |
Cole East Hawkins (born October 4, 1991) is an American actor in both television and film.
Cole was born in Manhattan.
He attended Northeastern University.[1]
Hawkins appeared in School of Rock as Leonard,[2] the band security guard. His line in that film "You mean we're not in the band?" initially encourages Dewey, played by Jack Black to transform the non-musicians in the class into members of the crew. He has also made minor appearances in such films as Changing Lanes, Big Daddy, Meet the Parents, Music of the Heart, Kate & Leopold, and .[2] He has made television appearances in Law & Order, Third Watch and Little Bill.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Big Daddy | Cole | |
| Music of the Heart | Lawrence at 5 | ||
| 2000 | Meet the Parents | Little Boy | |
| 2001 | Queenie in Love | Hector | |
| Pootie Tang | Little Pootie | ||
| Kate & Leopold | Hector | ||
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Danny Gipson | |
| 2003 | School of Rock | Leonard | |
| 2005 | Cole | TV movie | |
| 2006 | The Water Is Wide | Saul |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Little Bill | Monty | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Law & Order | Son | |
| 2003 | Third Watch | Kid | |
| 2004 | Kwasi | ||
| 2006 | Martell |