Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke, in full Ethan Green Hawke   (born November 6, 1970, Austin,Texas, U.S.), American actor, director, and novelist known for his versatility. Hawke, who was raised in New Jersey, began acting while in high school and at age 15 made his film debut in Explorers (1985), playing a teenager who builds a spaceship. In 1988 he enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University to study drama but dropped out after a few months to take a role as a prep school student in Dead Poets Society (1989). The film, which also...

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Ethan Hawke Talks PREDESTINATION With WAMG

Ethan Hawke’s latest film PREDESTINATION has quite a bit of buzz surrounding it, including several wins at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. In celebration of the film opening in theaters and On Demand this Friday, WAMG sat down with Hawke in a small roundtable discussion to talk about his latest film, BOYHOOD, and time-travel. Check it out below. PREDESTINATION chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Ethan Hawke) sent on an intricate...

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The Good, the Bad and the Murky in the Drone Thriller ‘Good Kill’

Ethan Hawke as drone pilot Tom Egan in the film "Good Kill." By Paul D. ShinkmanMay 15, 2015 | 3:20 p.m. ED Sitting in a posh suite of a boutique hotel in Washington's fashionable Georgetown neighborhood, with at least a day's worth of room service trays balanced on an ornate coffee table, film director Andrew Niccol readily admits the Department of Defense opted out of cooperating on his new film "Good Kill," which depicts his interpretation...

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Ethan Hawke: drugs deal with anxiety, they don't give you talent

The actor discusses the effect of addiction on artistry while promoting his new Chet Baker biopic at the Toronto film festival Ethan Hawke talked about the effect of drugs and alcohol on acting while promoting his lead role in a Chet Baker biopic at the Toronto film festival. The Oscar-nominated star of Training Day spoke about addiction, given the key role it plays in his new drama Born to Be Blue, which premieres at the festival. “I...

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Ethan Hawke Hearts Drone Strikes: ‘Obviously a Huge Step Forward’

It’s safe to say the actor, who plays an Air Force drone pilot in the new movie ‘Good Kill,’ is breaking with Hollywood liberals on Obama’s controversial program. Ethan Hawke likes drones. That’s the impression I got, at least, after watching the actor talking about his role as a U.S. Air Force drone pilot in the timely new movieGood Kill, which screened in Washington this week and opens in theaters Friday. Hawke plays Maj. Thomas Egan, a former F-16 pilot who flew combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then reluctantly left the cockpit for a windowless container in the Nevada...

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