Ethan Hawke
Acting

Ethan Hawke

"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."

Age

56 years

Origin

USA

Active

1953 — Present

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...

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Dead Poets Society
19891989

Dead Poets Society

Starring as Todd Anderson

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

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Filmography Engine

161 Credits found

Deep in the Heart II: Texas Rivers

Deep in the Heart II: Texas Rivers

Cast

2026

The Weight

The Weight

Samuel Murphy

2026

I, Object

I, Object

Little Ben (voice)

2026

She Dances

She Dances

Brian

2026

Each Day in a Moment: 2025

Each Day in a Moment: 2025

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2026

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

Self

2025

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self (archive footage)

2025

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

Anthony Wayne / John Andrews (voice)

2025

Blue Moon

Blue Moon

Lorenz Hart

2025

Black Phone 2

Black Phone 2

Grabber

2025

The Lowdown

The Lowdown

Executive Producer

2025

Highway 99: A Double Album

Highway 99: A Double Album

Director

2025

King Hamlet

King Hamlet

Executive Producer

2025

Vietnam: The War That Changed America

Vietnam: The War That Changed America

Self - Narrator (voice)

2025

My Generation

My Generation

Self - Narrator (voice)

2024

Wildcat

Wildcat

Director

2024

Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind

Clay Sandford

2023

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Self

2023

Strange Way of Life

Strange Way of Life

Jake

2023

Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

Self

2022

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Efficient Man

2022

Batwheels

Batwheels

Batman (voice)

2022

Raymond & Ray

Raymond & Ray

Ray

2022

Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone

Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone

Self

2022

The Last Movie Stars

The Last Movie Stars

Director

2022

The Black Phone

The Black Phone

The Grabber

2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

Self - Arthur Harrow

2022

The Northman

The Northman

King Aurvandil War-Raven

2022

Moon Knight

Moon Knight

Arthur Harrow

2022

Zeros and Ones

Zeros and Ones

JJ / Justin

2021

The Guilty

The Guilty

Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)

2021

Reservation Dogs

Reservation Dogs

Rick Miller

2021

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

Vladimir

2021

The Good Lord Bird

The Good Lord Bird

Executive Producer

2020

Tesla

Tesla

Nikola Tesla

2020

Cut Throat City

Cut Throat City

Jackson Symms

2020

Before the End

Before the End

Self - Jesse

2020

Paul Schrader: Man in a Room

Paul Schrader: Man in a Room

Cast

2020

Adopt a Highway

Adopt a Highway

Producer

2019

The Truth

The Truth

Hank

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

2019

Stockholm

Stockholm

Lars Nystrom

2019

The Kid

The Kid

Sheriff Pat Garrett

2019

Desus & Mero

Desus & Mero

Self - Illustrious Guest

2019

Let's Dance

Let's Dance

Segment: "Table Manners"

2018

The Purge

The Purge

James Sandin

2018

Blaze

Blaze

Writer

2018

Juliet, Naked

Juliet, Naked

Tucker Crowe

2018

Explained

Explained

Narrator (voice)

2018

First Reformed

First Reformed

Pastor Ernst Toller

2018

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

Self

2018

24 Hours to Live

24 Hours to Live

Travis Conrad

2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Jolly the Pimp

2017

Talking with Chris Hardwick

Talking with Chris Hardwick

Self

2017

The Space in Between

The Space in Between

Self

2017

After Before

After Before

Self

2017

In a Valley of Violence

In a Valley of Violence

Paul

2016

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

Goodnight Robicheaux

2016

Quotidien

Quotidien

Self - Guest

2016

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Self

2016

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