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Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Acting

Born: November 6, 1970Austin, Texas, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
The Weight

The Weight

Samuel Murphy

2026
She Dances

She Dances

Brian

2026
Blue Moon

Blue Moon

Lorenz Hart

2025
Black Phone 2

Black Phone 2

The Grabber

2025
Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind

Clay Sandford

2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Self

2023
Strange Way of Life

Strange Way of Life

Jake

2023
Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

Self

2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Efficient Man

2022
Luna Moth (Performance Film)

Luna Moth (Performance Film)

Self

2022
Raymond & Ray

Raymond & Ray

Ray

2022
Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone

Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone

Self

2022
The Black Phone

The Black Phone

The Grabber

2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

Self - Arthur Harrow

2022
The Northman

The Northman

King Aurvandil War-Raven

2022
Zeros and Ones

Zeros and Ones

JJ / Justin

2021
The Guilty

The Guilty

Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)

2021
Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

Vladimir

2021
Tesla

Tesla

Nikola Tesla

2020
Cut Throat City

Cut Throat City

Jackson Symms

2020
Before the End

Before the End

Self - Jesse

2020
Paul Schrader: Man in a Room

Paul Schrader: Man in a Room

2020
Adopt a Highway

Adopt a Highway

Russell Millings

2019
The Truth

The Truth

Hank

2019
Stockholm

Stockholm

Lars Nystrom

2019
The Kid

The Kid

Sheriff Pat Garrett

2019
Let's Dance

Let's Dance

Segment: "Table Manners"

2018
Blaze

Blaze

Radio DJ

2018
Juliet, Naked

Juliet, Naked

Tucker Crowe

2018
The King

The King

Self

2018
First Reformed

First Reformed

Pastor Ernst Toller

2018
24 Hours to Live

24 Hours to Live

Travis Conrad

2017
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Jolly the Pimp

2017
After Before

After Before

Self

2017
The Space in Between

The Space in Between

Self

2017
In a Valley of Violence

In a Valley of Violence

Paul

2016
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

Goodnight Robicheaux

2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Self

2016
The Phenom

The Phenom

Hopper Sr.

2016
Maudie

Maudie

Everett Lewis

2016
Maggie's Plan

Maggie's Plan

John Harding

2016
Starring Austin Pendleton

Starring Austin Pendleton

Self

2016
Invasion!

Invasion!

Voice of the Cosmos (voice)

2016
Chattanooga Strong

Chattanooga Strong

Narrator

2015
Regression

Regression

Bruce Kenner

2015
Born to Be Blue

Born to Be Blue

Chet Baker

2015
10,000 Saints

10,000 Saints

Les Horn

2015
Good Kill

Good Kill

Commandant Tom Egan

2015
Seymour: An Introduction

Seymour: An Introduction

Self

2015
All You Zombies: Bringing 'Predestination' to Life

All You Zombies: Bringing 'Predestination' to Life

Self

2015
Twelve Years

Twelve Years

Self

2015
21 Years: Richard Linklater

21 Years: Richard Linklater

Self - Actor

2014
Cymbeline

Cymbeline

Iachimo

2014
Predestination

Predestination

The Bartender

2014
Boyhood

Boyhood

Dad

2014
Welcome Nowhere

Welcome Nowhere

Narrator

2013
Getaway

Getaway

Brent Magna

2013
The Purge

The Purge

James Sandin

2013
Before Midnight

Before Midnight

Jesse

2013
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Pat (voice)

2012
Total Recall

Total Recall

Hauser (long version only)

2012
Sinister

Sinister

Ellison Oswalt

2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012
The Woman in the Fifth

The Woman in the Fifth

Tom Ricks

2011
The Making of Daybreakers

The Making of Daybreakers

Self

2010
Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

Det. Sal Procida

2010
Daybreakers

Daybreakers

Edward Dalton

2010
Staten Island

Staten Island

Sully

2009
What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

Paulie

2008
New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

Writer

2008
Chelsea on the Rocks

Chelsea on the Rocks

Self

2008
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

Self

2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Hank Hanson

2007
The Hottest State

The Hottest State

Vince

2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

Self

2007
Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

Pete

2006
Dead Poets: A Look Back

Dead Poets: A Look Back

2006
Lord of War

Lord of War

Jack Valentine

2005
One Last Thing...

One Last Thing...

Earl Jameison (uncredited)

2005
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

2005
Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

Sergeant Jake Roenick

2005
The Phoenix Portal

The Phoenix Portal

Ben Crandall (archive footage)

2005
Before Sunset

Before Sunset

Jesse

2004
Taking Lives

Taking Lives

James Costa

2004
pollyDAYS

pollyDAYS

Self

2003
All the Love You Cannes!

All the Love You Cannes!

Self

2002
The Jimmy Show

The Jimmy Show

Ray

2002
Tape

Tape

Vin

2001
Waking Life

Waking Life

Jesse

2001
Training Day

Training Day

Jake

2001
Chelsea Walls

Chelsea Walls

Sam (voice) (uncredited)

2001
Hamlet

Hamlet

Hamlet

2000
Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

Ishmael Chambers

1999
The Velocity of Gary

The Velocity of Gary

Nat

1999
Joe the King

Joe the King

Len Coles

1999
The Newton Boys

The Newton Boys

Jess Newton

1998
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Finnegan Bell

1998
Gattaca

Gattaca

Vincent Freeman

1997
Search and Destroy

Search and Destroy

Roger

1995
Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise

Jesse

1995
At Sundance

At Sundance

Self

1995
Floundering

Floundering

Jimmy

1994
Quiz Show

Quiz Show

Don Quixote Student (uncredited)

1994
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

Jack Conroy (uncredited)

1994
Reality Bites

Reality Bites

Troy Dyer

1994
Alive

Alive

Nando Parrado

1993
Rich in Love

Rich in Love

Wayne Frobiness

1992
Waterland

Waterland

Matthew Price

1992
A Midnight Clear

A Midnight Clear

Will Knott

1992
Mystery Date

Mystery Date

Tom McHugh

1991
White Fang

White Fang

Jack Conroy

1991
Dad

Dad

Billy

1989
Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

Todd Anderson

1989
Lion's Den

Lion's Den

Chris

1988
Explorers

Explorers

Ben Crandall

1985