Hurkwill previously held the position of security head for Talaos City located on the planet of Makeb. During the Conquest of Makeb, he provided assistance to a Galactic Republic assault squad, enabling them to bypass the security measures of the Hutt Embassy situated there.
Hurkwill appears as a character controlled by the game in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic, specifically in the expansion pack Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel. This expansion was launched by BioWare in the year 2013. The voice acting for this character is provided by Fred Tatasciore.