Ethan Hawke

ActorProducerDirectorWriter Nov 6 (age 55) Austin, Texas, USA 1971–2026 (55 year career)

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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 star…

Known For

Film

Dead Poets Society

Todd Anderson

Film

Before Sunrise

Jesse

Film

Gattaca

Vincent Freeman

Film

Training Day

Jake

Film

Predestination

The Bartender

Film

The Black Phone

The Grabber

Film

Boyhood

Dad

Film

Before Sunset

Jesse

Filmography

Acting (158)

Movies (121)

The Weight

2026 Upcoming

as Samuel Murphy

Jul 9

She Dances

2026

as Brian

Black Phone 2

as The Grabber

Blue Moon

as Lorenz Hart

Leave the World Behind

as Clay Sandford

Strange Way of Life

as Jake

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

2023

as Self

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

2022

as Self

6.6

The Northman

2022

as King Aurvandil War-Raven

7.0

The Black Phone

2022

as The Grabber

7.5

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022

as Efficient Man

7.0

Luna Moth (Performance Film)

2022

as Self

Raymond & Ray

2022

as Ray

6.3

Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone

2022

as Self

6.3

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

2022

as Self - Arthur Harrow

6.9

The Guilty

2021

as Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)

Zeros and Ones

as JJ / Justin

Waiting for Godot

as Vladimir

Tesla

as Nikola Tesla

Cut Throat City

as Jackson Symms

Before the End

as Self - Jesse

Paul Schrader: Man in a Room

Stockholm

as Lars Nystrom

The Truth

as Hank

The Kid

as Sheriff Pat Garrett

Adopt a Highway

as Russell Millings

First Reformed

as Pastor Ernst Toller

Juliet, Naked

as Tucker Crowe

The King

as Self

Let's Dance

as Segment: "Table Manners"

6.1

Blaze

2018

as Radio DJ

6.3

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

as Jolly the Pimp

24 Hours to Live

as Travis Conrad

The Space in Between

as Self

After Before

as Self

The Magnificent Seven

2016

as Goodnight Robicheaux

6.5

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

as Self

Maudie

as Everett Lewis

The Phenom

as Hopper Sr.

In a Valley of Violence

2016

as Paul

6.1

Starring Austin Pendleton

as Self

Maggie's Plan

as John Harding

Invasion!

as Voice of the Cosmos (voice)

Regression

as Bruce Kenner

10,000 Saints

as Les Horn

Good Kill

as Commandant Tom Egan

6.0

All You Zombies: Bringing 'Predestination' to Life

as Self

Chattanooga Strong

as Narrator

Born to Be Blue

as Chet Baker

Seymour: An Introduction

as Self

Twelve Years

as Self

Predestination

as The Bartender

Boyhood

as Dad

Cymbeline

as Iachimo

21 Years: Richard Linklater

as Self - Actor

The Purge

as James Sandin

Before Midnight

as Jesse

Getaway

as Brent Magna

Welcome Nowhere

as Narrator

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

Sinister

as Ellison Oswalt

Total Recall

as Hauser (long version only)

6.0

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

2012

as Pat (voice)

7.3

The Woman in the Fifth

as Tom Ricks

Daybreakers

as Edward Dalton

The Making of Daybreakers

as Self

Brooklyn's Finest

as Det. Sal Procida

Staten Island

as Sully

What Doesn't Kill You

as Paulie

New York, I Love You

as Writer

Chelsea on the Rocks

as Self

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

2008

as Self

5.3

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

as Hank Hanson

The Hottest State

as Vince

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007

as Self

Fast Food Nation

2006

as Pete

6.1

Dead Poets: A Look Back

2006

Lord of War

2005

as Jack Valentine

7.3

Assault on Precinct 13

2005

as Sergeant Jake Roenick

6.2

One Last Thing...

2005

as Earl Jameison (uncredited)

5.9

The Phoenix Portal

2005

as Ben Crandall (archive footage)

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

Before Sunset

as Jesse

Taking Lives

as James Costa

pollyDAYS

as Self

All the Love You Cannes!

as Self

The Jimmy Show

as Ray

Training Day

as Jake

Waking Life

as Jesse

Tape

as Vin

Chelsea Walls

as Sam (voice) (uncredited)

4.3

Hamlet

2000

as Hamlet

5.8

Snow Falling on Cedars

as Ishmael Chambers

The Velocity of Gary

as Nat

Joe the King

as Len Coles

Great Expectations

as Finnegan Bell

The Newton Boys

as Jess Newton

Gattaca

as Vincent Freeman

Before Sunrise

as Jesse

At Sundance

as Self

Search and Destroy

as Roger

Quiz Show

as Columbia Student (uncredited)

7.3

Reality Bites

1994

as Troy Dyer

6.6

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

1994

as Jack Conroy (uncredited)

Floundering

as Jimmy

Alive

as Nando Parrado

Waterland

as Matthew Price

A Midnight Clear

as Will Knott

Rich in Love

as Wayne Frobiness

White Fang

as Jack Conroy

Mystery Date

as Tom McHugh

Dead Poets Society

as Todd Anderson

Dad

as Billy

Lion's Den

as Chris

Explorers

as Ben Crandall

Tonight at Noon

as Lefty

Revolver

The Last of the Tribe

as William Phelan

Hippies

as Ralph Waldo Emerson

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

Untitled Richard Linklater Movie

Television (37)

The American Revolution

2025

as Anthony Wayne / John Andrews (voice)

5.5

The Lowdown

2025

as Lee Raybon

6.7

Vietnam: The War That Changed America

2025

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8.0

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

2025

as Self

My Generation

as Narrator

Moon Knight

as Arthur Harrow

Batwheels

as Batman (voice)

Reservation Dogs

as Rick Miller

The Good Lord Bird

as John Brown

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.4

Desus & Mero

2019

as Self - Illustrious Guest

The Purge

as James Sandin

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018

as Self

7.5

Talking with Chris Hardwick

2017

as Self

8.7

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.2

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Guest

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

5.2

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.5

Shakespeare Uncovered

as Self

Moby Dick

as Starbuck

Conan

as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self - Guest

7.2

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Bo' Selecta!

as Self

Alias

as James Lennox

The View

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

as Self

7.5

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

as Self

5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Great Performances

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Crew (28)

Movies (24)

King Hamlet

2025

Executive Producer

Highway 99: A Double Album

2025

Director

Wildcat

Director

Wildcat

Producer

Wildcat

Writer

Adopt a Highway

Producer

Blaze

Director

Blaze

Producer

Blaze

Writer

Seymour: An Introduction

Director

Before Midnight

Writer

The Hottest State

Director

The Hottest State

Writer

Before Sunset

Screenplay

Chelsea Walls

Director

Straight to One

Director

Straight to One

Producer

Straight to One

Writer

Camino Real

Director

Camino Real

Screenplay

The Last of the Tribe

Producer

Untitled Agnes Denes Documentary

Executive Producer

The Gunfighter

Producer

The Gunfighter

Writer

Television (4)

The Lowdown

Executive Producer

The Last Movie Stars

Director

The Good Lord Bird

Executive Producer

The Good Lord Bird

Writer