Ethan Hawke, born in 1970, is probably best known for his acting on film and stage. However, he is also an acclaimed screenwriter, film director, theater director, and novelist.
He has starred in over 30 films, including DEAD POETS SOCIETY, BEFORE SUNRISE, BEFORE SUNSET, REALITY BITES, GATTACA, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, HAMLET, TRAINING DAY, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD, and BROOKLYN’S FINEST. He has been nominated for an Academy Award as both an actor and a writer.
On stage he starred in Lincoln Center’s Coast of Utopia, which was nominated for more Tony Awards than any play in history. He also starred in Jack O’Brien’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, which won the Tony for best revival. Off Broadway he had a smash success in The New Group’s revival of David Rabe’s Hurlyburly. Recently, he has directed two plays for The New Group – Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Things We Want and Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind. He has been nominated for a Drama Desk Award as both an actor and a director.
He has directed two films – CHELSEA WALLS, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and THE HOTTEST STATE, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
He has written two novels, The Hottest State and Ash Wednesday.
1985 EXPLORERS by Joe Dante
1989 DEAD POETS SOCIETY by Peter Weir
DAD by Gary David Goldberg
1991 MYSTERY DATE by Jonathan Wacks
WHITE FANG by Randal Kleiser
1992 A MIDNIGHT CLEAR by Keith Gordon
WATERLAND by Stephen Gyllenhaal
1993 RICH IN LOVE by Bruce Beresford
ALIVE by Frank Marshall
1994 FLOUNDERING by Peter McCarthy
1995 QUIZ SHOW by Robert Redford
REALITY BITES by Ben Stiller
BEFORE SUNRISE by Richard Linklater
SEARCH AND DESTROY by David Salle
1998 GATTACA by Andrew Niccol
GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Alfonso Cuaron
THE VELOCITY OF GARY by Dan Ireland
THE NEWTON BOYS by Richard Linklater
1999 JOE THE KING by Frank Whaley
2000 SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS by Scott Hicks
TELL ME by Julie Delpy
2001 TAPE by Richard Linklater
WAKING LIFE by Richard Linklater
THE JIMMY SHOW by Frank Whaley
TRAINING DAY by Antoine Fuqua
2004 BILLY DEAD by Keith Gordon
TAKING LIVES by D.J. Caruso
2005 BEFORE SUNSET by Richard Linklater
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 by Jean-François Richet
2006 LORD OF WAR by Andrew Niccol
FAST FOOD NATION by Richard Linklater
2007 BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD by Sydney Lumet
2008 CHELSEA ON THE ROCKS by Abel Ferrara
WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU by Brian Goodman
2009 LITTLE NEW YORK by James DeMonaco
2010 NEW YORK I LOVE YOU
DAYBREAKERS by Michael and Peter Spierig
BROOKLYN’S FINEST by Antoine Fuqua
MOBY DICK
THE WOMAN IN THE FIFTH by Pawel Pawlikowski
