Ethan Hawke
Acting
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.
Born: November 6, 1970
Place of Birth: Austin, Texas, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Lorenz Hart
as The Grabber
as Lee Raybon
as Brian
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Clay Sandford
as Jake
as Efficient Man
as Self
as Batman (voice)
as Ray
as The Grabber
as Self - Arthur Harrow
as King Aurvandil War-Raven
as Arthur Harrow
as JJ / Justin
as Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)
as Rick Miller
as Vladimir
as John Brown
as Nikola Tesla
as Jackson Symms
as Self - Jesse
as Russell Millings
as Hank
as Lars Nystrom
as Sheriff Pat Garrett
as Self - Illustrious Guest
as Segment: "Table Manners"
as James Sandin
as Radio DJ
as Tucker Crowe
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Pastor Ernst Toller
as Travis Conrad
as Jolly the Pimp
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Paul
as Goodnight Robicheaux
as Hopper Sr.
as Everett Lewis
as John Harding
as Self
as Voice of the Cosmos (voice)
as Narrator
as Bruce Kenner
as Chet Baker
as Self - Guest
as Les Horn
as Commandant Tom Egan
as Self
as Self
as Self - Actor
as Iachimo
as The Bartender
as Dad
as Self
as Self
as Narrator
as Brent Magna
as James Sandin
as Jesse
as Pat (voice)
as Self
as Ellison Oswalt
as (archive footage)
as Tom Ricks
as Starbuck
as Self
as Self
as Det. Sal Procida
as Edward Dalton
as Self - Guest
as Sully
as Paulie
as Writer
as Self
as Hank Hanson
as Vince
as Self - Guest
as Pete
as Jack Valentine
as Earl Jameison (uncredited)
as Sergeant Jake Roenick
as Ben Crandall (archive footage)
as Jesse
as James Costa
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Ray
as Vin
as Jesse
as Jake
as James Lennox
as Sam (voice) (uncredited)
as Hamlet
as Ishmael Chambers
as Nat
as Len Coles
as Jess Newton
as Finnegan Bell
as Vincent Freeman
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Roger
as Jesse
as Self
as Jimmy
as Columbia Student (uncredited)
as Self
as Jack Conroy (uncredited)
as Troy Dyer
as Self - Guest
as Nando Parrado
as Wayne Frobiness
as Matthew Price
as Will Knott
as Tom McHugh
as Jack Conroy
as Billy
as Todd Anderson
as Self - Guest
as Chris
as Ben Crandall
as Self
as Self