Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Acting
Born 1970-11-06Austin, 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 (120)

Dead Poets Society
8.3

Dead Poets Society

1989Movie8.3
The Magnificent Seven
6.5

The Magnificent Seven

2016Movie6.5
Training Day
7.5

Training Day

2001Movie7.5
The Purge
6.2

The Purge

2013Movie6.2
Before Sunrise
8.0

Before Sunrise

1995Movie8.0
The Northman
7.0

The Northman

2022Movie7.0
Black Phone 2
6.6

Black Phone 2

2025Movie6.6
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
7.0

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022Movie7.0
Predestination
7.4

Predestination

2014Movie7.4
Sinister
6.9

Sinister

2012Movie6.9
Leave the World Behind
6.4

Leave the World Behind

2023Movie6.4
Gattaca
7.6

Gattaca

1997Movie7.6
The Weight

The Weight

2026Movie
Total Recall
6.0

Total Recall

2012Movie6.0
Lord of War
7.3

Lord of War

2005Movie7.3
The Black Phone
7.5

The Black Phone

2022Movie7.5
Boyhood
7.5

Boyhood

2014Movie7.5
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
6.7

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017Movie6.7
Blue Moon
6.6

Blue Moon

2025Movie6.6
The Guilty
6.4

The Guilty

2021Movie6.4
Daybreakers
6.3

Daybreakers

2010Movie6.3
24 Hours to Live
6.0

24 Hours to Live

2017Movie6.0
Before Sunset
7.8

Before Sunset

2004Movie7.8
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
7.1

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007Movie7.1
Assault on Precinct 13
6.2

Assault on Precinct 13

2005Movie6.2
Brooklyn's Finest
6.3

Brooklyn's Finest

2010Movie6.3
First Reformed
7.0

First Reformed

2018Movie7.0
Alive
6.9

Alive

1993Movie6.9
Taking Lives
6.4

Taking Lives

2004Movie6.4
White Fang
6.8

White Fang

1991Movie6.8
Stockholm
5.9

Stockholm

2019Movie5.9
New York, I Love You
6.0

New York, I Love You

2008Movie6.0
Good Kill
5.9

Good Kill

2015Movie5.9
The Kid
6.0

The Kid

2019Movie6.0
Quiz Show
7.2

Quiz Show

1994Movie7.2
Great Expectations
6.7

Great Expectations

1998Movie6.7
Before Midnight
7.5

Before Midnight

2013Movie7.5
Regression
5.6

Regression

2015Movie5.6
Raymond & Ray
6.2

Raymond & Ray

2022Movie6.2
21 Years: Richard Linklater
6.3

21 Years: Richard Linklater

2014Movie6.3
In a Valley of Violence
6.1

In a Valley of Violence

2016Movie6.1
Juliet, Naked
6.3

Juliet, Naked

2018Movie6.3
She Dances
3.4

She Dances

2026Movie3.4
Reality Bites
6.5

Reality Bites

1994Movie6.5
Waking Life
7.5

Waking Life

2001Movie7.5
Strange Way of Life
6.3

Strange Way of Life

2023Movie6.3
Explorers
6.3

Explorers

1985Movie6.3
The Truth
6.0

The Truth

2019Movie6.0
Fast Food Nation
6.1

Fast Food Nation

2006Movie6.1
Maggie's Plan
5.7

Maggie's Plan

2016Movie5.7
Getaway
5.0

Getaway

2013Movie5.0
What Doesn't Kill You
6.0

What Doesn't Kill You

2008Movie6.0
Dad
6.4

Dad

1989Movie6.4
Cut Throat City
6.4

Cut Throat City

2020Movie6.4
The Newton Boys
6.1

The Newton Boys

1998Movie6.1
Snow Falling on Cedars
6.1

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999Movie6.1
Zeros and Ones
4.7

Zeros and Ones

2021Movie4.7
Adopt a Highway
6.7

Adopt a Highway

2019Movie6.7
Maudie
7.8

Maudie

2016Movie7.8
Tesla
5.7

Tesla

2020Movie5.7
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012Movie7.5
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

2023Movie
10,000 Saints
6.0

10,000 Saints

2015Movie6.0
Waterland
6.3

Waterland

1992Movie6.3
Joe the King
5.8

Joe the King

1999Movie5.8
Cymbeline
3.9

Cymbeline

2014Movie3.9
Blaze
6.3

Blaze

2018Movie6.3
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
6.9

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

1994Movie6.9
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025Movie
Waiting for Godot
3.0

Waiting for Godot

2021Movie3.0
Hamlet
5.8

Hamlet

2000Movie5.8
A Midnight Clear
6.6

A Midnight Clear

1992Movie6.6
Staten Island
6.0

Staten Island

2009Movie6.0
I, Object

I, Object

2026Movie
Born to Be Blue
6.5

Born to Be Blue

2015Movie6.5
Let's Dance
6.1

Let's Dance

2018Movie6.1
Invasion!

