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Ethan Green Hawke was born on 6 November 1970 in Austin Texas. His parents were students at the University of Texas at the time but divorced when Ethan was 5. His mother raised him alone for the next five years, moving around the country, until she remarried in 1981 and the family settled in Princeton Junction, New Jersey... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (54 titles)
2015 Body Defenders (pre-production)
Troy (rumored)
 
2013 Getaway (post-production)
Brent
 
2013 The Purge (completed)
James Sandin
 
2012 Total Recall (uncredited)
 
2012 Exit Strategy (TV movie)
Eric Shaw
 
2011 The Woman in the Fifth
Tom Ricks
 
2011 Moby Dick (TV mini-series)
Starbuck
Part 2 (2011) … Starbuck
Part 1 (2011) … Starbuck
 
2009 Little New York
Sully Halverson
 
2009 Brooklyn's Finest
Sal
 
2009 New York, I Love You
Writer (segment "Yvan Attal")
 
2007 Robot Chicken (TV series)
Godzilla Jr. / Jason
Squaw Bury Shortcake (2007) … Godzilla Jr. (voice) / Jason (voice)
 
2006 Fast Food Nation
Pete
 
2005 One Last Thing...
Earl Jameison (uncredited)
 
2003 Alias (TV series)
James Lennox
Double Agent (2003) … James Lennox
 
2001 Chelsea Walls
Sam (voice) (uncredited)
 
2001 The Jimmy Show
Ray
 
2001 Tape
Vince
 
2001 Waking Life
Jesse
 
2000 Hamlet
Hamlet
 
1999 Joe the King
Len Coles
 
1998 Great Expectations
Finnegan Bell
 
1994 Quiz Show
Don Quixote Student (uncredited)
 
1994 Floundering
Jimmy
 
1992 Rich in Love
Wayne Frobiness
 
1992 Waterland
Matthew Price
 
1992 A Midnight Clear
Sgt. Will Knott
 
1991 Mystery Date
Tom McHugh
 
1989 Dad
Billy
 
1988 Lion's Den (short)
 
1985 Explorers
Ben Crandall
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
2013 Before Midnight (written by)
 
2006 The Hottest State (novel "The Hottest State" / screenplay)
 
2004 Before Sunset (screenplay)
 
1994 Straight to One (short) (written by)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2012 Exit Strategy (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2000 Hamlet (pixillography - as E. Hawke)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1994 Reality Bites (performer: "Conjunction Junction", "Marriage", "I'm Nuthin'", "Add It Up", "A Froggy went A Courtin'")
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1994 Straight to One (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2011 The Woman in the Fifth (thanks)
 
2005 Grodmin (special thanks)
 
2003 Easy Six (thanks)
 
2002 Hysterical Blindness (TV movie) (thanks)
 
2000 Tadpole (special thanks)
 
1996 SubUrbia (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (64 titles)
2013 The Austin Pendleton Project (documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2012 Welcome Nowhere (documentary) (completed)
Narrator (voice)
 
2013 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2010-2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #1.808 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode #1.367 (2010) … Himself
Episode #1.175 (2010) … Himself
 
2010-2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.4 (2012) … Himself
Episode #5.17 (2010) … Himself
 
2010-2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 12 October 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 5 October 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 3 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2012 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 11 October 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Watch What Happens: Live (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Ethan Hawke & Liam Neeson (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #8.318 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (documentary)
Pat (voice)
 
2012 Shakespeare Uncovered (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Hamlet (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself - presenter
 
2012 George Bellows (video documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2010 Conflict and Chaos: Brooklyn's Finest (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007-2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
After the Academy Awards (2010) … Himself
Episode #8.102 (2010) … Himself
Episode #5.17 (2007) … Himself
 
2010 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.131 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Corso: The Last Beat (documentary)
 
2009 High Line Stories (TV series documentary)
 
1997-2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Plain White T's (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 30 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 23 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 17 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 20 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2008 Chelsea on the Rocks (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Eigo de shabera-night (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Welcome to Gattaca (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 December 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
1998-2007 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
Episode dated 30 November 2007 (2007) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 14 April 2005 (2005) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 14 March 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 6 November 2001 (2001) … Himself - Guest
 
2007 The View (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2005-2007 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 24 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 August 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
Ethan Hawke (2007) … Himself
 
2000-2007 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #15.119 (2007) … Himself
Episode #10.59 (2002) … Himself
Episode dated 3 May 2000 (2000) … Himself
Episode dated 6 January 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2007 The 61st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play
 
2007 Working in the Theatre (TV series)
Himself
The Coast of Utopia (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Making of 'Lord of War' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Dead Poets: A Look Back (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The 59th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 Fashion Week Diaries (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001-2005 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
Training Day: Crossing the Line (2001) … Himself
 
2005 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 On the Set of 'Before Sunset' (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Jessie'
 
2004 4Pop (TV series documentary)
Himself
Kurja muodonmuutos (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Book TV (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
America: The Book (2004) … Himself - Presenter
 
2004 The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Play
 
2004 T4 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Ethan Hawke (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Extra (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 October 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Pollydays (video)
Himself
 
2003 Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin' (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Bo' Selecta! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 September 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 All the Love You Cannes! (documentary)
Himself
 
1995-2002 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Audience Member
Episode #8.12 (2002) … Himself
Episode #2.7 (1995) … Himself - Audience Member
 
1997-2002 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 April 2002 (2002) … Himself
Episode dated 23 October 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary Feature
 
2000 Spotlight on Location: Snow Falling on Cedars (TV documentary)
Himself/Interviewee
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself (1998) … Himself
 
1994 The Making of 'Reality Bites' (documentary short)
Troy Dyer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2008 60/90 (TV series)
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Jake (uncredited)
 
2004 'Pulp Fiction' on a Dime: A 10th Anniversary Retrospect (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Celebrities Uncensored (TV series)
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Todd Anderson
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(3/14/03) Stage: Appeared in a reading of playwright Sam Shepard's "The Late Henry Moss" at The Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, during its "Americana (Play Readings)" program. See more »

Publicity Listings:

15 Interviews  | 19 Articles  | 14 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

E. Hawke

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

As I've gotten older, I've gotten more interested in blurring the line between character and actor. When Johnny Cash or Elvis Presley or Patti Smith sings a song, you feel like they're singing about themselves. It gets inside me and works on me in a different way when the song doesn't matter to them. So more and more I tried to make things personal to me. ... See more »

Trivia:

When he was in the seventh grade, he played "Lon" in West Windsor-Plainsboro junior high school production of the play "Meet Me in St. Louis". See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio