Maya Hawke is an actor, musician, songwriter and producer. Hawke made her acting debut in the miniseries adaptation of the classic novel ‘Little Women’ for PBS in 2018 and has continued to shine on both the big and small screens, in addition to crafting an acclaimed independent music career. She has released three lauded albums of music to date, ‘Moss’ (2022), ‘Blush’ (2020), and ‘Chaos Angel’ (2024) which showcase her natural gift for songwriting.
Maya’s acting credits include the critically acclaimed Netflix drama “Stranger Things.” Dubbed by Entertainment Weekly as the “breakout star,” Hawke became a fan favorite for her performance as Robin Buckley and received an HCA Award Nomination for her performance. Hawke was also in Showtime’s 2020 historical drama, ‘The Good Lord Bird” alongside her father Ethan Hawke. This year, she portrayed “Anxiety” in Disney and Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ which became the biggest animated movie of all time, grossing over 1.5 billion dollars. She stars in, and co-produced, Ethan Hawke’s biographical film of Flannery O’Connor, Wildcat,’ which premiered at Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival in 2023, and was released to wide acclaim in 2024.
Past film credits include Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City,’ Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s feature ‘Do Revenge,’ ‘Human Capital’ opposite Liev Schreiber and Marisa Tomei, Quentin Tarantino's ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ Amanda Kramer’s independent film ‘Ladyworld,’ Gia Coppola's feature film ‘Mainstream’ and, most recently, Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein drama ‘Maestro.’
Hawke was included in Variety’s 2022 New Power of New York list, the 2023 Young Hollywood Impact Report, and the 2023 TIME100 Next list.