Ethan Hawke
Acting
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Acting Credits
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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
Filmography
The Weight
2026
as Samuel Murphy
She Dances
2026
as Brian
I, Object
2026
as Little Ben (voice)
Black Phone 2
2025
as Grabber
Blue Moon
2025
as Lorenz Hart
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
The Lowdown
2025
as Lee Raybon
Vietnam: The War That Changed America
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The American Revolution
2025
as Anthony Wayne / John Andrews (voice)
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
as Self
My Generation
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Leave the World Behind
2023
as Clay Sandford
Strange Way of Life
2023
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
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
2022
as Self - Arthur Harrow
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Efficient Man
Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone
2022
as Self
The Northman
2022
as King Aurvandil War-Raven
The Black Phone
2022
as The Grabber
Raymond & Ray
2022
as Ray
Moon Knight
2022
as Arthur Harrow
Batwheels
2022
as Batman (voice)
Zeros and Ones
2021
as JJ / Justin
The Guilty
2021
as Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)
Waiting for Godot
2021
as Vladimir
Reservation Dogs
2021
as Rick Miller
Before the End
2020
as Self - Jesse
Tesla
2020
as Nikola Tesla
Cut Throat City
2020
as Jackson Symms
Paul Schrader: Man in a Room
2020
The Good Lord Bird
2020
as John Brown
Stockholm
2019
as Lars Nystrom
The Kid
2019
as Sheriff Pat Garrett
The Truth
2019
as Hank
Adopt a Highway
2019
as Russell Millings
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Juliet, Naked
2018
as Tucker Crowe
First Reformed
2018
as Pastor Ernst Toller
The King
2018
as Self
Blaze
2018
as Radio DJ
Let's Dance
2018
as Segment: "Table Manners"
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
The Purge
2018
as James Sandin
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
as Self
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017
as Jolly the Pimp
The Space in Between
2017
as Self
24 Hours to Live
2017
as Travis Conrad
After Before
2017
as Self
Talking with Chris Hardwick
2017
as Self
Invasion!
2016
as Voice of the Cosmos (voice)
In a Valley of Violence
2016
as Paul
Maggie's Plan
2016
as John Harding
The Magnificent Seven
2016
as Goodnight Robicheaux
Maudie
2016
as Everett Lewis
The Phenom
2016
as Hopper Sr.
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
as Self
Quotidien
2016
as Self - Guest
10,000 Saints
2015
as Les Horn
Good Kill
2015
as Commandant Tom Egan
Regression
2015
as Bruce Kenner
Born to Be Blue
2015
as Chet Baker
Seymour: An Introduction
2015
as Self
All You Zombies: Bringing 'Predestination' to Life
2015
as Self
Chattanooga Strong
2015
as Narrator
Twelve Years
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Boyhood
2014
as Dad
Predestination
2014
as The Bartender
Cymbeline
2014
as Iachimo
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actor
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Getaway
2013
as Brent Magna
Before Midnight
2013
as Jesse
The Purge
2013
as James Sandin
Welcome Nowhere
2013
as Narrator
Sinister
2012
as Ellison Oswalt
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
2012
as Pat (voice)
Total Recall
2012
as Hauser (long version only)
Shakespeare Uncovered
2012
as Self
The Woman in the Fifth
2011
as Tom Ricks
Moby Dick
2011
as Starbuck
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Det. Sal Procida
Daybreakers
2010
as Edward Dalton
The Making of Daybreakers
2010
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Staten Island
2009
as Sully
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
What Doesn't Kill You
2008
as Paulie
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
New York, I Love You
2008
as Writer
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
2008
as Self
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as Hank Hanson
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
as Self
The Hottest State
2007
as Vince
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Fast Food Nation
2006
as Pete
The Phoenix Portal
2005
as Ben Crandall (archive footage)
Lord of War
2005
as Jack Valentine
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Sergeant Jake Roenick
One Last Thing...
2005
as Earl Jameison (uncredited)
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
2005
Before Sunset
2004
as Jesse
Taking Lives
2004
as James Costa
pollyDAYS
2003
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
The Jimmy Show
2002
as Ray
All the Love You Cannes!
2002
as Self
Bo' Selecta!
2002
as Self
Training Day
2001
as Jake
Tape
2001
as Vin
Waking Life
2001
as Jesse
Chelsea Walls
2001
as Sam (voice) (uncredited)
Alias
2001
as James Lennox
Hamlet
2000
as Hamlet
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
as Ishmael Chambers
Joe the King
1999
as Len Coles
The Velocity of Gary
1999
as Nat
Great Expectations
1998
as Finnegan Bell
The Newton Boys
1998
as Jess Newton
Gattaca
1997
as Vincent Freeman
The View
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Before Sunrise
1995
as Jesse
Search and Destroy
1995
as Roger
At Sundance
1995
as Self
Reality Bites
1994
as Troy Dyer
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
1994
as Jack Conroy (uncredited)
Floundering
1994
as Jimmy
Quiz Show
1994
as Don Quixote Student (uncredited)
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Alive
1993
as Nando Parrado
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
A Midnight Clear
1992
as Will Knott
Waterland
1992
as Matthew Price
Rich in Love
1992
as Wayne Frobiness
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
White Fang
1991
as Jack Conroy
Mystery Date
1991
as Tom McHugh
Dead Poets Society
1989
as Todd Anderson
Dad
1989
as Billy
Lion's Den
1988
as Chris
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Explorers
1985
as Ben Crandall
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self