# Corey Hendrix > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corey_Hendrix > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corey_Hendrix.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Hendrix > Source revision: 1343682599 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor}} {{use mdy dates|date=August 2025}} {{use American English|date=August 2025}} '''Corey Hendrix''' is an American actor who has had recurring roles on the television programs ''[The Bear](/source/The_Bear_(TV_series))'' and ''[Fargo](/source/Fargo_(TV_series))''. His character on ''The Bear'', [Gary "Sweeps" Woods](/source/Gary_%22Sweeps%22_Woods), is a former professional baseball player turned sommelier. == Biography == Hendrix is a native of [Chicago](/source/Chicago), Illinois,{{Cite web |title='The Bear' star Corey Hendrix talks Chicago roots, premiere of season 4 |url=https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/the-bear-season-4-corey-hendrix-chicago.amp |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=FOX 32 Chicago}} and grew up in the [K-Town](/source/K-Town_Historic_District) section of the [North Lawndale](/source/North_Lawndale%2C_Chicago) neighborhood.{{Cite web |date=2025-07-11 |title=Actor Corey Hendrix Talks Latest Projects |url=https://wgntv.com/daytime-chicago/actor-corey-hendrix-talks-latest-projects/ |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=WGN-TV |language=en-US}} He had a recurring role as Curtis on ''[The Chi](/source/The_Chi).''{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2019-09-10 |title='Fargo' Adds New Series Regulars Corey Hendrix & Matthew Elam For Season 4 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/fargo-new-series-regulars-corey-hendrix-matthew-elam-season-4-1202729647/ |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911001552/https://deadline.com/2019/09/fargo-new-series-regulars-corey-hendrix-matthew-elam-season-4-1202729647/ |url-status=live }} Hendrix played Omie Sparkman on season four of ''Fargo'', which was set in [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City%2C_Missouri), in the 1950s. Hendrix began playing professional baseball player turned sandwich-shop runner turned sommelier [Gary "Sweeps" Woods](/source/Gary_%22Sweeps%22_Woods) on ''[The Bear](/source/The_Bear_(TV_series))'' in 2022. Hendrix shared a [Screen Actors Guild Award](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award) with the rest of ''The Bear'' cast in 2024.{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Film And Television Performances Honored at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/outstanding-film-and-television-performances-honored-30th-annual-screen-actors |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=www.sagawards.org}} Hendrix shared his personal insights on Chicago's African-American community and culture for [''The Bear'' season four](/source/The_Bear_season_four) episode "Worms." Castmates and co-writers [Ayo Edebiri](/source/Ayo_Edebiri) and [Lionel Boyce](/source/Lionel_Boyce) talked with Hendrix about the vibe and setting of Sydney Adamu's cousin's Chantel's house and nearby hair salon on the [South Side](/source/South_Side%2C_Chicago) of Chicago. Edebiri enquired with Hendrix about potential neighborhood settings: "...[Bronzeville](/source/Douglas%2C_Chicago)? Or do you think it's more [Englewood](/source/Englewood%2C_Chicago) or [Chatham](/source/Chatham%2C_Chicago)? We're talking about the looming gentrification, so we want it to be close to a shop that's nice and shiny—maybe that's [East Garfield](/source/East_Garfield_Park%2C_Chicago)." Edebiri also included something that Hendrix said to her during the filming of season one, turning it into a line for Chantel ([Danielle Deadwyler](/source/Danielle_Deadwyler)): "That's in the [north](/source/Community_areas_in_Chicago), right? You know their beefs be different. Put some cheese on it!"{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2025-07-10 |title='The Bear' Stars Ayo Edebiri and Lionel Boyce on Sydney Getting Humbled by an 11-Year-Old and Viewers' 'Unconscious Assumptions' About Danielle Deadwyler's Character: 'She's Not a Single Mom' |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-bear-ayo-edebiri-lionel-boyce-sydney-episode-1236451642/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendrix, Corey}} Category:21st-century American male actors Category:Living people Category:American male television actors Category:Male actors from Chicago Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Corey Hendrix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Hendrix) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Hendrix?action=history)). 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