Ethan Hawke has taken on many notable roles throughout the course of his nearly 40-year career. From Dead Poet’s Society (1989) to Gattaca (1997) and Training Day (2001), which he co-starred in alongside Denzel Washington, we’ve barely skimmed the surface of his lengthy resume. Another important role he’s played for many years? Dad.
Some might not know that the 53-year-old is a doting father of four. The award-winning actor shares two children—Maya Hawke and Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke—with ex-wife and actress Uma Thurman, whom he was married to from 1998 to 2005. The Moon Knight actor also has two children—Clementine Jane and Indiana Hawke—with wife Ryan Shawhughes Hawke, whom he tied the knot with in 2008. Fatherhood is a source of joy for Hawke, who, in an interview with Business Standard in 2015, spoke about how much parenting has changed him. “Children make you so much more reflective about everything in your life,” he stated adding: “When I had my older children, I was completely staggered by the magnitude of the experience. Maybe you can never be fully prepared to be a father, but I felt like it was fascinating to come to terms with the responsibilities and to structure your world very differently.”
Hawke and eldest daughter Maya are set to share the screen together with their upcoming film Revolver, which is currently in pre-production. The impending movie follows up the pair’s recently released biopic Wildcat. Scroll down, to learn more about Ethan Hawke’s children.
Maya Hawke (25)
Born on July 8, 1998, Maya Hawke is Ethan’s eldest child, whom he had with ex-wife Uma Thurman. Like both her parents, Maya was bitten by the entertainment bug, beginning her career as a model while she was still a teenager. In 2017, she made her acting debut in the BBC adaptation of Little Women and has since had roles in the popular television series Stranger Things, alongside a number of film appearances including: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Do Revenge (2022), Asteroid City (2023) and most recently, Inside Out 2 (2024). Maya also worked on the film Wildcat with her father, which was released in May 2024.
Ahead of the film’s debut, Ethan and Maya sat down with Rolling Stone to talk about their experiences working together thus far. “We had a lot of different ideas about stuff we wanted to work on together. This is the one that happened,” Maya told the publication, her father adding:”We felt very strongly that we owed our other collaborators because we were getting this gift of being able to work together. So, we almost felt in debt from the moment we walked on set. We had to make sure we worked harder than we would have, we stayed later, we were more prepared. We were taking the gift that they were giving us seriously.”
Maya’s latest acting credit is the newly released Inside Out 2, which grossed $155 million at the box office during opening weekend. In it, the actress voices the role of Anxiety, which features a pivotal scene where the main character, Riley, suffers an extreme panic attack. In a conversation with Variety, Hawke stated that she used her own personal experiences to help with her performance. “As a person who has had an anxiety attack, I broadened her and strengthened her as a character for this movie, so I felt really connected to it. Your breath moves to a different place, and you can’t breathe as deeply as you want to. I saw it as the air not going down into her breath. It was like a tornado, and you can’t breathe when you’re stuck in the middle of a tornado.”
Maya has several upcoming projects in the works, including the upcoming Revolver, which is currently in pre-production and will once again see her starring alongside her dad.
Aside from her acting work, Maya is also a singer and songwriter. Inspired by the likes of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and more, Hawke made her singing debut in August 2019 with the release of her first two singles “To Love a Boy” and “Stay Open.” Her first album, Blush, was released one year later in August 2020, which includes a collaboration with fellow musician Jesse Harris. Her second album, Moss, was released in September 2022.
Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke (22)
Born in 2002, Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke is Ethan Hawke’s second oldest child from his first marriage to Uma Thurman. Like his parents and older sister, Levon is also deep in the trenches of the entertainment industry as an actor. Currently majoring in philosophy at Brown University, Levon has slowly begun to establish a name for himself with a few noteworthy credits, including a recurring role in the Apple TV series The Crowded Room, which he stars in alongside Tom Holland. The 22-year-old also appeared in the 2024 film Wildcat with his dad and sister Maya and will next be seen in Blink Twice, which is slated for an August 2024 release.
Clementine Jane Hawke (15)
Clementine Jane Hawke is Ethan’s first child with Ryan Shawhughes Hawke, whom he married that same year. At just 15 years old, Clementine’s life is mostly kept private. However, in an interview with People in 2022, Ethan did mention that Clementine and her siblings aren’t always impressed by his acting career. “They all watched White Fang the other day. I’m in every frame of that movie, and an hour and 15 minutes in I’m like, ‘How do you like it, guys?’ And they’re like, ‘It’s okay. When are you going to come on?’ I was so hurt. I mean, I’m not even recognizable? And they were like, ‘What do you mean?’ I said, ‘That one with the crooked teeth!’ ‘Oh! That’s you?”
As for Clementine, apparently her dad’s acclaimed 2022 film Moon Knight was the first of his films that actually impressed her, as the actor told the publication: “My 13-year-old saw the Moon Knight trailer and all of a sudden, my being an actor was real to her. She watched it on her phone. She’s like ‘Dad, this looks really good.’ I mean her eyes just went [wide]; she couldn’t believe it. ‘That’s what the kids at school are talking about.’ So. This is the first one that [impressed] her.”
Indiana Hawke (12)
Three years after the birth of Clementine, Ethan and Ryan welcomed Indiana Hawke into the Hawke family clan. Similar to her sister, Indiana’s life is kept private, and she’s rarely seen out and about, but the 13-year-old has occasionally been spotted on her sister Maya’s Instagram account. Much like her oldest siblings, Indiana is said to be passionate about music, and she was even seen singing with her family during the pandemic to the tune “To Live Is to Fly.” Occasionally, her dad will also share pictures of her and her sister to his Instagram (which you can see above) to give fans an update on just how much she and Clementine have grown over the years.
Disclaimer: The information presented in this article is based on publicly available sources and may not reflect the most current data regarding Ethan Hawke’s children. This article is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as definitive or fully accurate.
