Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1970-11-06 (Age: 56)
Place of Birth
Austin, Texas, USA
Ethan Hawke
Biography
Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, writer and director. He made his feature film debut in 1985 with the science fiction movie Explorers, before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society which is considered his breakthrough role. He then appeared in such films as White Fang (1991), A Midnight Clear (1992), and Alive (1993) before taking a role in the 1994 Generation X drama Reality Bites, for which he gained critical acclaim. In 1995, he starred in the romantic drama Before Sunrise, and later in its sequel Before Sunset (2004). In 2001, Hawke was cast as a rookie police officer in Training Day, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category. Other films have included the science fiction feature Gattaca (1997), the title role in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (2000), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), and the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). Hawke has appeared in many theater productions including The Seagull, Henry IV, Hurlyburly, The Cherry Orchard, The Winter's Tale and The Coast of Utopia, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination. He made his directorial debut with the 2002 independent feature Chelsea Walls. In November 2007 Hawke directed his first play, Jonathan Marc Sherman's Things We Want. Aside from acting, he has written two novels, The Hottest State (1996) and Ash Wednesday (2002). Between 1998 and 2004, Hawke was married to actress Uma Thurman.
Filmography (115)
The Weight
2026
She Dances
2026
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Blue Moon
2025
Black Phone 2
2025
Leave the World Behind
2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
2023
Strange Way of Life
2023
Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Luna Moth (Performance Film)
2022
Raymond & Ray
2022
Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone
2022
The Black Phone
2022
