Ethan Hawke
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.
Acting
Movie
Dead Poets Society
as Todd Anderson
1989
Movie
The Purge
as James Sandin
2013
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
as Jolly the Pimp
2017
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Predestination
as The Bartender
2014
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Gattaca
as Vincent Freeman
1997
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Efficient Man
2022
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Training Day
as Jake
2001
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The Magnificent Seven
as Goodnight Robicheaux
2016
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Sinister
as Ellison Oswalt
2012
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Total Recall
as Hauser (long version only)
2012
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The Black Phone
as The Grabber
2022
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Boyhood
as Dad
2014
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Lord of War
as Jack Valentine
2005
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The Northman
as King Aurvandil War-Raven
2022
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Before Sunrise
as Jesse
1995
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Before Sunset
as Jesse
2004
TV
Moon Knight
as Arthur Harrow
2022
TV
The Purge
as James Sandin
2018
Movie
Leave the World Behind
as Clay Sandford
2023
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The Guilty
as Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)
2021
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Before Midnight
as Jesse
2013
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Daybreakers
as Edward Dalton
2010
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Regression
as Bruce Kenner
2015
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Taking Lives
as James Costa
2004
Crew
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Before Sunset
Screenplay
2004
Movie
Before Midnight
Writer
2013
Movie
Adopt a Highway
Producer
2019
TV
The Good Lord Bird
Executive Producer
2020
Movie
Blaze
Director
2018
TV
The Lowdown
Executive Producer
2025
Movie
The Hottest State
Director
2007
Movie
Wildcat
Director
2023
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Chelsea Walls
Director
2001
Movie
Seymour: An Introduction
Director
2015
TV
The Last Movie Stars
Director
2022
Movie
Straight to One
Producer
1993