Ethan Hawke biography
Ethan Hawke is an American actor and writer (born 1970), born on 6 November 1970 in Austin.
Ethan Hawke's screen career began in 1985 with Explorers, playing Ben Crandall.
Ethan Hawke has appeared in 111 films and 11 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Weight (2026), I, Object (2026), Black Phone 2 (2025).
Honours include Donostia Award and Film Independent Spirit Awards.
- Also known as
- Ethan Green Hawke
- Born
- 6 November 1970 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Austin
- Work
- Film actor, Film director, Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1985 to present
- Awards
- Donostia Award
- Film Independent Spirit Awards
Ethan Hawke filmography
111 films and 11 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Weight | Samuel Murphy | ||
| 2026 | I, Object | Little Ben | ||
| 2025 | Black Phone 2 | The Grabber | ||
| 2025 | She Dances | Brian | ||
| 2025 | Blue Moon | Lorenz Hart | ||
| 2025 | Highway 99: A Double Album | , N/a | Documentary; director and producer only | |
| 2023 | Leave the World Behind | Clay Sandford | ||
| 2023 | Strange Way of Life | Jake | Short film | |
| 2023 | Wildcat | , N/a | Writer, director and producer only | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Efficient Man | Cameo | |
| 2022 | The Northman | King Aurvandill | ||
| 2022 | Raymond & Ray | Ray | ||
| 2021 | The Black Phone | The Grabber | ||
| 2021 | Zeros and Ones | JJ | ||
| 2021 | The Guilty | Sergeant Bill Miller (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Tesla | Nikola Tesla | ||
| 2020 | Cut Throat City | Jackson Symms | ||
| 2019 | The Truth | Hank | ||
| 2019 | The Kid | Pat Garrett | ||
| 2019 | True West | Lee | ||
| 2019 | Adopt a Highway | Russell Millings | Also producer | |
| 2018 | Juliet, Naked | Tucker Crowe | ||
| 2018 | Stockholm | Kaj Hansson / Lars Nystrom | ||
| 2018 | Blaze | Radio DJ | Cameo; also writer, director and producer | |
| 2017 | Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets | English |
Show all 111 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The King | English | ||
| 2017 | First Reformed | Reverend Ernst Toller | ||
| 2017 | 24 Hours to Live | Travis Conrad | ||
| 2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | 'Jolly' The Pimp | ||
| 2017 | Dying of the Light | Narrator | Uncredited | |
| 2016 | Maudie | Everett Lewis | ||
| 2016 | The Phenom | Hopper Gibson Sr. | ||
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | 'Goodnight' Robicheaux | ||
| 2016 | Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | |||
| 2016 | In a Valley of Violence | Paul | ||
| 2016 | Invasion! | Cosmos (voice) | Short film | |
| 2015 | Regression | Bruce Kenner | ||
| 2015 | Ten Thousand Saints | Les Keffy | ||
| 2015 | Maggie's Plan | John Harding | ||
| 2015 | Born to Be Blue | Chet Baker | ||
| 2014 | Predestination | Agent Doe | ||
| 2014 | Boyhood | Mason Evans Sr. | ||
| 2014 | Good Kill | Major Tommy Egan | ||
| 2014 | Cymbeline | Iachimo | ||
| 2013 | The Purge | James Sandin | ||
| 2013 | Before Midnight | Jesse Wallace | Also writer | |
| 2013 | Getaway | Brent Magna | ||
| 2013 | Macbeth | Macbeth | ||
| 2013 | Clive | Clive | Also director | |
| 2012 | Total Recall | Carl Hauser | Director's cut only | |
| 2012 | Sinister | Ellison Oswalt | ||
| 2012 | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Pat (voice) | Documentary | |
| 2012 | Ivanov | Nikolai Ivanov | ||
| 2011 | The Woman in the Fifth | Tom Ricks | ||
| 2011 | Blood From a Stone | Travis | ||
| 2010 | A Lie of the Mind | , N/a | Director only | |
| 2009 | Daybreakers | Edward Dalton | ||
