Ethan Hawke
Acting

Ethan Hawke

November 6, 1970 (55 years old) Austin, Texas, USA

Also known as: Ethan Green 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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • TV

Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

1989 • Movie

Sinister

Sinister

2012 • Movie

Movie Credits (71)

Acting

1989

Dead Poets Society

as Todd Anderson

2012

Sinister

as Ellison Oswalt

2013

The Purge

as James Sandin

1995

Before Sunrise

as Jesse

2004

Before Sunset

as Jesse

2001

Training Day

as Jake

1991

Mystery Date

as Tom McHugh

2015

Good Kill

as Commandant Tom Egan

2023

Leave the World Behind

as Clay Sandford

1997

Gattaca

as Vincent Freeman

2005

Lord of War

as Jack Valentine

2014

Predestination

as The Bartender

1992

Rich in Love

as Wayne Frobiness

1993

Alive

as Nando Parrado

2010

Daybreakers

as Edward Dalton

1992

A Midnight Clear

as Will Knott

2005

Assault on Precinct 13

as Sergeant Jake Roenick

1991

White Fang

as Jack Conroy

2013

Before Midnight

as Jesse

2014

Boyhood

as Dad

Crew

2001

Chelsea Walls

Director

2007

The Hottest State

Director

2013

Before Midnight

Writer

2015

Seymour: An Introduction

Director

2007

The Hottest State

Writer

2024

Wildcat

Director

2024

Wildcat

Producer

2024

Wildcat

Writer

2018

Blaze

Director

2018

Blaze

Writer

TV Credits (45)

Acting

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

3 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

2 episodes

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

3 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

5 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

7 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

2010

Conan

as Self

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2003

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

1 episodes

2022

Moon Knight

as Arthur Harrow

6 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

3 episodes

1997

The View

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1971

Great Performances

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

6 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

1 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

2020

The Good Lord Bird

Executive Producer

2020

The Good Lord Bird

Writer

2022

The Last Movie Stars

Director

2025

The Lowdown

Executive Producer

2020

The Good Lord Bird

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 6, 1970 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Austin, Texas, USA
Popularity
6.0

Career Stats

71
Movies
45
TV Shows