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Vin Hawke (born 12 January 1981) is an English actor. He is best known for playing George Barrow in the AMC series The Terror (2018), and Sgt. Thomas Mayfield in the Lancaster Skies.

Early and personal life
Vin was born in Crumpsall, Manchester, and raised in Walkden, Salford. He is the brother of ex-England international footballer Kay Hawke. Born into a footballing family, Vin studied Sport Science at Salford City College, but broke the mould and ventured into the world of the arts shortly after graduation. During this time he formed and co-fronted punk band Flat Back Four in 2003, before leaving to pursue acting in 2008, beginning his education at Manchester School of Acting. Vin married Elizabeth Hawke in 2008, and the two welcomed their son to the world in 2012.

Vin is also an acting coach, and frequently lectures at colleges and universities across the UK.

Notable Career Highights
Vin's first film appearance was as a background artist in the feature film 'Poor Wee Me' in 2010. From here, Vin worked on many short films, including the 2011 short 'Dear Father', an official selection at the Clipaward Film Festival in Germany.

Between 2012 and 2013, Vin took on the role of 'Ace' the hot-headed starship pilot in the no-budget Sci-Fi feature 'The Drift', and worked on the Tin Hat Productions shorts 'Fusilier' & 'Fray Bentos', the latter becoming an official selection at the 2017 Imperial War Museum Film Festival. In July 2013, Vin worked on the feature film 'Retribution'.

2014 saw Vin land the lead in low-buget Sci-Fi feature film 'AUDAX', beginning a professional relationship with film maker Andrew St. Maur following which Vin played the title role in St Maur's 2018 release 'Pink', itself a story of depression, anxiety, and the battle against male suicide. 2014 was also the year Vin portrayed 'Sir Kay' in Mark L. Lester's feature film 'Dragons of Camelot.

Vin's first TV role came in 2015, portraying John Cooke in 'The Last Days of Charles I' for Channel 5 (UK). It was during this time that Vin began working on WWII feature film Lancaster Skies, in which he played 'Sgt.Thomas Mayfield'- the film entered production in 2015 and wrapped in 2017, before being released in cinemas, DVD, and Blu-Ray worldwide in 2019.

In 2015 work began on season one of AMC's The Terror. Between 2015 and 2016 Vin worked on the show in Budapest. He portrays the character of George Barrow, a member of the British admiralty. The role of Barrow was offered to Vin after originally reading for the role of Mr Weekes. Season one was released on Amazon Prime Video, and on the AMC subscription service in the UK and USA in April 2018.

Vin is slated to appear in 'Landship F41', a film about the crew of a WWI tank. Production is due to start mid 2020.