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Ethan Hawke

Birth Place: Austin, TX, USA

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BIO

In a career on both stage and screen spanning more than four decades, Ethan Hawke has received numerous accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a British Academy Film Award and a Tony Award.



Hawke made his film debut at age 14 in Explorers (1985) and gained wider recognition for his role as a student in Dead Poets Society (1989). During the 1990s, he established himself as a leading man with Ben Stiller's Reality Bites (1994), Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise (1995), Andrew Niccol's Gattaca (1997), and Alfonso Cuarón's Great Expectations (1998). He earned critical acclaim and a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying a rookie police officer in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). Hawke continued his collaboration with Linklater in the acclaimed Before trilogy, which also spawned Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013)—for which he received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Hawke starred in Linklater's coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014), earning nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved commercial success with the films Sinister (2012), The Purge (2013), and The Black Phone (2021). Hawke has directed the narrative films Chelsea Walls (2001), The Hottest State (2006), and Blaze (2018), as well as the documentary Seymour: An Introduction (2014) and the documentary series The Last Movie Stars (2022). He portrayed abolitionist John Brown in the miniseries The Good Lord Bird (2020), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, and appeared as Arthur Harrow in the Marvel miniseries Moon Knight (2022).

Hawke has appeared in many theater productions. He made his Broadway debut in 1992 in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2007 for his performance in Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia. In 2010, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for directing Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind. Divorced from Uma Thurman, he has been married to Ryan Shawhughes since 2008; he has two children from each marriage. He most recently appeared on Broadway in 2018 in True West. He appeared in Macbeth in 2013 at Lincoln Center. Other credits include Clive, Ivanov, Blood From a Stone, and more.

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STAGE CREDITS

True West True West
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Production, 2018
Lee
Macbeth Macbeth
[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2013
Macbeth
Clive Clive
[Off-Broadway]
The New Group Production, 2013
Clive
Ivanov Ivanov
[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Production, 2012
Nikolai Ivanov
Blood From a Stone Blood From a Stone
[Off-Broadway]
The New Group Production, 2011
Travis
The Coast of Utopia: Part 3 - Salvage The Coast of Utopia: Part 3 - Salvage
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Michael Bakunin
The Coast of Utopia: Part 2 - Shipwreck The Coast of Utopia: Part 2 - Shipwreck
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2006
The Coast of Utopia: Part 1 - Voyage The Coast of Utopia: Part 1 - Voyage
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2006
Hurlyburly
[Off-Broadway]
2005
Eddie
Henry IV Henry IV
[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 2003
Henry Percy
The Late Henry Moss
[Off-Broadway]
2001
Ray Moss
Sophistry
[Off-Broadway]
1993
Xavier Ex Reynolds
Xavier "Ex" Reynolds
Xavier Ex Reynolds
Xavier "Ex" Reynolds
The Seagull
[Broadway]
1992
Konstantin Treplev

Productions

EurydiceEurydice
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Producer
CliveClive
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Director
Things We Want
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Director

