Ethan Hawke is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker, born on November 6, 1970. Before his breakout performance in Dead Poets Society (1989), he made his film debut in Explorers (1985).

Hawke said "The Lowdown" is unique — "something so serious and so funny" — but has a touch of "The Rockford Files," "The Big ...

While other ’90s idols raked in blockbuster paychecks, the actor took an unexpected road: writing novels, staging plays and ...