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Ethan Hawke, born in 1970, is an American actor, writer, and director whose career began with a juvenile role in "Explorers" in 1985. He matured through roles in "Dead Poets Society," "Reality Bites," and the "Before" trilogy, earning critical acclaim and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for "Training Day." His range extends from Shakespearean stage roles to genre films like "Gattaca" and "Assault on Precinct 13," and he has directed several projects, including his debut film "Chelsea Walls." Off-screen, he has penned two novels and received a Tony nomination for his work in "The Coast of Utopia.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hollywood Cream | Wearing Hermès jacket, shirt, and pants | Film |
| 2026 | She Dances | Brian | Film |
| 2026 | I, Object | (voice) | Film |
| 2026 | The Weight | Samuel Murphy | Film |
| 2025 | Black Phone 2 | The Grabber | Film |
| 2025 | Blue Moon | Lorenz Hart | Film |
| 2025 | The Lowdown | Lee Raybon | TV |
| 2024 | Wildcat | Director | Film |
| 2024 | Wildcat | Writer | Film |
| 2023 | Leave the World Behind | Clay Sandford | Film |
| 2022 | Batwheels | Batman (voice) | TV |
| 2022 | Moon Knight | Arthur Harrow | TV |
| 2022 | The Black Phone | The Grabber | Film |
| 2022 | Raymond & Ray | Ray | Film |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Efficient Man | Film |
| 2022 | The Northman | King Aurvandil War-Raven | Film |
| 2020 | Tesla | Nikola Tesla | Film |
| 2019 | Stockholm | Lars Nystrom | Film |
| 2019 | Adopt a Highway | Russell Millings | Film |
| 2018 | The King | Self | Film |
| 2017 | 24 Hours to Live | Travis Conrad | Film |
| 2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Jolly the Pimp | Film |
| 2016 | Maudie | Everett Lewis | Film |
| 2016 | The Phenom | Hopper Sr. | Film |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | Goodnight Robicheaux | Film |
| 2014 | Predestination | The Bartender | Film |
| 2014 | Boyhood | Dad | Film |
| 2013 | The Purge | James Sandin | Film |
| 2013 | Before Midnight | Jesse | Film |
| 2013 | Getaway | Brent Magna | Film |
| 2012 | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Pat (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | Film |
| 2012 | Sinister | Ellison Oswalt | Film |
| 2011 | Moby Dick | Starbuck | Film |
| 2011 | The Woman in the Fifth | Tom Ricks | Film |
| 2010 | Daybreakers | Edward Dalton | Film |
| 2010 | Brooklyn's Finest | Det. Sal Procida | Film |
| 2009 | Staten Island | Sully | Film |
| 2008 | What Doesn't Kill You | Paulie | Film |
| 2008 | Chelsea on the Rocks | Self | Film |
| 2008 | New York, I Love You | Writer | Film |
| 2007 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Hank Hanson | Film |
| 2007 | The Hottest State | Vince | Film |
| 2007 | The Hottest State | Director | Film |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Pete | Film |
| 2005 | Lord of War | Jack Valentine | Film |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Sergeant Jake Roenick | Film |
| 2004 | Valerian | Film | |
| 2004 | Taking Lives | James Costa | Film |
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Jesse | Film |
| 2002 | All the Love You Cannes! | Self | Film |
| 2002 | The Jimmy Show | Ray | Film |
| 2001 | Chelsea Walls | Sam (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 2001 | Tape | Vin | Film |
| 2001 | Training Day | Jake | Film |
| 2001 | Waking Life | Jesse | Film |
| 2001 | Chelsea Walls | Director | Film |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Film |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Ishmael Chambers | Film |
| 1999 | Joe the King | Len Coles | Film |
| 1999 | The Velocity of Gary | Nat | Film |
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Finnegan Bell | Film |
| 1998 | The Newton Boys | Jess Newton | Film |
| 1997 | Gattaca | Vincent Freeman | Film |
| 1995 | Search and Destroy | Roger | Film |
| 1995 | At Sundance | Self | Film |
| 1995 | Before Sunrise | Jesse | Film |
| 1994 | White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf | Jack Conroy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1994 | Reality Bites | Troy Dyer | Film |
| 1993 | Alive | Nando Parrado | Film |
| 1992 | A Midnight Clear | Will Knott | Film |
| 1992 | Waterland | Matthew Price | Film |
| 1992 | Rich in Love | Wayne Frobiness | Film |
| 1991 | Mystery Date | Tom McHugh | Film |
| 1991 | White Fang | Jack Conroy | Film |
| 1989 | Dad | Billy | Film |
| 1989 | Dead Poets Society | Todd Anderson | Film |
| 1988 | Lion's Den | Chris | Film |
| 1985 | Explorers | Ben Crandall | Film |
| Tonight at Noon | Lefty | Film |
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