Ethan Green Hawke 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 Generation X drama Reality Bites, for which he gained critical acclaim. In 1995, he starred in the romantic drama Before Sunrise, and later in its sequel Before Sunset (2004). In 2001, Hawke was cast as a rookie police officer in Training Day, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category. Other films have included the science fiction feature Gattaca (1997), the title role in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (2000), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), and the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). 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, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination. He made his directorial debut with the 2002 independent feature Chelsea Walls. In November 2007 Hawke directed his first play, Jonathan Marc Sherman's Things We Want. Aside from acting, he has written two novels, The Hottest State (1996) and Ash Wednesday (2002). Between 1998 and 2004, Hawke was married to actress Uma Thurman.
| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Before Sunrise | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Boyhood | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Boyhood | Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Actor | Before Sunrise | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Boyhood | Won |
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Alias
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Reservation Dogs
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Vietnam: The War That Changed America
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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The Oscars
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Inside the Actors Studio
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The Daily Show
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The View
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Graham Norton Show
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Off Camera with Sam Jones
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Desus & Mero
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First Aired: Sep 06, 2002
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
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