My worst moment: 'Chicago P.D.'s' LaRoyce Hawkins on falling asleep at the worst time
by Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
Nov 29, 2017
4 minutes
CHICAGO - On NBC's "Chicago P.D.," cops often lose their cool and rough up a suspect or two. But Officer Kevin Atwater, played by LaRoyce Hawkins, is something of an outlier. Unlike his co-workers, Atwater lives in a predominantly African-American neighborhood where gun violence is a reality. And perhaps this is what has made him a little more thoughtful about his approach to the job.
"I'm grateful to be that voice to speak for both cultures," Hawkins said, "the black culture and the cop culture."
As for Atwater: "When they told me the character could be from
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