| 2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | Detective Sal Procida | ||
| 2009 | Staten Island | 'Sully' Halverson | ||
| 2009 | Corso: The Last Beat | Narrator / Himself | Documentary | |
| 2009 | The Winter's Tale | Autolycus | ||
| 2009 | The Cherry Orchard | Peter Trofimov | ||
| 2008 | New York, I Love You | Writer | ||
| 2008 | What Doesn't Kill You | Paulie McDougan | ||
| 2008 | Chelsea on the Rocks | English | ||
| 2007 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Hank Hanson | ||
| 2007 | Things We Want | , N/a | Director only | |
| 2006 | The Hottest State | Vince | Also writer and director | |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Pete | ||
| 2006 | The Coast of Utopia | Mikhail Bakunin | ||
| 2005 | Lord of War | ATF Agent Jack Valentine | ||
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Sergeant Jake Roenick | ||
| 2005 | One Last Thing | Earl Jameison | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2005 | Hurlyburly | Eddie | ||
| 2004 | Taking Lives | Martin Asher / James Costa | ||
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Jesse Wallace | Also writer | |
| 2003 | Henry IV | Henry Percy | ||
| 2002 | The Jimmy Show | Ray | ||
| 2001 | Training Day | Officer Jake Hoyt | ||
| 2001 | Waking Life | Jesse Wallace | ||
| 2001 | Tape | Vince | ||
| 2001 | Chelsea Walls | Sam (voice) | Uncredited; also director | |
| 2001 | The Late Henry Moss | Ray Moss | ||
| 2000 | Hamlet | Hamlet | ||
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Ishmael Chambers | ||
| 1999 | Joe the King | Len Coles | ||
| 1999 | The Velocity of Gary | Nat | ||
| 1999 | Camino Real | Kilroy | ||
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Finnegan 'Finn' Bell | ||
| 1998 | The Newton Boys | Jess Newton | ||
| 1997 | Gattaca | Vincent Freeman | ||
| 1995 | Search and Destroy | Roger | ||
| 1995 | Before Sunrise | Jesse Wallace | ||
| 1994 | Quiz Show | Don Quixote student | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1994 | White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf | Jack Conroy | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1994 | Reality Bites | Troy Dyer | ||
| 1994 | Floundering | Jimmy | ||
| 1994 | Straight to One | , N/a | Short film; writer, director and producer only | |
| 1993 | Rich in Love | Wayne Frobiness | ||
| 1993 | Alive | Nando Parrado | ||
| 1993 | Sophistry | Xavier 'Ex' Reynolds | ||
| 1992 | Waterland | Mathew Price | ||
| 1992 | A Midnight Clear | Will Knott | ||
| 1992 | The Seagull | Konstantin Treplev | ||
| 1991 | White Fang | Jack Conroy | ||
| 1991 | Mystery Date | Tom McHugh | ||
| 1991 | Casanova | Young Giacomo Casanova | ||
| 1989 | Dead Poets Society | Todd Anderson | ||
| 1989 | Dad | Billy Tremont | ||
| 1988 | Lion's Den | Chris | Short film | |
| 1985 | Explorers | Ben Crandall |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vietnam: The War That Changed America | Narrator (voice) | Documentary series | |
| 2025 | The Lowdown | Lee Raybon | Main role; also executive producer | |
| 2025 | The American Revolution | General Anthony Wayne (voice) | Documentary series | |
| 2023 | Reservation Dogs | Rick Miller | Episode: "Elora's Dad" | |
| 2022 | Moon Knight | Arthur Harrow | Main role | |
| 2022 | Batwheels | Batman (voice) | Main role | |
| 2020 | The Good Lord Bird | John Brown | Lead role; also creator, writer and executive producer | |
| 2019 | The Purge | James Sandin | Episode: "7:01am" | |
| 2011 | Moby Dick | Starbuck | Miniseries | |
| 2007 | Robot Chicken | Godzilla Junior / Jason (voice) | Episode: "Squaw Bury Shortcake" | |
| 2003 | Alias | CIA Agent James L. Lennox | Episode: "Double Agent" |