Movies

Explorers
[ 1985 ] Ben Crandall
Dad
[ 1989 ] Billy
Dead Poets Society
[ 1989 ] Todd Anderson
White Fang
[ 1991 ] Jack
Mystery Date
[ 1991 ] Tom McHugh
Waterland
[ 1992 ] Matthew Price
A Midnight Clear
[ 1992 ] Sgt. Will Knott
Rich in Love
[ 1992 ] Wayne Frobiness
Alive
[ 1993 ] Nando Parrado
Floundering
[ 1994 ] Jimmy
Reality Bites
[ 1994 ] Troy Dyer
Before Sunrise
[ 1995 ] Jesse
Search and Destroy
[ 1995 ] Roger
Gattaca
[ 1997 ] Vincent, Jerome
Great Expectations
[ 1998 ] Finnegan Bell
The Newton Boys
[ 1998 ] Jess Newton
The Velocity of Gary
[ 1998 ] Nat
Snow Falling on Cedars
[ 1999 ] Ishmael Chambers
Joe the King
[ 1999 ] Len Coles
Hamlet
[ 2000 ] Hamlet
Training Day
[ 2001 ] Jake
Waking Life
[ 2001 ] Jesse
The Jimmy Show
[ 2001 ] Ray
Tape
[ 2001 ] Vin
Taking Lives
[ 2004 ] Costa
Before Sunset
[ 2004 ] Jesse
Lord of War
[ 2005 ] Jack Valentine
Assault on Precinct 13
[ 2005 ] Sgt. Jake Roenick
Fast Food Nation
[ 2006 ] Pete
The Hottest State
[ 2006 ] Vince
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
[ 2007 ] Hank
What Doesn't Kill You
[ 2008 ] Paulie McDougan
Daybreakers
[ 2009 ] Edward Dalton
Brooklyn's Finest
[ 2009 ] Sal
Little New York
[ 2009 ] Sully Halverson
The Woman in the Fifth
[ 2011 ] Tom Ricks
Sinister
[ 2012 ] Ellison Oswalt
Getaway
[ 2013 ] Brent Magna
The Purge
[ 2013 ] James Sandin
Before Midnight
[ 2013 ] Jesse
Boyhood
[ 2014 ] Dad
Cymbeline
[ 2014 ] Iachimo
Good Kill
[ 2014 ] Major Thom Egan
Predestination
[ 2014 ] The Barkeep
Regression
[ 2015 ] Bruce Kenner
Born to Be Blue
[ 2015 ] Chet Baker
Maggie's Plan
[ 2015 ] John
Ten Thousand Saints
[ 2015 ] Les
Maudie
[ 2016 ] Everett Lewis
The Magnificent Seven
[ 2016 ] Goodnight Robicheaux
The Phenom
[ 2016 ] Hopper Senior
In a Valley of Violence
[ 2016 ] Paul
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
[ 2017 ] Jolly the Pimp
First Reformed
[ 2017 ] Rev. Ernst Toller
24 Hours to Live
[ 2017 ] Travis Conrad
Stockholm
[ 2018 ] Lars Nystrom
Blaze
[ 2018 ] Radio DJ
Juliet, Naked
[ 2018 ] Tucker Crowe
The Truth
[ 2019 ] Hank
Adopt a Highway
[ 2019 ] Russell Millings
The Kid
[ 2019 ] Sheriff Pat Garrett
Cut Throat City
[ 2020 ] Jackson Symms
Tesla
[ 2020 ] Nikola Tesla
Zeros and Ones
[ 2021 ] JJ, Justin
The Guilty
[ 2021 ] SGT. Bill Miller
The Black Phone
[ 2021 ] The Grabber
Waiting for Godot
[ 2021 ] Vladimir
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
[ 2022 ] Efficient Man
The Northman
[ 2022 ] King Aurvandil War-Raven
Raymond & Ray
[ 2022 ] Ray
Blue Moon
[ 2025 ] Lorenz Hart
She Dances
[ 2025 ] Brian
Black Phone 2
[ 2025 ] The Grabber

TV Shows

Batwheels
[ 2022-2024 ] Batman
Batwheels
[ 2022-2024 ] Batman
The Lowdown
[ 2025-2025 ] Lee Raybon
The Lowdown
[ 2025-2025 ] Lee Raybon
Fishpriest
[ 2022-2025 ] Tommy 'Fishpriest' Barth

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2019 - Distinguished Performance Award

Ethan Hawke, True West


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Obie Awards - 2011 - Performance

Ethan Hawke, Blood From a Stone

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Ethan HawkeA Lie of the Mind

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Ethan Hawke, The Winter's Tale

Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Ethan Hawke, The Coast of Utopia

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Ariana Grande, Jessie Buckley, & More Receive Nominations for SAG's Actor Awards
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 7, 2026

Ariana Grande, Jessie Buckley, Ethan Hawke, and more have received nominations for their performances in Wicked: For Good, Hamnet, and Blue Moon at SAG-AFTRA's 32nd Annual Actor Awards.
Jessie Buckley Wins AWFJ EDA Award for HAMNET; See the Full List of Winners Photo
Jessie Buckley Wins AWFJ EDA Award for HAMNET; See the Full List of Winners
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 6, 2026

After winning the Critics' Choice Award for her performance in Hamnet, West End album Jessie Buckley has also snagged the 2025 EDA Award from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Take a look at the full list of winners here.
BLACK PHONE 2, Starring Ethan Hawke, to Stream on Peacock in January Photo
BLACK PHONE 2, Starring Ethan Hawke, to Stream on Peacock in January
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 5, 2026

