Ethan Hawke

Acting

Born Nov 6, 1970 (age 55) · Austin, 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Dead Poets Society1989
as ⁨Todd Anderson⁩
The Purge2013
as ⁨James Sandin⁩
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017
as ⁨Jolly the Pimp⁩
Predestination2014
as ⁨The Bartender⁩
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
as ⁨Efficient Man⁩
Gattaca1997
as ⁨Vincent Freeman⁩
Training Day2001
as ⁨Jake⁩
The Magnificent Seven2016
as ⁨Goodnight Robicheaux⁩
as ⁨Ellison Oswalt⁩
as ⁨The Grabber⁩
as ⁨Hauser (long version only)⁩
as ⁨Dad⁩
as ⁨Jack Valentine⁩
as ⁨King Aurvandil War-Raven⁩
as ⁨Jesse⁩
as ⁨Jesse⁩ · Screenplay
as ⁨Clay Sandford⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)⁩
as ⁨Jesse⁩ · Writer
as ⁨Edward Dalton⁩
as ⁨Bruce Kenner⁩
as ⁨James Costa⁩
as ⁨Hank Hanson⁩
as ⁨Nando Parrado⁩
as ⁨Pastor Ernst Toller⁩
as ⁨Grabber⁩
as ⁨Sergeant Jake Roenick⁩
as ⁨Det. Sal Procida⁩
as ⁨Don Quixote Student (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Jesse⁩
as ⁨Troy Dyer⁩
as ⁨Travis Conrad⁩
as ⁨Finnegan Bell⁩
as ⁨Jack Conroy⁩
as ⁨Brent Magna⁩
as ⁨Paul⁩
as ⁨Commandant Tom Egan⁩
as ⁨Writer⁩
as ⁨Everett Lewis⁩
as ⁨Tucker Crowe⁩
as ⁨Ben Crandall⁩
as ⁨Lars Nystrom⁩
as ⁨Pete⁩
as ⁨John Harding⁩
as ⁨Jake⁩
as ⁨Nikola Tesla⁩
as ⁨Lorenz Hart⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Pat Garrett⁩
as ⁨Hank⁩
as ⁨Vin⁩
as ⁨Paulie⁩
as ⁨JJ / Justin⁩
as ⁨Chet Baker⁩
as ⁨Ray⁩
as ⁨Jess Newton⁩
as ⁨Les Horn⁩
as ⁨Russell Millings⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Jackson Symms⁩
as ⁨Ishmael Chambers⁩
as ⁨Jack Conroy (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Hamlet⁩
as ⁨Will Knott⁩
as ⁨Iachimo⁩
as ⁨Sully⁩
as ⁨Tom Ricks⁩
as ⁨Billy⁩
as ⁨(archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Hopper Sr.⁩
as ⁨Pat (voice)⁩
as ⁨Radio DJ⁩ · Director · Writer · Producer
as ⁨Samuel Murphy⁩
as ⁨Tom McHugh⁩
as ⁨Earl Jameison (uncredited)⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Dead Poets Society1989
as ⁨Todd Anderson⁩
The Purge2013
as ⁨James Sandin⁩
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017
as ⁨Jolly the Pimp⁩
Predestination2014
as ⁨The Bartender⁩
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
as ⁨Efficient Man⁩
Gattaca1997
as ⁨Vincent Freeman⁩
Training Day2001
as ⁨Jake⁩
The Magnificent Seven2016
as ⁨Goodnight Robicheaux⁩
as ⁨Ellison Oswalt⁩
as ⁨The Grabber⁩
as ⁨Hauser (long version only)⁩
as ⁨Dad⁩
as ⁨Jack Valentine⁩
as ⁨King Aurvandil War-Raven⁩
as ⁨Jesse⁩
as ⁨Jesse⁩ · Screenplay
as ⁨Clay Sandford⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)⁩
as ⁨Jesse⁩ · Writer
as ⁨Edward Dalton⁩
as ⁨Bruce Kenner⁩
as ⁨James Costa⁩
as ⁨Hank Hanson⁩
as ⁨Nando Parrado⁩
as ⁨Pastor Ernst Toller⁩
as ⁨Grabber⁩
as ⁨Sergeant Jake Roenick⁩
as ⁨Det. Sal Procida⁩
as ⁨Don Quixote Student (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Jesse⁩
as ⁨Troy Dyer⁩
as ⁨Travis Conrad⁩
as ⁨Finnegan Bell⁩
as ⁨Jack Conroy⁩
as ⁨Brent Magna⁩
as ⁨Paul⁩
as ⁨Commandant Tom Egan⁩
as ⁨Writer⁩
as ⁨Everett Lewis⁩
as ⁨Tucker Crowe⁩
as ⁨Ben Crandall⁩
as ⁨Lars Nystrom⁩
as ⁨Pete⁩
as ⁨John Harding⁩
as ⁨Jake⁩
as ⁨Nikola Tesla⁩
as ⁨Lorenz Hart⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Pat Garrett⁩
as ⁨Hank⁩
as ⁨Vin⁩
as ⁨Paulie⁩
as ⁨JJ / Justin⁩
as ⁨Chet Baker⁩
as ⁨Ray⁩
as ⁨Jess Newton⁩
as ⁨Les Horn⁩
as ⁨Russell Millings⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Jackson Symms⁩
as ⁨Ishmael Chambers⁩
as ⁨Jack Conroy (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Hamlet⁩
as ⁨Will Knott⁩
as ⁨Iachimo⁩
as ⁨Sully⁩
as ⁨Tom Ricks⁩
as ⁨Billy⁩
as ⁨(archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Hopper Sr.⁩
as ⁨Pat (voice)⁩
as ⁨Radio DJ⁩ · Director · Writer · Producer
as ⁨Samuel Murphy⁩
as ⁨Tom McHugh⁩
as ⁨Earl Jameison (uncredited)⁩