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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2025
Blue Moon
As: Lorenz Hart
- 2025
Black Phone 2
As: The Grabber
- 2025
The Lowdown
As: Lee Raybon
- 2025
She Dances
As: Brian
- 2024
My Generation
As: Narrator
- 2023
Leave the World Behind
As: Clay Sandford
- 2023
Strange Way of Life
As: Jake
- 2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
As: Efficient Man
2022Batwheels
As: Batman (voice)
2022Raymond & Ray
As: Ray
2022The Black Phone
As: The Grabber
2022The Northman
As: King Aurvandil War-Raven
2022Moon Knight
As: Arthur Harrow
2021Zeros and Ones
As: JJ / Justin
2021The Guilty
As: Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)
2021Reservation Dogs
As: Rick Miller
2021Waiting for Godot
As: Vladimir
2020The Good Lord Bird
As: John Brown
2020Tesla
As: Nikola Tesla
2020Cut Throat City
As: Jackson Symms
2019Adopt a Highway
As: Russell Millings
2019The Truth
As: Hank
2019Stockholm
As: Lars Nystrom
2019The Kid
As: Sheriff Pat Garrett
2018Let's Dance
As: Segment: "Table Manners"
2018The Purge
As: James Sandin
2018Blaze
As: Radio DJ
2018Juliet, Naked
As: Tucker Crowe
2018Explained
As: Narrator (voice)
2018First Reformed
As: Pastor Ernst Toller
201724 Hours to Live
As: Travis Conrad
- 2017
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
As: Jolly the Pimp
2016In a Valley of Violence
As: Paul
2016The Magnificent Seven
As: Goodnight Robicheaux
2016The Phenom
As: Hopper Sr.
2016Maudie
As: Everett Lewis
2016Maggie's Plan
As: John Harding
2016Invasion!
As: Voice of the Cosmos (voice)
2015Chattanooga Strong
As: Narrator
2015Regression
As: Bruce Kenner
2015Born to Be Blue
As: Chet Baker
201510,000 Saints
As: Les Horn
2015Good Kill
As: Commandant Tom Egan
2014Cymbeline
As: Iachimo
- 2014
Predestination
As: The Bartender
2014Boyhood
As: Dad
2013Welcome Nowhere
As: Narrator
2013Getaway
As: Brent Magna
- 2013
The Purge
As: James Sandin
2013Before Midnight
As: Jesse
2012Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
As: Pat (voice)
2012Sinister
As: Ellison Oswalt
2011The Woman in the Fifth
As: Tom Ricks
2011Moby Dick
As: Starbuck
2010Brooklyn's Finest
As: Det. Sal Procida
2010Daybreakers
As: Edward Dalton
2009Staten Island
As: Sully
2008What Doesn't Kill You
As: Paulie
2008New York, I Love You
As: Writer
2007Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
As: Hank Hanson
2007The Hottest State
As: Vince
2006Fast Food Nation
As: Pete
2005Lord of War
As: Jack Valentine
2005One Last Thing...
As: Earl Jameison (uncredited)
2005Assault on Precinct 13
As: Sergeant Jake Roenick
2004Before Sunset
As: Jesse
2004Taking Lives
As: James Costa
2002The Jimmy Show
As: Ray
2001Tape
As: Vin
2001Waking Life
As: Jesse
2001Training Day
As: Jake
2001Alias
As: James Lennox
2001Chelsea Walls
As: Sam (voice) (uncredited)
2000Hamlet
As: Hamlet
1999Snow Falling on Cedars
As: Ishmael Chambers
1999The Velocity of Gary
As: Nat
1999Joe the King
As: Len Coles
1998The Newton Boys
As: Jess Newton
1998Great Expectations
As: Finnegan Bell
- 1997
Gattaca
As: Vincent Freeman
1995Search and Destroy
As: Roger
1995Before Sunrise
As: Jesse
1994Floundering
As: Jimmy
1994Quiz Show
As: Columbia Student (uncredited)
1994White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
As: Jack Conroy (uncredited)
1994Reality Bites
As: Troy Dyer
1993Alive
As: Nando Parrado
1992Rich in Love
As: Wayne Frobiness
1992Waterland
As: Matthew Price
1992A Midnight Clear
As: Will Knott
1991Mystery Date
As: Tom McHugh
1991White Fang
As: Jack Conroy
1989Dad
As: Billy
- 1989
Dead Poets Society
As: Todd Anderson
1988Lion's Den
As: Chris
1985Explorers
As: Ben Crandall