Claudia Hawkins is an Atlanta-based actress. Her passion for acting began when she was involved in the theatre department in high school. Finding her true dream, Claudia began her acting career in 2025.
Currently, she’s one of Hollywood’s rising talents who’s redefining the image of leading lady in the vertical drama era. Here’s more about the actress and her latest hit, The Hockey Captain That Hates Me.
- Part 1: Claudia Hawkins’s Mini Bio
- Part 2: Claudia Hawkins’s Daily Life Behind The Scenes
- Part 3: Joining Claudia Hawkins in The Hockey Captain That Hates Me Movie
- Part 4: Discovering Claudia Hawkins’s Other Movies
Part 1: Claudia Hawkins’s Mini Bio
1.1 Who is Claudia Hawkins?
From small-town theater to being the new face in Hollywood, Claudia Hawkins is an up-and-coming talent you need to watch out for.
Before making her professional acting debut in 2025, Claudia was part of Archery Theatre for three years. Later she attended Georgia College and State University to study theatre and psychology.
Claudia Hawkins found her passion for acting when she was in high school. Part of the theatre department, she took over various stage roles and mastered her craft.
Her career transition from theatre to vertical entertainment happened in 2025. Currently she’s one of the popular faces in microdrama and an inspiration to many. Her striking eyes and magnetic screen presence make her a standout beauty in the microdrama industry.
With her talent and beauty, Claudia Hawkins is surely rewriting the script for Hollywood leading lady looks with grace and confidence. Here’s a quick look at Claudia Hawkins’s bio.
| Aspect | Details |
| Full Name | Claudia Hawkins |
| Profession | Actor |
| Playing Age | 20-30 |
| Ethnicities | White/European Descent |
1.2 Claudia Hawkins’s Collaboration With ReelShort
Claudia Hawkins made her ReelShort debut with The Genius and the Bad Boy. This also marked her acting debut in the modern digital media after her years of experience in theater and on stage. In her first-ever collaboration with ReelShort, Claudia Hawkins bagged the leading role as Sophie May.
With her effortless acting and commanding screen presence, Claudia Hawkins played Sophie, a scholarship student who’s caught between two hot brothers in a steamy interactive high school romance.
After winning praise for her portrayal as Sophie, Claudia Hawkins returned to ReelShort in 2026 with The Hockey Captain That Hates Me movie.
In her second collaboration with ReelShort, Claudia Hawkins yet again continued her leading lady era in the vertical entertainment as she played Skylar Carter, a plus-size figure skater who kickstarts a heated enemies-to-lovers dynamic with her rival, hockey captain Mason Reed. Given her back-to-back success with ReelShort, we can’t wait to see more of this stunner.
Part 2: Claudia Hawkins’s Daily Life Behind The Scenes
Like most Hollywood celebrities, Claudia Hawkins keeps her personal life private, away from the spotlight. But before finding fame in vertical entertainment, the actress was part of community theater, where she worked as a prop master and stage director apart from being a performer.
Behind the scenes, Claudia Hawkins is very grounded and a true sweetheart. If not on sets, she’s either out with her friends with her camera, capturing their best moments. She also loves giving her fans a look into her life with Instagram photo dumps, alongside updates on her projects.
The actress also loves to travel, and you can check out her Instagram page to catch some travel inspiration and for a sneak peek into her life away from the spotlight.
Part 3: Joining Claudia Hawkins in The Hockey Captain That Hates Me Movie
The Hockey Captain That Hates Me is a high school hate-to-love story featuring Claudia Hawkins and Jared Staub, who play Skylar Carter and Mason Reed.
As a plus-size figure skater, Skylar Carter, despite her exceptional talent on ice, was faced with bullying at Northride Academy for her looks. Yet she was determined to take the big win and get scouted, as there was no other academy that was willing to give a chance to girls who looked like her.
It was already hard enough, but her sworn rival Mason Reed, the hockey captain, made it harder. He was her biggest bully, and their ice rivalry got worse when the school board announced there were some budget cuts.
Going into the next season, the school had a place for only one ice sport. It was either hockey or figure skating. Just as the news broke, her nemesis Mason Reed tried to bully her to drop out of the competition and made her a laughing stock in front of the whole school.
Little did he know, Skylar wasn’t the one to stay invincible or silent. She wanted revenge, and she got it by ruining Mason’s hockey suits right before his game and replacing them with gold leotard suits. But her prank ended up going wrong when Mason didn’t just lose the game but was also injured and out of competition.
Her prank was caught by the principal, who found Skylar sneaking into the boys’s locker rooms. As a result, Skylar Carter came close to losing it all. Her principal wanted to kick her out of figure skating until her bully intervened. To save her sports future, she had one other option, and that was to become her rival’s puck bunny.
Forced to be the hockey captain’s personal assistant, Skylar was ready to continue their rivalry, but her punishment brought her closer to Mason, as sparks flew with enemies falling in love. But falling for her rival could cost Skylar her sports future. Was love worth the odds?
Part 4: Discovering Claudia Hawkins’s Other Movies
4.1 The Genius and The Bad Boy
The Genius and The Bad Boy features Claudia Hawkins and Matthew Yish. This steamy interactive high school romance is all about Sophie Marry and her bully Rylan Barry.
Set in the prestigious Fremont Academy, Sophie May was a scholarship student, a plus-size beauty who got fat-shamed at her new school. After a scandalous start on her first day of school, Sophie is tasked with tutoring her bully Rylan Barry to keep her scholarship.
He was the headmaster’s son, the hottest bad boy on campus, yet the only one who saw the real her. But too bad, Sophie refused to believe this hottie would even like her.
Trouble began when Rylan’s brother Tanner made a bet among his friends to steal Skylar’s virginity and set a trap to steal her from his brother. Just as Sophie falls for Tanner’s trap, it’s Rylan who comes to her rescue, ready to prove his love as they go from enemies to lovers.
4.2 Who Made The Macaroni?
KWho Made The Macaroni is a 2025 comedy short drama directed by Kennedy Carroll and Lyric Monae. It stars Claudia Hawkins, Percionna Hale, and Cullen Lovelock.
The story follows Tommy and LaKiesha, a couple who carefully put together a holiday gathering. But when an unclaimed and mysterious pan of macaroni suddenly appeared on the dinner table, the event exploded into a chaotic and hilarious dinner with wild suspicion and accusations as the group tried to uncover who made the macaroni.
Conclusion
Celine Planata is one such global talent that you have definitely seen on your feed. Coming from Luxembourg to taking over LA sets, this multilingual actress is one of the talented and versatile actors out there.
On ReelShort, Celine Planata has starred in several hits, mainly as a mean girl or as an unhinged villainess. You may hate her characters, but once you know her, you can’t stop rooting for her. She’s kind and one of the most considerate actors you will ever meet.
So download the ReelShort app and check out her latest hits, High Society, a fantasy romance drama inspired by Gyeonu’s webcomic, and Kissed by Claw and Fang movies.
