Levon Hawke Explained

Levon Hawke
Birth Name:Levon Roan Thurman Hawke
Birth Date:15 January 2002
Occupation:Actor
Mother:Uma Thurman
Father:Ethan Hawke
Television:The Crowded Room

Levon Roan Thurman Hawke (born January 15, 2002) is an American actor.[1] He is the son of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, and brother of actress Maya Hawke.

Early life

Levon was born in 2002,[2] 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.[3] His parents met on the set of Gattaca (1997), married in May 1998,[4] and divorced in 2005.[5] Hawke has an older sister, Maya.[6] [7] He also has three half-sisters: two from his father and his second wife, Ryan Shawhughes,[8] and one from his mother and her ex-fiancé, financier Arpad Busson.[9]

On his father's side, Hawke is a distant cousin of the playwright Tennessee Williams.[10] On his mother's side, he is a grandson of Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman and model Nena von Schlebrügge.[11] [12] Schlebrügge's mother, Birgit Holmquist, was also a model, having posed for statue Famntaget, installed in the harbour of Smygehuk in Sweden, in 1930.[13]

Hawke is currently studying philosophy at Brown University.[14]

Career

In 2020, Hawke was rumoured to have joined the cast of Stranger Things.[15] However, he was on-set to visit his sister Maya Hawke.[16] Hawke has a role in the ensemble cast of Apple TV+ anthology series The Crowded Room alongside Tom Holland.[17] [18]

In July 2022, it was revealed he would make his feature film debut in the Zoë Kravitz directed Blink Twice.[19] In March 2023, he was announced to be cast as Jack in the Peter Dinklage western project The Thicket.[20] In September 2024 Levon made his directorial debut with Picture Day a play written by him and performed at Coffey Street Studios.

Filmography

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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018BlackoutJacob Short film
2023WildcatConvictFilm
2024Blink TwiceLucasFilm
The ThicketJackFilm

Music video

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethan Hawke's 4 Kids: Everything to Know. People.com. Kaitlin. Stevens. October 11, 2022. March 7, 2023.
  2. Web site: Uma Thurman Opens Up About the 'Worst Decision' She's Made in Turning Down a Role. Chestang. Raphael. February 21, 2017. Entertainment Tonight. June 9, 2023.
  3. Web site: Take a leaf out of our book. The Times. June 9, 2023. Charles. Laurence. November 22, 2015.
  4. Cheng . Kipp . Chang . Suna . May 15, 1998 . Monitor . Entertainment Weekly . June 9, 2023.
  5. News: Silverman . Stephen M. . October 7, 2005 . Uma Calls Split from Ethan 'Excruciating'. People . June 9, 2023.
  6. Web site: Blair . Olivia . January 21, 2020 . Uma Thurman Attended The Dior Show With Her Grown Up Son And We Can See The Resemblance . Elle . en-GB . June 9, 2023.
  7. Web site: Mulkerrins . Jane . December 22, 2017 . Maya Hawke, daughter of Hollywood royalty, on scaring men and making Little Women . Sydney Morning Herald . June 9, 2023.
  8. News: Report: Ethan Hawke Welcomes A Baby Girl . Access Hollywood . August 6, 2011 . June 9, 2023.
  9. News: Uma Thurman Daughter's Name Revealed . People . October 17, 2012 . June 9, 2023 . 'I would like to announce Uma and Arki's daughter's name for the first time officially: Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson, better known to family and friends as Luna,' the actress's rep Gabrielle Kachman tells People exclusively. . July 18, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130718025138/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/10/17/uma-thurman-arpad-busson-name-daughter-rosalind-arusha-arkadina-altalune-florence/ . dead .
  10. News: Carr . David . January 10, 2013 . In His Comfort Zone. The New York Times . June 9, 2023.
  11. Web site: Kamenetz . Rodger . May 5, 1996 . Robert Thurman Doesn't Look Buddhist . . August 22, 2016.
  12. Web site: Well Known Swedish Americans . June 9, 2023.
  13. News: Kuprijanko . Alexander . July 20, 2006 . Uma Thurmans mormor staty i Trelleborg . Uma Thurman's grandmother's statue in Trelleborg . . sv . June 9, 2023 . subscription.
  14. Web site: Christian Slater, Alia Shawkat, Geena Davis, Haley Joel Osment & Kyle MacLachlan Among Final Additions To Zoë Kravitz's Directorial Debut 'Pussy Island' For MGM. https://web.archive.org/web/20220706175045/https://deadline.com/2022/07/christian-slater-geena-davis-alia-shawkat-more-join-pussy-island-1235058435/. dead. July 6, 2022. Matt. Grobar. July 6, 2022. March 4, 2023.
  15. News: Maya Hawke's brother Levon joins the cast of Stranger Things . . Ella . Kemp . October 29, 2020 . March 7, 2023 .
  16. News: Maya Hawke shoots down Stranger Things season 4 cast rumour . . Lauren . Morris . November 1, 2021 . March 7, 2023 .
  17. News: Tom Holland's Sanity Is Challenged in New The Crowded Room Images . Britta . Devorre . May 9, 2023 . .
  18. News: Henry Eikenberry, Henry Zaga, Thomas Sadoski, Laila Robins Among Those Rounding Out Apple Anthology Series Crowded Room . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520190054/https://deadline.com/2022/05/henry-eikenberry-henry-zaga-thomas-sadoski-apple-series-crowded-room-1235028742/ . dead . May 20, 2022 . . Justin . Kroll . May 20, 2022 . March 4, 2023 .
  19. News: Pussy Island Casts Geena Davis, Christian Slater, Kyle MacLachlan & More . . Aidan . King . July 6, 2022 . March 7, 2023 .
  20. News: Petski . Denise . March 2, 2023 . Peter Dinklage & Juliette Lewis To Lead Dark Western Thriller The Thicket For Tubi . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302184747/https://deadline.com/2023/03/peter-dinklage-juliette-lewis-lead-dark-western-thriller-the-thicket-tubi-1235277057/ . dead . March 2, 2023 . March 2, 2023 . .

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