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Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, writer and director. He made his feature film debut in 1985 with the science fiction movie Explorers, before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society which is considered his breakthrough role. He then appeared in such films as White Fang (1991), A Midnight Clear (1992), and Alive (1993) before taking a role in the 1994 Generation X drama Reality Bites, for which he gained critical acclaim. In 1995, he starred in the romantic drama Before Sunrise, and later in its sequel Before Sunset (2004). In 2001, Hawke was cast as a rookie police officer in Training Day, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category. Other films have included the science fiction feature Gattaca (1997), the title role in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (2000), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), and the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). Hawke has appeared in many theater productions including The Seagull, Henry IV, Hurlyburly, The Cherry Orchard, The Winter's Tale and The Coast of Utopia, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination. He made his directorial debut with the 2002 independent feature Chelsea Walls. In November 2007 Hawke directed his first play, Jonathan Marc Sherman's Things We Want. Aside from acting, he has written two novels, The Hottest State (1996) and Ash Wednesday (2002). Between 1998 and 2004, Hawke was married to actress Uma Thurman.

Horror Mansion is a 2025 American science fiction horror film written and directed by David Fincher and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Jerry Bruckheimer, and James Wan. Co-financed by Jerry Bruckheimer Films and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the first installment in the Horror Mansion trilogy. The film stars David Arquette, Sasha Calle, Isabella Sermon, Charles Parnell, Ethan Hawke, William Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, and Michael Douglas. In the film, an ex-navy AIRR teams up with a team of paranormal investigating scientists to investigate the abandoned house of her deceased parents, and is forced to also bring her daughter when the state wrongly tries to take her away. Horror Mansion premiered in London on October 8th, 2025, and was released in theaters on November 18th; the film received positive reviews with praise for its atmosphere, direction, score, and acting performances, particularly Calle and Sermon. It was also a box-office success, grossing $813 million worldwide against print and advertisement costs of $156 million. It developed its own cult following, especially for its stylistic depiction of spirits and ghosts, along with Calle and Sermon's mother and daughter chemistry. A sequel is currently in development.
