Ethan Hawke is an American actor, writer and director and a participant in theatre acting also. 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 A Midnight Clear (1992), Alive (1993), Gattaca (1997), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), and Training Day (2001).