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Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Acting November 6, 1970 (56 years old) Austin, Texas, USA

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.

Movies 124

Training Day 7.5

Training Day

as Jake

2001
Dead Poets Society 8.3

Dead Poets Society

as Todd Anderson

1989
The Weight 6.7

The Weight

as Samuel Murphy

2026
Before Sunrise 8.0

Before Sunrise

as Jesse

1995
Sinister 6.9

Sinister

as Ellison Oswalt

2012
Leave the World Behind 6.4

Leave the World Behind

as Clay Sandford

2023
The Purge 6.2

The Purge

as James Sandin

2013
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 7.0

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

as Efficient Man

2022
The Magnificent Seven 6.5

The Magnificent Seven

as Goodnight Robicheaux

2016
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 6.7

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

as Jolly the Pimp

2017
Gattaca 7.6

Gattaca

as Vincent Freeman

1997
Lord of War 7.4

Lord of War

as Jack Valentine

2005
The Northman 7.0

The Northman

as King Aurvandil War-Raven

2022
Predestination 7.4

Predestination

as The Bartender

2014
Black Phone 2 6.6

Black Phone 2

as Grabber

2025
Total Recall 6.0

Total Recall

as Hauser (long version only)

2012
The Black Phone 7.5

The Black Phone

as The Grabber

2022
Before Midnight 7.5

Before Midnight

as Jesse

2013
Boyhood 7.5

Boyhood

as Dad

2014
Before Sunset 7.8

Before Sunset

as Jesse

2004
The Guilty 6.4

The Guilty

as Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)

2021
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 7.1

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

as Hank Hanson

2007
Daybreakers 6.3

Daybreakers

as Edward Dalton

2010
Alive 6.9

Alive

as Nando Parrado

1993
24 Hours to Live 6.0

24 Hours to Live

as Travis Conrad

2017
Taking Lives 6.4

Taking Lives

as James Costa

2004
Blue Moon 6.7

Blue Moon

as Lorenz Hart

2025
I, Object 6.2

I, Object

as Little Ben (voice)

2026
New York, I Love You 6.0

New York, I Love You

as Writer

2008
Great Expectations 6.6

Great Expectations

as Finnegan Bell

1998
Assault on Precinct 13 6.2

Assault on Precinct 13

as Sergeant Jake Roenick

2005
White Fang 6.7

White Fang

as Jack Conroy

1991
Explorers 6.3

Explorers

as Ben Crandall

1985
First Reformed 7.0

First Reformed

as Pastor Ernst Toller

2018
Reality Bites 6.5

Reality Bites

as Troy Dyer

1994
Juliet, Naked 6.3

Juliet, Naked

as Tucker Crowe

2018
Quiz Show 7.2

Quiz Show

as Don Quixote Student (uncredited)

1994
Regression 5.6

Regression

as Bruce Kenner

2015
Brooklyn's Finest 6.3

Brooklyn's Finest

as Det. Sal Procida

2010
Waking Life 7.5

Waking Life

as Jesse

2001
In a Valley of Violence 6.1

In a Valley of Violence

as Paul

2016
Strange Way of Life 6.3

Strange Way of Life

as Jake

2023
Maudie 7.7

Maudie

as Everett Lewis

2016
Tesla 5.8

Tesla

as Nikola Tesla

2020
The Truth 6.0

The Truth

as Hank

2019
Adopt a Highway 6.9

Adopt a Highway

as Russell Millings

2019
The Kid 6.0

The Kid

as Sheriff Pat Garrett

2019
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf 6.9

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

as Jack Conroy (uncredited)

1994
Maggie's Plan 5.7

Maggie's Plan

as John Harding

2016
Stockholm 5.9

Stockholm

as Lars Nystrom

2019
Dad 6.4

Dad

as Billy

1989
Getaway 5.0

Getaway

as Brent Magna

2013
Born to Be Blue 6.5

Born to Be Blue

as Chet Baker

2015
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
A Midnight Clear 6.5

A Midnight Clear

as Will Knott

1992
Snow Falling on Cedars 6.1

Snow Falling on Cedars

as Ishmael Chambers

1999
Cut Throat City 6.3

Cut Throat City

as Jackson Symms

2020
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight 6.8

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

as Self - Arthur Harrow

2022
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

as Self (archive footage)

2025
What Doesn't Kill You 6.0

What Doesn't Kill You

as Paulie

2008
Raymond & Ray 6.2

Raymond & Ray

as Ray

2022
Fast Food Nation 6.0

Fast Food Nation

as Pete

2006
Good Kill 6.0

Good Kill

as Commandant Tom Egan

2015
Blaze 6.3

Blaze

as Radio DJ

2018
21 Years: Richard Linklater 6.3

21 Years: Richard Linklater

as Self - Actor

2014
Joe the King 5.9

Joe the King

as Len Coles

1999
The Woman in the Fifth 5.2

The Woman in the Fifth

as Tom Ricks

2011
Zeros and Ones 4.7

Zeros and Ones

as JJ / Justin

2021
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny 6.8

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

as Self

2016
The Newton Boys 6.1

The Newton Boys

as Jess Newton

1998
Hamlet 5.8

Hamlet

as Hamlet

2000
Cymbeline 3.9

Cymbeline

as Iachimo

2014
She Dances 4.9

She Dances

as Brian

2026
10,000 Saints 6.0

10,000 Saints

as Les Horn

2015
Tape 6.9

Tape

as Vin

2001
The Velocity of Gary 4.4

The Velocity of Gary

as Nat

1999
All the Love You Cannes! 6.5

All the Love You Cannes!

