Ethan Hawke Filmography: Movies and Television Credits
Selected screen credits for Ethan Hawke: 83 movie titles and 12 television titles, with film release years and roles.

This Ethan Hawke filmography covers 83 movie titles and 12 television titles from the available cast credits. Multiple roles in the same title are grouped together. It is a selection of screen credits, rather than a complete record of every performance. Credits may include acting, voice work, uncredited roles and appearances as themselves.
Ethan Hawke movies by release year
The years below are film release years, not filming dates.
- Explorers (1985) as Ben Crandall
- Dad (1989) as Billy
- Dead Poets Society (1989) as Todd Anderson
- Mystery Date (1991) as Tom McHugh
- White Fang (1991) as Jack Conroy
- A Midnight Clear (1992) as Will Knott
- Waterland (1992) as Matthew Price
- Alive (1993) as Nando Parrado
- Floundering (1994) as Jimmy
- Quiz Show (1994) as Don Quixote Student (uncredited)
- Reality Bites (1994) as Troy Dyer
- White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994) as Jack Conroy (uncredited)
- Before Sunrise (1995) as Jesse
- Search and Destroy (1995) as Roger
- Gattaca (1997) as Vincent Freeman
- Great Expectations (1998) as Finnegan Bell
- The Newton Boys (1998) as Jess Newton
- Joe the King (1999) as Len Coles
- Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) as Ishmael Chambers
- The Velocity of Gary (1999) as Nat
- Hamlet (2000) as Hamlet
- Chelsea Walls (2001) as Sam (voice) (uncredited)
- Tape (2001) as Vin
- Training Day (2001) as Jake
- Waking Life (2001) as Jesse
- Before Sunset (2004) as Jesse
- Taking Lives (2004) as James Costa
- Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) as Sergeant Jake Roenick
- Lord of War (2005) as Jack Valentine
- One Last Thing... (2005) as Earl Jameison (uncredited)
- Fast Food Nation (2006) as Pete
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) as Hank Hanson
- The Hottest State (2007) as Vince
- New York, I Love You (2008) as Writer
- What Doesn't Kill You (2008) as Paulie
- Staten Island (2009) as Sully
- Brooklyn's Finest (2010) as Det. Sal Procida
- Daybreakers (2010) as Edward Dalton
- The Woman in the Fifth (2011) as Tom Ricks
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012) as Pat (voice)
- Sinister (2012) as Ellison Oswalt
- Total Recall (2012) as Hauser (long version only)
- Before Midnight (2013) as Jesse
- Getaway (2013) as Brent Magna
- The Purge (2013) as James Sandin
- 21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014) as Self - Actor
- Boyhood (2014) as Dad
- Cymbeline (2014) as Iachimo
- Predestination (2014) as The Bartender
- 10,000 Saints (2015) as Les Horn
- Born to Be Blue (2015) as Chet Baker
- Good Kill (2015) as Commandant Tom Egan
- Regression (2015) as Bruce Kenner
- In a Valley of Violence (2016) as Paul
- Maggie's Plan (2016) as John Harding
- Maudie (2016) as Everett Lewis
- Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016) as Self
- The Magnificent Seven (2016) as Goodnight Robicheaux
- The Phenom (2016) as Hopper Sr.
- 24 Hours to Live (2017) as Travis Conrad
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) as Jolly the Pimp
- Blaze (2018) as Radio DJ
- First Reformed (2018) as Pastor Ernst Toller
- Juliet, Naked (2018) as Tucker Crowe
- The King (2018) as Self
- Adopt a Highway (2019) as Russell Millings
- Stockholm (2019) as Lars Nystrom
- The Kid (2019) as Sheriff Pat Garrett
- The Truth (2019) as Hank
- Cut Throat City (2020) as Jackson Symms
- Tesla (2020) as Nikola Tesla
- The Guilty (2021) as Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)
- Zeros and Ones (2021) as JJ / Justin
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) as Efficient Man
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight (2022) as Self - Arthur Harrow
- Raymond & Ray (2022) as Ray
- The Black Phone (2022) as The Grabber
- The Northman (2022) as King Aurvandil War-Raven
- Leave the World Behind (2023) as Clay Sandford
- Strange Way of Life (2023) as Jake
- Black Phone 2 (2025) as The Grabber
- Blue Moon (2025) as Lorenz Hart
Ethan Hawke television roles and appearances
Television titles are listed alphabetically. An appearance date is included only where verified for Ethan Hawke; a programme's premiere year does not establish when a performer appeared in it.
- Alias as James Lennox
- Batwheels as Batman (voice)
- Explained as Narrator (voice)
- Great Performances as Self
- Moby Dick as Starbuck
- Moon Knight as Arthur Harrow
- Reservation Dogs as Rick Miller
- The American Revolution as Anthony Wayne / John Andrews (voice)
- The Good Lord Bird as John Brown
- The Lowdown as Lee Raybon
- The Oscars as Self
- The Purge as James Sandin
Credit information: TMDB, with additional sources listed below where used. The titles shown here do not establish the beginning or end of Ethan Hawke's career, and omissions should not be treated as evidence that a credit does not exist.
Frequently asked questions
How many titles are listed in this Ethan Hawke filmography?
This page lists 83 movie titles and 12 television titles. Multiple characters in the same title are grouped together; these counts describe this selection, not a career total.
What do the dates in this filmography mean?
Movie years refer to release dates. Television appearance dates are shown only where verified for the performer. A series premiere date is not used as the date of a guest appearance or as the start of a career.
Is this a complete list of Ethan Hawke's credits?
No. This is a selected filmography drawn from available cast records. Early work, short films, individual episodes, stage work and other credits may be absent. It should not be used to identify a first-ever role or the latest project.



