Who is Ethan Hawke?

Ethan Hawke is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, and writer. People mostly know him for his roles in movies including ‘Before Sunrise’, ‘Training Day’, ‘Gattaca’, ‘Assault on Precinct 13’, and ‘First Reformed.’

Ethan Hawke’s Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Hawke was born as Ethan Green Hawke in Austin, Texas on November 6, 1970. He was born to parents James Steven Hawke and Leslie Carole Green. His father was an insurance actuary and his mother was a charity worker.

After his parent’s divorce in 1974, Hawke was raised by his mother. He developed a keen interest in acting as a child. He is of American nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to the mixed ethnic background of English, Scottish, Scots-Irish, Northern Irish, and German.

Talking about his education, Hawke attended the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights. Additionally, he attended West Windsor Plainsboro High School and the Hun School of Princeton. Later, he studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and also attended the New York University. However, he dropped out of NYU to pursue a career in acting.

Ethan Hawke Relationship

Ethan Hawke was previously in relationships with Canadian actress Karen Campbell and actress Julia Roberts. He married actress Uma Thurman on 1 May 1998 after they met on the sets of ‘Gattaca’ in 1996. The pair has two children together, daughter Maya and son Levon. They later separated on 20 July 2004.

 

In 2003, Hawke had a brief relationship with Canadian model Jennifer Perzow. Currently, he is a married man. He is married to nanny of his kids Ryan Shawhughes. The couple married on 21 June 2008 and have been together ever since. They have two daughters from this marriage: Clementine Jane and Indiana.

Ethan Hawke’s Career, Salary and Net Worth

Hawke initially appeared in the movie ‘Explorers’ as Ben Crandall in 1985. In 1989, he also had a small role as Chris in ‘Lion’s Den’. Additionally, in the same year, he also appeared in ‘Dead Poets Society’ and ‘Dad’. Hawke played the role of Jack in ‘White Fang’ and Tom McHugh in ‘Mystery Date’. He appeared as Sgt. Will Knott in the movie ‘A Midnight Clear.’ In 1992, he had roles in ‘Waterland’ and ‘Rich in Love.’ Since then, he has appeared in several other movies and television series. At present, he has more than 70 credits as an actor.

Some other movie and television series that Hawke has appeared in are ‘Stockholm’, ‘Sandra’, ‘Blaze’, ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’, ‘The Magnificent Seven’, ‘The Phenom’, ‘Regression’, ‘Good Kill’, ‘Predestination’, ‘The Purge’, ‘Total Recall’, ‘Moby Dick’, ‘Little New York’, ‘New York, I Love You’, ‘Fast Food Nation’, ‘Assault on Precinct 13’, ‘The Jimmy Show’, ‘Waking Life’, ‘Snow Falling on Cedars’, ‘Great Expectations’, and ‘Floundering’ among others.  Furthermore, Ethan also has six credits as a writer and six credits as a director.

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Hawke has garnered four Academy Award nominations. Additionally, he has one Golden Globe Award nomination to his name. He has won the Movies for Grownups Award, BOFCA Award, BSFC Award, and Critics’ Choice Louis XIII Genius Award.

Hawke has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 55 million at present.

Ethan Hawke’s Rumors and Controversies

Hawke made the news recently after he revealed that his personal life fell apart after his divorce with Uma Thurman. In addition, he also received criticisms when he commented that superhero movies are overrated. At present, there are no rumors concerning Hawke and his career.

Ethan Hawke’s Body Measurement

Talking about his body measurement, Hawke has a height of 5 feet 10¾ inches or 180 cm. Additionally, he weighs around 76 kg or 167.5 pounds. Furthermore, his hair color is dark brown and his eye color is blue.

Ethan Hawke’s Social Media

Hawke is active over the social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites like Instagram and Facebook. He has over 100k followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 650k followers.

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References: (theguardian.com, people.com, indiewire.com, vulture.com)