Invasion!

2016Movie
The Hottest State
5.5

The Hottest State

2007Movie5.5
The Last of the Tribe

The Last of the Tribe

Movie
Mystery Date
5.8

Mystery Date

1991Movie5.8
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
6.8

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

2022Movie6.8
One Last Thing...
6.0

One Last Thing...

2005Movie6.0
Tape
6.9

Tape

2001Movie6.9
Rich in Love
6.4

Rich in Love

1992Movie6.4
The Woman in the Fifth
5.2

The Woman in the Fifth

2011Movie5.2
Welcome Nowhere
9.0

Welcome Nowhere

2013Movie9.0
Paul Schrader: Man in a Room
6.0

Paul Schrader: Man in a Room

2020Movie6.0
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
5.3

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

2008Movie5.3
Chelsea Walls
4.3

Chelsea Walls

2001Movie4.3
At Sundance
5.8

At Sundance

1995Movie5.8
Starring Austin Pendleton
6.7

Starring Austin Pendleton

2016Movie6.7
The King
6.3

The King

2018Movie6.3
Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone
6.3

Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone

2022Movie6.3
The Phenom
5.4

The Phenom

2016Movie5.4
Tonight at Noon

Tonight at Noon

Movie
Revolver

Revolver

Movie
Seymour: An Introduction
7.2

Seymour: An Introduction

2015Movie7.2
The Jimmy Show
6.3

The Jimmy Show

2002Movie6.3
Twelve Years
6.0

Twelve Years

2015Movie6.0
Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
7.1

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

2022Movie7.1
The Velocity of Gary
4.4

The Velocity of Gary

1999Movie4.4
All the Love You Cannes!
6.5

All the Love You Cannes!

2002Movie6.5
Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

Movie
The Phoenix Portal

The Phoenix Portal

2005Movie
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007Movie
Floundering
5.0

Floundering

1994Movie5.0
Search and Destroy
4.8

Search and Destroy

1995Movie4.8
All You Zombies: Bringing 'Predestination' to Life
7.0

All You Zombies: Bringing 'Predestination' to Life

2015Movie7.0
The Making of Daybreakers
7.0

The Making of Daybreakers

2010Movie7.0
Chelsea on the Rocks
5.7

Chelsea on the Rocks

2008Movie5.7
Hippies

Hippies

Movie
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
6.8

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016Movie6.8
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
7.3

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

2012Movie7.3
After Before
7.0

After Before

2017Movie7.0
Before the End

Before the End

2020Movie
Chattanooga Strong
7.0

Chattanooga Strong

2015Movie7.0
Lion's Den
4.7

Lion's Den

1988Movie4.7
The Space in Between
8.0

The Space in Between

2017Movie8.0
pollyDAYS
8.0

pollyDAYS

2003Movie8.0
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
10.0

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

2005Movie10.0

TV Shows (37)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.1

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003Series6.1
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
Conan
7.2

Conan

2010Series7.2
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992Series5.4
Desus & Mero
5.1

Desus & Mero

2019Series5.1
Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971Series6.1
Batwheels
7.0

Batwheels

2022Series7.0
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014Series4.2
Moon Knight
7.6

Moon Knight

2022Series7.6
Off Camera with Sam Jones
5.0

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014Series5.0
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
The Lowdown
6.8

The Lowdown

2025Series6.8
Reservation Dogs
7.9

Reservation Dogs

2021Series7.9
Explained
7.5

Explained

2018Series7.5
The Good Lord Bird
6.7

The Good Lord Bird

2020Series6.7
The Purge
6.9

The Purge

2018Series6.9
Alias
6.8

Alias

2001Series6.8
The American Revolution
5.9

The American Revolution

2025Series5.9
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
7.5

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018Series7.5
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
5.5

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

2025Series5.5
Bo' Selecta!
7.1

Bo' Selecta!

2002Series7.1
Vietnam: The War That Changed America
8.4

Vietnam: The War That Changed America

2025Series8.4
Talking with Chris Hardwick
8.0

Talking with Chris Hardwick

2017Series8.0
Moby Dick
5.7

Moby Dick

2011Series5.7
My Generation
1.0

My Generation

2024Series1.0
Shakespeare Uncovered
7.3

Shakespeare Uncovered

2012Series7.3
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994Series