Ethan Hawke
Acting
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
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movieThe Weight
2026
Samuel Murphy
movieI, Object
2026
(voice)
movieShe Dances
2026
Brian
movieLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Self - (archive footage)
tvThe American Revolution
2025
Anthony Wayne / John Andrews (voice)
movieBlue Moon
2025
Lorenz Hart
movieBlack Phone 2
2025
The Grabber
tvThe Lowdown
2025
Lee Raybon
tvVietnam: The War That Changed America
2025
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvMy Generation
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieLeave the World Behind
2023
Clay Sandford
movieGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Efficient Man
tvBatwheels
2022
Batman (voice)
movieThe Black Phone
2022
The Grabber
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
2022
Self - Arthur Harrow
movieThe Northman
2022
King Aurvandil War-Raven
tvMoon Knight
2022
Arthur Harrow
movieZeros and Ones
2021
JJ / Justin
movieThe Guilty
2021
Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)
tvReservation Dogs
2021
Rick Miller
movieWaiting for Godot
2021
Vladimir
tvThe Good Lord Bird
2020
John Brown
movieTesla
2020
Nikola Tesla
movieCut Throat City
2020
Jackson Symms
movieBefore the End
2020
Self - Jesse
movieAdopt a Highway
2019
Russell Millings
movieStockholm
2019
Lars Nystrom
movieThe Kid
2019
Sheriff Pat Garrett
tvDesus & Mero
2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
movieLet's Dance
2018
Segment: "Table Manners"
tvThe Purge
2018
James Sandin
movieBlaze
2018
Radio DJ
movieJuliet, Naked
2018
Tucker Crowe
tvExplained
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieFirst Reformed
2018
Pastor Ernst Toller
movie24 Hours to Live
2017
Travis Conrad
movieValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017
Jolly the Pimp
movieThe Magnificent Seven
2016
Goodnight Robicheaux
movieThe Phenom
2016
Hopper Sr.
movieMaudie
2016
Everett Lewis
movieMaggie's Plan
2016
John Harding
movieInvasion!
2016
Voice of the Cosmos (voice)
movieChattanooga Strong
2015
Narrator
movieRegression
2015
Bruce Kenner
movieBorn to Be Blue
2015
Chet Baker
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movie10,000 Saints
2015
Les Horn
movieGood Kill
2015
Commandant Tom Egan
movie21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
Self - Actor
movieCymbeline
2014
Iachimo
moviePredestination
2014
The Bartender
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieWelcome Nowhere
2013
Narrator
movieGetaway
2013
Brent Magna
movieThe Purge
2013
James Sandin
movieSinister
2012
Ellison Oswalt
movieTotal Recall
2012
Hauser (long version only)
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieThe Woman in the Fifth
2011
Tom Ricks
tvMoby Dick
2011
Starbuck
tvConan
2010
Self
movieBrooklyn's Finest
2010
Det. Sal Procida
movieDaybreakers
2010
Edward Dalton
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieBefore the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
Hank Hanson
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007
Self - Guest
movieLord of War
2005
Jack Valentine
movieOne Last Thing...
2005
Earl Jameison (uncredited)
movieAssault on Precinct 13
2005
Sergeant Jake Roenick
movieThe Phoenix Portal
2005
Ben Crandall (archive footage)
movieTaking Lives
2004
James Costa
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self
movieWaking Life
2001
Jesse
tvAlias
2001
James Lennox
movieChelsea Walls
2001
Sam (voice) (uncredited)
movieHamlet
2000
Hamlet
movieSnow Falling on Cedars
1999
Ishmael Chambers
movieJoe the King
1999
Len Coles
movieThe Newton Boys
1998
Jess Newton
movieGreat Expectations
1998
Finnegan Bell
tvThe View
1997
Self / Self - Guest
movieGattaca
1997
Vincent Freeman
movieFloundering
1994
Jimmy
movieQuiz Show
1994
Don Quixote Student (uncredited)
movieWhite Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
1994
Jack Conroy (uncredited)
movieReality Bites
1994
Troy Dyer
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieAlive
1993
Nando Parrado
movieRich in Love
1992
Wayne Frobiness
movieWaterland
1992
Matthew Price
movieA Midnight Clear
1992
Will Knott
movieMystery Date
1991
Tom McHugh
movieWhite Fang
1991
Jack Conroy
movieDad
1989
Billy
movieDead Poets Society
1989
Todd Anderson
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieLion's Den
1988
Chris
movieExplorers
1985
Ben Crandall
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
The Last of the Tribe
William Phelan
Hippies
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Production10
tvThe Lowdown
2025
Executive Producer
movieKing Hamlet
2025
Executive Producer
movieWildcat
2024
Producer
tvThe Good Lord Bird
2020
Executive Producer
movieAdopt a Highway
2019
Producer
movieBlaze
2018
Producer
movieStraight to One
1993
Producer
Untitled Agnes Denes Documentary
Executive Producer
Directing9
movieWildcat
2024
Director
tvThe Last Movie Stars
2022
Director
movieBlaze
2018
Director
movieThe Hottest State
2007
Director
movieChelsea Walls
2001
Director
movieStraight to One
1993
Director
Camino Real
Director
Writing9
movieWildcat
2024
Writer
tvThe Good Lord Bird
2020
Writer
movieBlaze
2018
Writer
movieBefore Midnight
2013
Writer
movieBefore Sunset
2004
Screenplay
movieStraight to One
1993
Writer
Camino Real
Screenplay
Creator1
tvThe Good Lord Bird
2020
Creator