Ethan Hawke, whose filmography is an example of creative success

American film actor Ethan Hawke - writer and screenwriter, four-time Oscar nominee , winner of BAFTA prizes and Golden Globe. He is the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding screenplays and key roles in such films as "Adolescence" directed by Richard Linklater and "Training Day" by director Antoine Fukua. Ethan Hawke, whose filmography includes more than fifty full-length paintings, has made a significant contribution to the development of American cinema. Twice Hawke appeared as a director, he put the films "Chelsea Wales" and "The Hottest Staff".

Ethan Hawke, biography

The actor was born on October 6, 1970 in Austin, Texas. At the time of the appearance of the child, his parents were already on the verge of divorce. The marriage was not saved, and the mother and her son moved to Princeton to their new husband.

After school, Ethan entered the famous McCarter Theater, where he acquired extensive acting experience. Currently, he is the artistic director of the theater association "Malaparte", known for his innovative performances.

Ethan Hawke, whose filmography began with the "Researchers" 1985 film (directed by Joe Dante), played Ben Crandall, a young inventor. The debut turned out to be successful, but there were no other roles for the fourteen-year-old actor at that time.

In 1989, Hawke played the character Todd Anderson in the film "Society of the Dead Poets" directed by Peter Weir.

Prizes and prizes

In 2001, Ethan received his first Oscar nomination for a supporting role in Motion Day, where he played a police officer, Jake Hoyt, from the Drug Enforcement Unit. At that time, the actor took up literary activity. In 2004, he was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Screenplay." In his work shot the film "Before sunset." Later Hawke wrote two novels, "Ash Wednesday" and "The Hottest Day".

For some time the actor participated in theatrical performances on Broadway, he played in Chekhov's play "The Cherry Orchard" and in "Winter's Tale" by Shakespeare.

List of roles

Ethan Hawke, whose filmography can serve as an example of creative success, is considered one of the most productive actors of Hollywood. In his assets, scripts, directing, performing roles and much more. Below is a selective list of films with Hawke.

• "The Society of Dead Poets" (1998), Todd Anderson's character.
• "White Fang" (1991), the role of Jack Conroy.
• "The Mysterious Date" (1991), the role of Tom McHugh.
• "Night Break" (1992), the character of Will Nott.
• "Great Expectations" (1998), the role of Finnegan Bell.
• "Before the Sunset" (2004), the character of Jesse.
• "Taking lives" (2004), the role of James Costa.
• "Armory Baron" (2005), the character of Jack Valentine.
• "Devil's Games" (2007), the role of Hank Hanson.
• "Warriors of Light" (2009), a character from Edward Dalton.
• "Brooklyn policemen" (2010), the role of Salvador Prosida.
• "Sinister" (2012), the character of Ellison Oswald.
• "Judgment Night" (2013), the role of James Sandin.
• "Before Midnight" (2013), the character of Jesse.
• "Adolescence" (2014), the role of Mason Evans, Sr..
• "Time Patrol" (2014), the character of "Agent".
• "Tsimbelin" (2014), the role of Yakim.
• "Good Murder" (2014), the character of Thomas Egan.
• "Return" (2015), the role of Bruce Kenner.
• "The Maggie Plan" (2015), the character of John.
• "The Magnificent Seven" (2016), the role of Goodnight Robisho.

A special place in the actor's work is the film "Return". Ethan Hawke played Bruce Kenner, a detective who was tasked with investigating an intricate crime. The film is also known as "Eclipse." The main female role was brilliantly played by young actress Emma Watson.

Ethan Hawke, whose filmography is already quite extensive and consists of films of different genres, is still active and is currently working on several scenarios.

Director's work:

• Chelsea Walls (2001).
• "The hottest staff" (2007).

Scenarios:

• "Before the sunset" (2004).
• "The hottest staff" (2007).
• "Before Midnight" (2013).

Personal life

From 1998 to 2005, Hawke's wife was Hollywood actress Uma Thurman. The couple have two children: the son of Levon Thurman-Hawke Rohan, born in 2002, and the daughter of Maya Thurman-Hawke Ray, who was born in 1998.

In 2004, in the personal life of Hawke, an event occurred that spurred the parting with Uma Thurman. On the set of the film "Taking the lives" Ethan met Angelina Jolie, who was known in Hollywood as a classic razluchnitsey. The highest paid kinodiva not missed, and this time - Ethan Hawk soon divorced his starry wife.

Jolie, however, was waiting for a cruel disappointment, her lover began to meet secretly with one of the young actresses named Jen Pertzow. This fascination did not last long, and the actor soon noticed the nanny of his children.

In June 2008, Ethan married the second time. His chosen one was actress Ryan Shohhuz, she gave birth to her husband two more daughters, Clementina and Indiana.