Ethan Hawke on Playing a Real-Life Abolitionist in 'Good Lord Bird': "You Can't Underplay John Brown"
Ethan Hawke has earned Oscar noms for both his acting (Training Day, Boyhood) and writing (Before Sunset, Before Midnight), and as a director has helmed three features and a documentary. Hawke used that experience in front of and behind the camera to take on three roles at once — co-creator, executive producer and series lead — for his latest passion project, Showtime's The Good Lord Bird, an adaptation of James McBride's award-winning novel.