Ethan Hawke

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Summary

Ethan Hawke is an actor, writer, director, and producer known for the Before trilogy, Boyhood, Training Day, and First Reformed. His work often explores relationships, artistic purpose, faith, and moral conflict; projects such as The Good Lord Bird and Wildcat also engage with slavery, race, and American history. Hawke publicly urged New Yorkers to support marriage equality in a Human Rights Campaign video and criticized Hollywood’s gender imbalance, praising Patricia Arquette’s feminism and calling the film business a “boys’ club.” He has also criticized Donald Trump and warned about authoritarianism.