Ethan Hawke's 4 Kids: All About Maya, Levon, Clementine and Indiana (2025)

Ethan Hawke is a proud father of four.

The actor shares two children — Maya Hawke and Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke — with actress Uma Thurman, whom he was married to from 1998 to 2005. He's also dad to Clementine Jean Hawke and Indiana Hawke, whom he welcomed with his wife, Ryan Shawhughes Hawke.

"The wonderful thing about children is they just need you every day. It gives your life balance. Meaning. Your whole life isn't just about yourself," Ethan once said. He also previously called fatherhood "the greatest pleasure in my life" and "the only role that, if I fail, I will consider my life a failure."

Despite the Moon Knight actor's illustrious career, he says his children are "not that impressed" with some of his films.

"They all watched White Fang the other day," he told PEOPLE. "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?' "

However, his profession seems to have still made an impact on his kids, as a few have followed in his footsteps. Ethan and his eldest daughter, Maya, are set to share the screen in an upcoming rom-com titled Revolver.

Read on to learn all about Ethan Hawke's four kids.

Maya Hawke, 25

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Ethan welcomed daughter Maya Hawke with ex-wife Thurman on July 8, 1998. Like her parents, Maya is an actress, most notably known for her role as Robin Buckley on Stranger Things. She got her start on the screen playing Jo March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of Little Women.

"It's one of the most amazing moments of my life watching her in Little Women," Ethan told PEOPLE of his daughter's film debut in 2018. "She didn't do a good job, she did a great job. To see your child thrive, and to see her thrive at a profession that you have a lot of respect for, that I've dedicated my life to, I was so proud of her."

In 2020, Maya got to act alongside her dad in the Showtime limited series The Good Lord Bird, appearing as Annie Brown, the daughter of Ethan's character, John Brown.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Maya said, "Working with my dad was great. I hope to work with my dad my whole life. He's my greatest teacher and my greatest adviser, and it's an honor to get to work alongside him."

The father-daughter duo premiered their first film project together in April 2024. Maya starred in Wildcat as writer Flannery O'Connor —a movie that Ethan both directed and co-wrote.

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Maya also had a dream role in 2019's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, working with director Quentin Tarantino, who has had a long working relationship with her actress mother.

"I've never been on a set where every single person who was there was equally as excited to be there as the actors and the director and everyone were," she told PEOPLE at the movie's L.A. premiere.

Despite her mom's connections to Tarantino, Maya said her dad helped her land the role.

"I got an audition for the project through the normal channels through my agents and I did an audition in my bedroom with my dad," Maya told The Hollywood Reporter, detailing the process of landing her role as Flower Child in the film.

"I'm always running decisions by them," she said of her parents in an interview with Wall Street Journal. "They both have similar levels of success but really different experiences within the business."

"I think that's the biggest advantage [I have], that I have information about the pitfalls and the good things," she continued. "Hopefully it'll keep me from making some mistakes that young actors can make."

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The advice channel runs both ways between Maya and her dad.

"Well, she's really smart. She's been through a lot in her life. ... it's not easy growing up with parents with paparazzi following them around," Ethan said in an interview published in the Los Angeles Times. "It's not exactly the ride that some people might think it is."

Maya, a singer-songwriter, also credits her dad for helping her find her passion for music.

"So, when I was with my dad, we'd spend a lot of time together playing guitar, singing songs, writing poetry and would paint late into the night," she told As If magazine. "He was figuring out how to fully engage with a child. I was the kid who wasn't interested in sports so he had to engage with me in creative ways. This is where my relationship to communicating with art was built, art is a communication tool."

Maya's sophomore album, Moss, was released in September 2022.

Music has continued to be a great way for the father-daughter duo to bond. In October 2022, Maya even took credit for converting Ethan into a Taylor Swift fan. During an interview for The Line of Best Fit, she talked about playing Swift's 2010 single "Ours" for her dad.

Maya explained, "'Ours' was the first Taylor Swift song that I played for him on guitar. He was like, 'Who wrote that?', and I was like, 'Taylor Swift!' He told me he thought it was a really good song, and I was like, 'Oh, my God, I just brought something to my dad that he didn't know, and he likes – and I like!' It made me feel so confident."

The young musician also shared that she and her dad ended up seeing Swift in concert during her Speak Now tour, which she said was "such a happy moment, sharing an experience with someone who put so much energy into cultivating my taste."

In June 2023, Maya appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. When asked about her high school self, she recalled the time she got caught lying.

"I said I was going to therapy and Ireally went to lose my virginity," Maya said. "My father was very, very upset. And I said [to him], 'How am I supposed to have secrets if I can't tell lies?' "

Speaking of secrets, Maya plants one in every film or TV show she stars in.

"I like to do a thing where in every part that I play, plant a seed of truth, like some kind of little secret,” she told PEOPLE. "Actually, my dad taught me this, just to put some kind of thing about the character that speaks to who you really are and sneak some secret message to somebody in your life or to yourself or to your shrink or whatever it is into each job you do."

Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke, 22

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Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke is Ethan's second child with Thurman. The pair welcomed him on Jan. 15, 2002.

Levon is immersed in the fashion world, often accompanying his mom to fashion events like Dior couture shows.

He's also an actor, appearing in the Apple TV+ drama anthology The Crowded Room alongside actors like Tom Holland and Emmy Rossum. Levon is also set to star in Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut Pussy Island.