as Self

2002
Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb 7.1

Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

as Self

2022
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

as Self

2023
Mystery Date 5.8

Mystery Date

as Tom McHugh

1991
Chelsea on the Rocks 5.7

Chelsea on the Rocks

as Self

2008
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God 7.3

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

as Pat (voice)

2012
Staten Island 6.0

Staten Island

as Sully

2009
Floundering 4.8

Floundering

as Jimmy

1994
Waterland 6.3

Waterland

as Matthew Price

1992
Starring Austin Pendleton 6.7

Starring Austin Pendleton

as Self

2016
Chelsea Walls 4.2

Chelsea Walls

as Sam (voice) (uncredited)

2001
One Last Thing... 6.0

One Last Thing...

as Earl Jameison (uncredited)

2005
The Hottest State 5.5

The Hottest State

as Vince

2007
Each Day in a Moment: 2025

Each Day in a Moment: 2025

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2026
The Phenom 5.4

The Phenom

as Hopper Sr.

2016
All You Zombies: Bringing 'Predestination' to Life 7.0

All You Zombies: Bringing 'Predestination' to Life

as Self

2015
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

as Self

2007
Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

Waiting for Godot 3.0

Waiting for Godot

as Vladimir

2021
Rich in Love 6.4

Rich in Love

as Wayne Frobiness

1992
Paul Schrader: Man in a Room 6.0

Paul Schrader: Man in a Room

2020
Seymour: An Introduction 7.3

Seymour: An Introduction

as Self

2015
The Last of the Tribe

The Last of the Tribe

as William Phelan

Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone 6.3

Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone

as Self

2022
Let's Dance 6.1

Let's Dance

as Segment: "Table Manners"

2018
The Jimmy Show 6.3

The Jimmy Show

as Ray

2002
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes 10.0

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

2005
Tonight at Noon

Tonight at Noon

as Lefty

Training Day: Crossing the Line

Training Day: Crossing the Line

Welcome Nowhere 9.0

Welcome Nowhere

as Narrator

2013
Deep in the Heart II: Texas Rivers

Deep in the Heart II: Texas Rivers

2026
Dead Poets in NYC

Dead Poets in NYC

as Self

2014
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made 5.3

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

as Self

2008
The Space in Between 8.0

The Space in Between

as Self

2017
The Making of Daybreakers 7.0

The Making of Daybreakers

as Self

2010
Chattanooga Strong 7.0

Chattanooga Strong

as Narrator

2015
Lion's Den 4.7

Lion's Den

as Chris

1988
Twelve Years 6.0

Twelve Years

as Self

2015
Hippies

Hippies

as Ralph Waldo Emerson

At Sundance 5.8

At Sundance

as Self

1995
The Phoenix Portal

The Phoenix Portal

as Ben Crandall (archive footage)

2005
Revolver

Revolver

Invasion!

Invasion!

as Voice of the Cosmos (voice)

2016
Search and Destroy 4.8

Search and Destroy

as Roger

1995
pollyDAYS 8.0

pollyDAYS

as Self

2003
After Before 7.0

After Before

as Self

2017
Before the End

Before the End

as Self - Jesse

2020
In the Dark

In the Dark

2014

TV Shows 41

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
Conan 7.2

Conan

as Self

2010
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
Quotidien 5.1

Quotidien

as Self - Guest

2016
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

1992
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
Batwheels 7.0

Batwheels

as Batman (voice)

2022
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
The Lowdown 6.9

The Lowdown

as Lee Raybon

2025
Moon Knight 7.6

Moon Knight

as Arthur Harrow

2022
Off Camera with Sam Jones 5.0

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

2014
Desus & Mero 5.1

Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

2019
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Purge 6.9

The Purge

as James Sandin

2018
Reservation Dogs 7.9

Reservation Dogs

as Rick Miller

2021
Explained 7.4

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

2018
Alias 6.8

Alias

as James Lennox

2001
Vietnam: The War That Changed America 8.4

Vietnam: The War That Changed America

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2025
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters 7.5

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

as Self

2018
The Good Lord Bird 6.7

The Good Lord Bird

as John Brown

2020
Bo' Selecta! 7.1

Bo' Selecta!

as Self

2002
The American Revolution 6.1

The American Revolution

as Anthony Wayne / John Andrews (voice)

2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors 5.5

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

as Self

2025
Talking with Chris Hardwick 8.0

Talking with Chris Hardwick

as Self

2017
Moby Dick 5.7

Moby Dick

as Starbuck

2011
Shakespeare Uncovered 7.3

Shakespeare Uncovered

as Self

2012
My Generation 1.0

My Generation

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

1994

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