Ethan Hawke Overview

Though best known as a screen actor, Ethan Hawke is also a successful novelist (The Hottest State) and an accomplished stage actor and director. Ethan first appeared on stage at age 13 in a Princeton University production of St. Joan. This led to an audition for Joe Dante's offbeat sci-fi comedy, Explorers. Both Ethan and River Phoenix made their film debuts in this movie—Phoenix's career took off, but Ethan's went nowhere. He went back to high school and performed in school plays before landing... See All