Black Phone 2, the sequel to horror phenomenon The Black Phone, will begin streaming exclusively on Peacock January 16. The Blumhouse thriller stars Mason Thames, Madeline McGraw, Jeremy Davies, Demián Bichir, and Tony Award nominee Ethan Hawke.
Jessie Buckley Wins Critics Choice Award For HAMNET; Full List of Winners Photo
Jessie Buckley Wins Critics Choice Award For HAMNET; Full List of Winners
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2026

Jessie Buckley won the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film adaptation of Hamnet. Wicked: For Good, which received 7 nominations, did not win any. Check out the full list here!
HAMNET, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER & More Receive Nominations for 2025 AWFJ EDA Awards Photo
HAMNET, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER & More Receive Nominations for 2025 AWFJ EDA Awards
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 30, 2025

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) has named the nominees for their annual EDA Awards, with honors going to Hamnet, One Battle After Another, Sinners, Sentimental Value, and more.
Video: Brian D’Arcy James Looks Back on Playing King George in HAMILTON Photo
Video: Brian D’Arcy James Looks Back on Playing King George in HAMILTON
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 22, 2025

Five-time Tony nominee Brian D’Arcy James joined TODAY to discuss some of his current and past projects, including originating King George in Hamilton off-Broadway. Watch the full interview, where he also speaks about starring in the Peacock spy thriller series The Copenhagen Test and his Christmas song, 'Michigan Christmas.'
Chloé Zhao and Nia DaCosta to Receive Honors at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival Photo
Chloé Zhao and Nia DaCosta to Receive Honors at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025

Hamnet writer/director Chloé Zhao will be honored with the annual Trailblazer Award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, with Nia DaCosta and Geeta Gandbhir receiving Vanguard Awards.
WICKED: FOR GOOD, BLUE MOON & More Receive 2026 Golden Globes Nominations - Full List Photo
WICKED: FOR GOOD, BLUE MOON & More Receive 2026 Golden Globes Nominations - Full List
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 8, 2025

Wicked: For Good, Blue Moon, Hamnet, and more have been nominated for Golden Globes!. Check out the full list of nominees, which also includes Amanda Seyfried, Tessa Thompson, Sarah Snook, Carrie Coon, and more.
Film Review: BLUE MOON, In Cinemas Photo
Film Review: BLUE MOON, In Cinemas
by Gary Naylor - Dec 8, 2025

Richhard Linklater's film is set of the opening night of Oklahoma! in 1943, the beginning of the end for Richard Rodgers' first lyricist
WICKED: FOR GOOD Receives 7 Critics Choice Award Nominations- Check Out the Full List Photo
WICKED: FOR GOOD Receives 7 Critics Choice Award Nominations- Check Out the Full List
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 5, 2025

Wicked: For Good has received 7 nominations at the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards, including Best Picture. Other notable nominees in various categories include Hamnet, Blue Moon, The Testament of Ann Lee, and Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Photos: Richard Linklater, Zoey Deutch & More at NOUVELLE VAGUE Los Angeles Premiere Photo
Photos: Richard Linklater, Zoey Deutch & More at NOUVELLE VAGUE Los Angeles Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 31, 2025

On Thursday, October 30, Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague held its Los Angeles premiere at The American French Film Festival as the Centerpiece Screening at the DGA Theater. Take a look at photos from the evening here.
BLUE MOON inaugurará la 63ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón Photo
BLUE MOON inaugurará la 63ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Oct 31, 2025

El nuevo filme de Richard Linklater, protagonizado por Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley y Andrew Scott, llegará a los cines españoles el 28 de noviembre.
HAMNET, THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, & More Nominated for Gotham Awards Photo
HAMNET, THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, & More Nominated for Gotham Awards
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 28, 2025

Hamnet, The Testament of Ann Lee, Familiar Touch, and more have received nominations for the 35th edition of The Gothams. Other highlights include nominations for Ethan Hawke and Andrew Scott for their performances as Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers in Blue Moon.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Ethan Hawke been in?

Ethan Hawke has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Ethan Hawke been in?

Ethan Hawke has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Ethan Hawke been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for True West, Performance (Obie Awards) for Blood From a Stone, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for A Lie of the Mind, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Winter's Tale and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Coast of Utopia.

What awards has Ethan Hawke won?

Ethan Hawke won the Performance Obie Award for Blood From a Stone.

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