Ethan Hawke

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 nomin…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Dead Poets Society (1989) — Todd Anderson
2. The Purge (2013) — James Sandin
3. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) — Jolly the Pimp
4. Predestination (2014) — The Bartender
5. Gattaca (1997) — Vincent Freeman
6. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) — Efficient Man
7. Training Day (2001) — Jake
8. The Magnificent Seven (2016) — Goodnight Robicheaux
9. Sinister (2012) — Ellison Oswalt
10. The Black Phone (2022) — The Grabber
11. Total Recall (2012) — Hauser (long version only)
12. Boyhood (2014) — Dad
13. Lord of War (2005) — Jack Valentine
14. The Northman (2022) — King Aurvandil War-Raven
15. Before Sunrise (1995) — Jesse
16. Before Sunset (2004) — Jesse
17. Moon Knight (2022) — Arthur Harrow
18. The Purge (2018) — James Sandin
19. Leave the World Behind (2023) — Clay Sandford
20. The Guilty (2021) — Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)
21. Before Midnight (2013) — Jesse
22. Daybreakers (2010) — Edward Dalton
23. Regression (2015) — Bruce Kenner
24. Taking Lives (2004) — James Costa
25. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) — Hank Hanson
26. Alive (1993) — Nando Parrado
27. First Reformed (2018) — Pastor Ernst Toller
28. Black Phone 2 (2025) — The Grabber
29. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) — Sergeant Jake Roenick
30. Brooklyn's Finest (2010) — Det. Sal Procida
31. Quiz Show (1994) — Don Quixote Student (uncredited)
32. Waking Life (2001) — Jesse
33. Reality Bites (1994) — Troy Dyer
34. 24 Hours to Live (2017) — Travis Conrad
35. Alias (2001) — James Lennox
36. Great Expectations (1998) — Finnegan Bell
37. Getaway (2013) — Brent Magna
38. White Fang (1991) — Jack Conroy
39. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
40. In a Valley of Violence (2016) — Paul

Directed

1. Blaze (2018) — Director
2. The Hottest State (2007) — Director
3. Wildcat (2024) — Director
4. Chelsea Walls (2001) — Director
5. The Last Movie Stars (2022) — Director
6. Seymour: An Introduction (2015) — Director
7. Straight to One (1993) — Director
8. Camino Real — Director
9. Highway 99: A Double Album (2025) — Director