Ethan Hawke is a five-time Academy Award–nominated artist and one of Hollywood’s most multi-faceted stars: actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and bestselling novelist. His prolific film acting credits include Dead Poets Society, Reality Bites, Gattaca, Training Day, Boyhood, the Before trilogy, and First Reformed. He has also worked extensively in the theater and been nominated for the Drama Desk award as both an actor and director. Recent onscreen projects as both director and actor include The Black Phone and its sequel, The Last Movie Stars, Leave the World Behind, Reservation Dogs, Wildcat, Highway 99: A Double Album, Blue Moon, The Lowdown, The Weight, and I, Object. In 2021, Hawke released two new books: the novel A Bright Ray of Darkness and the graphic novel Meadowlark: A Coming-of-Age Crime Story. Additional written works include the bestselling novels The Hottest State and Ash Wednesday, the graphic novel Indeh, and the children’s book Rules for a Knight. Hawke currently serves on the boards of The Film Forum, The DreamYard Project, and The New York Public Library.

Kyle MacLachlan is an actor, podcaster, winemaker, and internet sensation whose career spans more than four decades, marked by an array of distinctive roles across television, film, and voice work. A native of Yakima, Washington, MacLachlan made his screen debut in David Lynch-directed projects Dune, Blue Velvet, and Twin Peaks—where his role as FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper cemented him in the pop culture lexicon and earned him two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe Award.

Working with some of cinema’s most celebrated directors, MacLachlan has brought a wide range of characters to life in The Doors, The Flintstones, Showgirls, Inside Out, Inside Out 2, and Blink Twice. His television credits include Sex & the City, Desperate Housewives, How I Met Your Mother, Portlandia, the revival of Twin Peaks, the highly acclaimed Amazon Prime Video series Fallout, Overcompensating, and The Lowdown with Ethan Hawke.

Beyond acting, the ever-restless MacLachlan continues to expand his storytelling prowess by producing his own roster of projects across film, television, audio, and social media. He launched his award-winning Varnamtown podcast with Epic Magazine, along with several forthcoming and highly anticipated projects.

MacLachlan also reinvented himself on social media as a Gen Z darling through his viral clips, sparking connections with notable names such as Charli XCX, Lorde, and Benito Skinner. His iHeart podcast exploring the creativity and drive behind Gen Z cultural icons, What Are We Even Doing, launched in September.

When not on screen or behind a microphone, MacLachlan combines process, patience, and creativity as the proud proprietor of his own wine label, Pursued by Bear, produced in Washington State and highly regarded by wine aficionados around the world.

Of all the roles he has had the privilege to take on, Kyle is most proud to be a husband to his wife, Desiree, a father to their son, Callum, and a dog dad to Bailey and Elvis.