Ethan Hawke y Billy Crudup una vez compitieron por roles, incluyendo uno en una obra de Tom Stoppard que Crudup ganó, lanzando su carrera. Ethan Hawke and Billy Crudup once competed for roles, including one in a Tom Stoppard play that Crudup won, launching his career.

Ethan Hawke, durante una reciente aparición en The Tonight Show, reveló que una vez compitió contra su amigo Billy Crudup por papeles como joven actor, incluyendo un papel en una obra de Tom Stoppard que Crudup consiguió y ayudó a lanzar su carrera. Ethan Hawke, during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show, revealed he once competed against friend Billy Crudup for roles as a young actor, including a part in a Tom Stoppard play that Crudup landed and helped launch his career. Hawke, quien obtuvo su primera nominación al Oscar por 2025's Blue Moon, bromeó sobre desear poder cambiar el resultado, destacando la intensa rivalidad inicial que evolucionó a una estrecha amistad. Hawke, who earned his first Oscar nomination for 2025’s Blue Moon, joked about wishing he could change the outcome, highlighting the intense early rivalry that evolved into a close friendship. Los dos más tarde coprotagonizaron en The Coast of Utopia, ganando nominaciones al Tony. The two later co-starred in The Coast of Utopia, earning Tony nominations.