Ethan Hawke
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 star
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.
Born
Nov 06, 1970
Austin, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
124 acting
24 crew
Popularity
7.9
Known For
Training Day
2001
as Jake
Leave the World Behind
2023
as Clay Sandford
Dead Poets Society
1989
as Todd Anderson
The Purge
2013
as James Sandin
Predestination
2014
as The Bartender
Sinister
2012
as Ellison Oswalt
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Efficient Man
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017
as Jolly the Pimp
Black Phone 2
2025
as Grabber
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Det. Sal Procida
Add to Watchlist
Movie will be added to your watchlist