Ethan Hawke

Also known as Ethan Green Hawke

Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, author, and filmmaker whose career on both stage and screen has spanned four decades. Known for his versatility across a range of roles and collaborations with director Richard Linklater, he has worked in both independent films and blockbusters. His accolades include a Daytime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Tony Award.

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Ethan Green Hawke is an American film actor, film director, novelist, and screenwriter. Born in Austin in 1970, he began his work period in 1985. He is educated at New York University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Texas at Austin. His notable works include *Ash Wednesday*, *Indeh*, *Assault on Precinct 13*, and *Meadowlark*. He has received the Donostia Award and Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Hawke has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, an Academy Award for Best Actor, and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA, Screen Actors Guild, and Writers Guild of America, East. He resides in Boerum Hill and speaks English. His spouse is Uma Thurman, and they have children including Maya Hawke and Levon Hawke.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1970-11-06
Works: 32

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Ash Wednesday
INDEH. Una historia apache
Indeh
Assault on Precinct 13
Meadowlark - Carton of 10 Signed Copies

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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…

Known for

The Weight — Samuel Murphy2026
She Dances — Brian2026
I, Object — Little Ben (voice)2026
Black Phone 2 — Grabber2025
Blue Moon — Lorenz Hart2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self - (archive footage)2025
The Lowdown — Lee Raybon2025
Vietnam: The War That Changed America — Self - Narrator (voice)2025
The American Revolution — Anthony Wayne / John Andrews (voice)2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors — Self2025

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ethan
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Austin
Spouse: Uma Thurman
Occupation: theatrical director
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Film Independent Spirit Awards
Mass: 74
Image: Ethan Hawke at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival-67055.jpg
Height: 1.8
Number of children: 4
Residence: Boerum Hill

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Commons category: Ethan Hawke
date of birth: 1970-11-06
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor
name in native language: Ethan Hawke
start of work period: 1985-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Ethan Hawke
birth name: Ethan Green Hawke
member of: Writers Guild of America, East

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Encyclopedic overview

Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, author, and filmmaker whose career on both stage and screen has spanned four decades. Known for his versatility across a range of roles and collaborations with director Richard Linklater, he has worked in both independent films and blockbusters. His accolades include a Daytime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Tony Award.

Hawke made his film debut at age fourteen in Explorers (1985) and gained recognition for starring in Dead Poets Society (1989). He established himself as a leading man with the films Reality Bites (1994), Gattaca (1997), and Great Expectations (1998). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the crime thriller Training Day (2001) and coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the latter garnered him BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations in the same category. Hawke was Oscar-nominated twice for screenwriting two films from Before trilogy (1995–2013), in which he also starred. He earned Best Actor nominations at the Oscars, BAFTAs, and Golden Globes for portraying lyricist Lorenz Hart in the biopic Blue Moon (2025).

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