Ethan Hawke & his dubbing voice Frank Schaff
Profession: Actor & producer
Date of birth: 6 November 1970
Born in: Austin | Texas
Nationality: USA
Height: 179 cm
Partner: Ryan Hawke
Ex-partner: Uma Thurman
Miscellaneous:
Ethan Green Hawke began his acting training at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the renowned Juilliard School. There he honed his craft in classical acting and developed a strong connection to the theatre, which still plays an important role in his work today.
In addition to his work in film, he is committed to social issues and lives with his family in New York.
Breakthrough:
Hawke made his international breakthrough in 1989 with the drama Dead Poets Society, in which he starred alongside Robin Williams. The film made him famous overnight and established him as a serious young actor with great emotional expression.
Development:
In the 1990s and 2000s, Hawke consistently expanded his repertoire of roles. His collaboration with director Richard Linklater, for example in the ‘Before’ trilogy, beginning with ‘Before Sunrise,’ was particularly influential. At the same time, he made a name for himself in ambitious independent productions such as Training Day, but also as a director and writer of his own films and novels. His career is characterised by a conscious balance between mainstream cinema, independent film and theatre work.
Accolades:
82 awards & 198 nominations
He has been nominated for several Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor for Training Day and Best Actor for Boyhood. He has also received awards for his screenplays and acting performances at international film festivals and continues to be highly regarded by critics and audiences alike.
Filmography
We have listed some of his best and most famous films and series here:
2025: Black Phone 2
2025: She Dances
2025: Blue Moon
2023: Leave the World Behind
2023: Strange Way of Life
2022: Raymond & Ray
2022: The Northman
2022: Moon Knight (TV series)
2021: The Black Phone
2021: The Guilty
2021: Zeros and Ones
2020: The Good Lord Bird (miniseries)
2020: Tesla
2019: La Vérité
2017: First Reformed
2016: Maudie
2016: The Magnificent Seven
2016: In a Valley of Violence
2015: Regression
2014: Good Kill
2014: Cymbeline
2014: Predestination
2014: Boyhood
2013: Getaway
2013: Before Midnight
2013: The Purge
2012: Sinister
2012: La femme du Vème
2010: Brooklyn's Finest
2009: Daybreakers
2009: Staten Island
2008: What Doesn't Kill You
2007: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2005: Lord of War
2005: Assault on Precinct 13
2004: Taking Lives
2004: Before Sunset
2001: Training Day
2001: Tape
2001: Waking Life
2000: Hamlet
1999: Snow Falling on Cedars
1998: Great Expectations
1997: Gattaca
1995: Before Sunrise
1994: Reality Bites
1993: Alive
1992: Waterland
1991: Mystery Date
1991: White Fang
1989: Dead Poets Society
1985: Explorers