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My Take
Ethan Hawke is my favorite example of how to age inside an art form. The pretty young star of the early nineties could have coasted; instead he kept choosing collaborators like Richard Linklater, letting the passage of time itself become the subject of his work. He writes novels, directs films, and still acts with an open, slightly wounded sincerity that has not hardened in four decades. What I admire most is his lack of vanity: he lets characters be foolish, weak, or visibly aging because he trusts truth more than image. Few American actors have turned restlessness into such a coherent body of work.
Overview
Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, author, and filmmaker whose career on both stage and screen has spanned four decades. Known for his versatility across a range of roles and collaborations with director Richard Linklater, he has worked in both independent films and blockbusters.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ethan Hawke
- Name (Japanese)
- イーサン・ホーク
- Reading
- いーさん・ほーく
- Born
- November 6, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / film director / novelist / screenwriter / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
- University
- New York University
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Donostia Award
- Film Independent Spirit Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.