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When Levon isn't acting or attending fashion shows, he's often sitting courtside at sporting events with his dad. At the NBA All-Star Game in 2015, Ethan even made Levon switch seats with him so that he could sit next to Rihanna.

Clementine Jane Hawke, 15

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Born in July 2008, Clementine Jane Hawke is Ethan's first child with his wife, Ryan.

When Clementine was still a baby in 2010, Ethan shared that his oldest daughter, Maya, had been a help with babysitting.

"Maya is about to be 12, so she's getting pretty good with the baby," Ethan shared at the time.

Speaking to PEOPLE at the Manhattan premiere of his 2010 film Brooklyn's Finest, the actor spoke about the difficulties of juggling his acting and parenting life.

"Anybody who is a parent who wants to have a professional life knows that," Hawke said. "It's a struggle … always a balance."

In 2021, Clementine joined dad Ethan on camera during the 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival as he presented the Montecito award to actress Amanda Seyfried.

Like his other children, Ethan has said that Clementine wasn't particularly interested in any of his acting projects — until he starred in 2022's Moon Knight.

"My 13-year-old saw the Moon Knight trailer and all of the sudden my being an actor was real to her," he told PEOPLE. "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

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In July 2011, Ethan welcomed his second child with Ryan, a daughter named Indiana.

Like her dad and older siblings, Indiana seems to also have an early passion for music. While social distancing in 2020, she participated in a family sing-along with Ethan, Maya, Levon and Clementine. Big sister Maya led the way with vocals on a rendition of "To Live Is to Fly," with Indiana and Clementine joining in the harmonies while Ethan and Levon strummed along on guitars.

On Easter Sunday 2022, Ethan shared a rare photo of himself and his two youngest daughters, captioned: "Nature doing its thing. Happy Easter and Spring everyone."

Ethan Hawke's 4 Kids: All About Maya, Levon, Clementine and Indiana (2025)

FAQs

Why did Ethan Hawke name his son Levon? ›

Early life. Levon was born in 2002, the younger of two children born to actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. He was reportedly named after Levon Helm from the rock group The Band, a musical hero of his father. His parents met on the set of Gattaca (1997), married in May 1998, and divorced in 2005.

How many children did Ethan Hawke have? ›

Ethan Hawke is a proud father of four. The actor shares two children — Maya Hawke and Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke — with actress Uma Thurman, whom he was married to from 1998 to 2005. He's also dad to Clementine Jean Hawke and Indiana Hawke, whom he welcomed with his wife, Ryan Shawhughes Hawke.

How many children does Uma Thurman have? ›

The Pulp Fiction actress is the mother of three kids: Maya Hawke, Levon Hawke, and Luna Thurman-Busson. She gave birth to her first child in 1998 with her ex-husband Ethan Hawke, whom she was married to from 1998 to 2005, and welcomed her youngest child in 2012 with former-fiancé Arpad Busson.

Does Maya look like Uma or Ethan? ›

Uma Thurman and her daughter Maya's resemblance just peaked with these matching slicked hairstyles. So, we totally didn't know while watching Stranger Things that Maya Hawke, who plays Robyn, is Uma Thurman's daughter with Ethan Hawke. But once we did know? The resemblance was so obvious.

Is Ethan Hawke religious? ›

Hawke has previously said that he is an Episcopalian, and that faith used to be more important for him when he was younger, but that he failed to developed his faith in adulthood. Per Fox, he told the bishop, “When I was a young man, I was extremely interested in religion and faith was very, very important to me.

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How old was Uma Thurman when she had a baby? ›

(CBS News) Uma Thurman welcomed her third child on Sunday, her representative confirmed to the Associated Press. The baby girl is the actress' first child with her financier boyfriend, Arpad Busson. The 42-year-old has two children, daughter Maya, 13, and son Levon, 10, with ex-husband Ethan Hawke.

How many Oscars does Ethan Hawke have? ›

List of awards and nominations received by Ethan Hawke
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Academy Awards04
BAFTA Awards01
Daytime Emmy Awards11
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Does Maya Hawke have a twin brother? ›

Hawke has a brother, Levon. She also has two half-sisters by her father's second wife, Ryan Shawhughes.

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Actor Maya Hawke has followed in the steps of her Hollywood heavyweight parents, Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. She is best known for her role on the TV show Stranger Things.

How rich is Uma Thurman? ›

Uma Thurman is an American actress who has starred in a number of blockbuster films, including Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and The Avengers. She has also received numerous awards for her work, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Thurman's net worth is estimated to be around $45 million.

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He left PEOPLE in 2015. Uma Thurman admits she was in a bad marriage with Ethan Hawke, but refuses to speak negatively about her ex.

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Thurman and Ethan Hawke were married in 1998, had their son, Levon Hawke, in 2002, and eventually divorced in 2005. Though her parents split, Maya Hawke has said she has a great relationship with both her mom and dad, who were equally hesitant to have their daughter join the entertainment industry.

Who looks like Uma Thurman? ›

Maya Hawke channels her famous mother, Uma Thurman, on the cover of As If magazine. Maya, who inherited Thurman's looks, told the publication that her mom also passed down her love of nature.

Is Ethan Hawke his real name? ›

Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, author and film director. He made his film debut in Explorers (1985), before making a breakthrough performance in Dead Poets Society (1989).

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Before Ethan Hawke could play legendary jazz artist Chet Baker in the new movie Born to Be Blue, he had to learn how to play the trumpet.

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Hawke, who was only 18 when the movie premiered, has become one of Hollywood's most respected and hardest-working actors with a career full of celebrated movies.

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