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| Name |
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Ethan Hawke |
| Real Name |
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Ethan Green Hawke |
| Height |
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5' 11" (180
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| Date of Birth |
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6 November 1970 |
| Place of Birth |
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Austin, Texas, USA |
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| Biography: |
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Born on 6 November 1970, in Austin,
Texas, to teenage parents who separated when he
was a toddler, Ethan Hawke was raised by his mother.
After his mother married again, the family settled
in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. There, Hawke
began to study acting at Princeton's McCarter Theatre,
and at the age of 14, he made his film debut in
the sci-fi fantasy Explorers (1985).
Following his debut, Hawke stopped acting professionally
to attend Carnegie Mellon University. His college
career didn't last long. However, while still a
student, Hawke was chosen to play one of the young
protagonists in Dead Poets Society (1989)
which marked the beginning of Robin Williams' turn
toward more dramatic roles, was a success. After
starring as Ted Danson's son in Dad the same year,
Hawke went on to make movies that allowed him to
demonstrate his talent such as White Fang (1991),
Waterland (1992), and
A Midnight Clear (1992).
Hawke began to gain recognition as he starred in
Reality Bites in 1994. After starring in Before
Sunrise (1995), Hawke
went back to his sci-fi roots with Gattaca (1997).
And in 1998, he starred opposite Gwyneth Paltrow
in Great Expectations which heightened Hawke's profile.
After a starring turn in Western (1998),
Hawke took on an entirely different role in 1999.
Starring in Snow Falling on Cedars, he portrayed
a journalist investigating the murder of a Japanese-American
man in post-World War II.. That same year, he appeared
in Joe the King and Midnight Clear.
Hawke subsequently earned some of the best reviews
of his career as the title character of Hamlet (2000).
The next year, he could be seen in a different character,
portraying a rookie cop opposite Denzel Washington
in Training Day.
In 2002, Hawke played in The Jimmy Show and made
an appearance on the hit television drama Alias
the next year. In 2004, Hawke starred with Angelina
Jolie in Taking Lives and reprised his Before Sunrise
role opposite Julie Delpy in sequel Before Sunset,
a film which also provided him with his first screenwriting
credit. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
Tonight at Noon |
| 2005 |
Assault on Precinct 13 |
| 2005 |
One Last Thing... |
| 2005 |
Lord of War |
| 2004 |
Taking Lives |
| 2004 |
Before Sunset |
| 2003 |
Alias: Double Agent |
| 2002 |
The Jimmy Show |
| 2001 |
Training Day |
| 2001 |
Tape |
| 2001 |
Waking Life |
| 2000 |
Hamlet |
| 1999 |
Joe the King |
| 1999 |
Snow Falling on Cedars |
| 1998 |
The Velocity of Gary |
| 1998 |
Great Expectations |
| 1998 |
The Newton Boys |
| 1997 |
Gattaca |
| 1995 |
Before Sunrise |
| 1995 |
Search and Destroy |
| 1994 |
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf |
| 1994 |
Floundering |
| 1994 |
Quiz Show |
| 1994 |
Reality Bites |
| 1993 |
Alive |
| 1993 |
Rich in Love |
| 1992 |
A Midnight Clear |
| 1992 |
Waterland |
| 1991 |
White Fang |
| 1991 |
Mystery Date |
| 1989 |
Dad |
| 1989 |
Dead Poets Society |
| 1985 |
Explorers |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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2004 Best Adapted Screenplay (Before
Sunset) |
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2001 Best Supporting Actor (Training
Day) |
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| Screen Actors Guild |
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2001 Best Supporting Actor (Training
Day) |
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