Ethan Hawke Biography
Ethan Hawke is a film director and actor from the United States. He has four Academy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, and a Tony Award. Hawke’s credits include three feature films, three off-Broadway plays, and a documentary. He’s also the author of three novels and one graphic novel. He made his film debut in the 1985 science fiction film Explorers before breaking out in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society.
How is Ethan Hawke?- Age
Hawke was born Ethan Green Hawke on November 6, 1970, in Austin, Texas, USA. He is 51 years old as of November 2021.
Ethan Hawke Education
Ethan attended ‘West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South and graduated from the boarding school ‘Hun School of Princeton’ in 1988. After high school, he attended ‘Carnegie Mellon University’ in Pittsburgh, but dropped out to appear in ‘Dead Poets Society.’ He enrolled in and dropped out of the English program at New York University.
Ethan Hawke Height
He stands at a height of 5’10” (178 cm) tall.
Where is Ethan Hawke from? – Nationality
He is an American national and citizen by birth. He was born in Austin, Texas, United State of America. Ethan is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry.
Ethan Hawke Family – Parents
Hawke was born on November 6, 1970, in Austin, Texas, to charity worker Leslie and insurance actuary James Hawke. His parents divorced in 1974, and he was raised by his mother in New York. He has three siblings Heather Powers, Matthew Hawke, Patrick Powers, and Samuel Hawke.
Who is Ethan Hawke’s wife? – Married – Children
In 1998, Hawke married actress, Uma Thurman. In 2004, the couple divorced. Maya and Levon are their two children. In 2008, he married Ryan, and they have two daughters, Clementine Jane and Indiana.
Ethan Hawke Career
Hawke made his film debut in ‘Explorers,’ alongside River Phoenix, as an alien-obsessed schoolboy. He was disappointed by the film’s commercial failure. Among his other early films are ‘Dad’ and ‘White Fang.’ In the latter, he played the lead. His “first love” was theater, and he made his Broadway debut in 1992, playing the famous playwright Konstantin Treplev in Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” at Manhattan’s “Lyceum Theater.” In 1992, he co-starred in Keith Gordon’s film ‘Midnight Clear.’ The film received favorable reviews. He starred as ‘Nando Parrado’ in ‘Alive,’ a survival drama film based on Piers Paul Read’s book, in 1993. He co-starred with Winona Ryder and Ben Stiller in Stiller’s directorial debut, ‘Reality Bites,’ a romantic comedy-drama film released in 1994.
From 2006 to 2007, he played ‘Mikhail Bakunin in Tom Stoppard’s trilogy play ‘The Coast of Utopia’ at New York’s ‘Lincoln Center Theater.’ For his performance, he received his first ‘Tony Award nomination. In 2007, he co-starred with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney in Sidney Lumet’s crime drama film ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.’ Critics praised Hawke’s performance. He appeared in two plays in 2009: Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard,” in which he played “Trofimov,” and Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale,” in which he played “Autolycus.” He was nominated for a ‘Drama Desk Award’ for the latter. In 2010, he directed his second play, Sam Shepard’s ‘A Lie of the Mind.’
He appeared in the 2014 coming-of-age drama ‘Boyhood,’ alongside Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane. The film was directed by Richard Linklater and shot over a 12-year period. Many critics praised it, and it was a commercial success. The film also earned Hawke his second Oscar nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actor.’ During the same year, he appeared in films such as ‘Predestination,’ ‘Cymbeline,’ ‘Good Kill,’ and ‘Seymour: An Introduction.’ His documentary directorial debut, ‘Seymour: An Introduction,’ was about the classical musician Seymour Bernstein. He appeared in films such as ‘Born to be Blue,’ ‘Maggie’s Plan,’ ‘Regression,’ ‘Maudie,’ ‘The Phenom,’ and ‘The Magnificent Seven’ between 2015 and 2017. From 2018 to 2019, the versatile actor appeared in films such as ‘Juliet, Naked,’ ‘Stockholm,’ and ‘Juliet, Naked 2.’
Ethan Hawke’s Net Worth
Hawke has an estimated net worth of 55 million dollars.
Ethan Hawke Movies
- Before Sunrise (1995)
2. Dead Poets Society (1989)
3. Maudie (2016)
4. Training Day (2001)
5. Before Sunset (2004)
6. Gattaca (1997)
7. Before Midnight (2013)
8. Boyhood (2014)
9. Predestination (2014)
10. Lord of War (2005)
