Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. This versatile actor has been nominated for the ‘Academy Award,’ both as an actor and writer. He has also received a ‘Tony Award’ nomination for his theater work. At high school, he demonstrated great acting skills in school productions and sought an acting degree from ‘Carnegie Mellon.’ He was cast in director Peter Weir's ‘Dead Poets Society’ and the film's success gave him the much needed breakthrough. In the following years, he acted in movies like ‘A Midnight Clear,’ ‘Alive,’ ‘Reality Bites,’ ‘Gattaca,’ ‘The Newton Boys,’ and ‘Great Expectations.’ In addition, he also directed the movie ‘Chelsea Walls.’ He was nominated for ‘Academy Awards’ under ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his performance in ‘Training Day’ and ‘Boyhood.’ He received his first screenwriting ‘Oscar’ nomination for co-writing ‘Before Sunset,’ a sequel to ‘Before Sunrise.’ He later received another screenwriting ‘Oscar’ nomination for ‘Before Midnight.’ Hawke has appeared in many theater productions, including ‘The Seagull,’ ‘Henry IV,’ ‘Hurlyburly,’ ‘The Cherry Orchard,’ ‘The Winter's Tale,’ and ‘The Coast of Utopia.’ He earned a ‘Tony Award’ nomination for ‘Best Featured Actor in a Play’ for his performance in ‘The Coast of Utopia.’ This actor has also penned three novels and a graphic novel—‘The Hottest State’—which was adapted into a movie—‘Ash Wednesday,’ ‘Rules for a Knight,’ and the graphic novel ‘Indeh: A Story of the Apache Wars.Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. This versatile actor has been nominated for the ‘Academy Award,’ both as an actor and writer. He has also received a ‘Tony Award’ nomination for his theater work. At high school, he demonstrated great acting skills in school productions and sought an acting degree from ‘Carnegie Mellon.’ He was cast in director Peter Weir's ‘Dead Poets Society’ and the film's success gave him the much needed breakthrough. In the following years, he acted in movies like ‘A Midnight Clear,’ ‘Alive,’ ‘Reality Bites,’ ‘Gattaca,’ ‘The Newton Boys,’ and ‘Great Expectations.’ In addition, he also directed the movie ‘Chelsea Walls.’ He was nominated for ‘Academy Awards’ under ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his performance in ‘Training Day’ and ‘Boyhood.’ He received his first screenwriting ‘Oscar’ nomination for co-writing ‘Before Sunset,’ a sequel to ‘Before Sunrise.’ He later received another screenwriting ‘Oscar’ nomination for ‘Before Midnight.’ Hawke has appeared in many theater productions, including ‘The Seagull,’ ‘Henry IV,’ ‘Hurlyburly,’ ‘The Cherry Orchard,’ ‘The Winter's Tale,’ and ‘The Coast of Utopia.’ He earned a ‘Tony Award’ nomination for ‘Best Featured Actor in a Play’ for his performance in ‘The Coast of Utopia.’ This actor has also penned three novels and a graphic novel—‘The Hottest State’—which was adapted into a movie—‘Ash Wednesday,’ ‘Rules for a Knight,’ and the graphic novel ‘Indeh: A Story of the Apache Wars.’
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Birth Place
Austin, Texas, United States
Also Known As
Ethan Green Hawke
Residence
Brooklyn,_New_York
Education
Packer Collegiate Institute, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, Hun School of Princeton, Carnegie Mellon University
Spouse(s)
Ryan Hawke (m. 2008), Uma Thurman (m. 1998–2004)
Siblings
Heather Powers, Matthew Hawke, Patrick Powers, Samuel Hawke
Children
Clementine Jane Hawke, Indiana Hawke, Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke, Maya Thurman-Hawke