Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

  • Birthday: 1957-09-21
  • Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Also know as: Roderick Jaynes

Biography

American filmmaker Ethan Jesse Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Joel David Coen, professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film received was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards.  The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards, and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen in Fargo (1996). Ethan is married to film editor Tricia Cooke; they reside in New York City. 

Filmography

Minnesota Nice

2003

As Self

The Coen Brothers

2000

As Self

A Special Day

2012

As Self

Crimewave

1985

As Reporter at execution (uncredited)

Darkman

1990

As Oldsmobile Passenger (uncredited)

Production

Eight

1998

As Thanks

Strutter

2013

As Thanks

The Way of Folk

2016

As Thanks

Burn After Reading

2008

As Director

The Ladykillers

2004

As Director

Paris Je T'aime

2006

As Director

No Country for Old Men

2007

As Director

A Serious Man

2009

As Director

True Grit

2010

As Director

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

As Director

Hail, Caesar!

2016

As Director

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

As Director

Drive-Away Dolls

2024

As Director

Barton Fink

1991

As Director

Blood Simple

1984

As Director

The Big Lebowski

1998

As Director

Miller's Crossing

1990

As Director

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

As Director

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

As Director

Honey Don't!

0000

As Director

Go Beavers

0000

As Director

World Cinema

2007

As Director

Fargo

1996

As Director

The Big Lebowski

1998

As Editor

Barton Fink

1991

As Editor

Burn After Reading

2008

As Editor

The Ladykillers

2004

As Editor

Blood Simple

1984

As Editor

No Country for Old Men

2007

As Editor

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

As Editor

A Serious Man

2009

As Editor

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

As Editor

Hail, Caesar!

2016

As Editor

Fargo

1996

As Editor

True Grit

2010

As Editor

The Big Lebowski

1998

As Producer

Fargo

1996

As Producer

Barton Fink

1991

As Producer

Raising Arizona

1987

As Producer

Miller's Crossing

1990

As Producer

Bad Santa

2003

As Executive Producer

Burn After Reading

2008

As Producer

The Ladykillers

2004

As Producer

Blood Simple

1984

As Producer

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

As Producer

No Country for Old Men

2007

As Producer

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

As Producer

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

As Producer

A Serious Man

2009

As Producer

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

As Producer

True Grit

2010

As Producer

Hail, Caesar!

2016

As Producer

Down from the Mountain

2001

As Producer

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

As Executive Producer

Drive-Away Dolls

2024

As Producer

Honey Don't!

0000

As Producer

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

As Screenplay

Fargo

1996

As Screenplay

Barton Fink

1991

As Screenplay

Raising Arizona

1987

As Screenplay

Miller's Crossing

1990

As Screenplay

The Big Lebowski

1998

As Writer

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

As Screenplay

Burn After Reading

2008

As Screenplay

The Ladykillers

2004

As Screenplay

Crimewave

1985

As Writer

No Country for Old Men

2007

As Screenplay

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

As Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009

As Writer

True Grit

2010

As Screenplay

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

2009

As Original Story

Gambit

2012

As Writer

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

As Writer

Unbroken

2014

As Screenplay

Hail, Caesar!

2016

As Writer

Bridge of Spies

2015

As Writer

Suburbicon

2017

As Writer

The Jesus Rolls

2019

As Characters

Scarface

0000

As Screenplay

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

As Screenplay

Paris Je T'aime

2006

As Writer

Dark Web

0000

As Writer

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

As Writer

Drive-Away Dolls

2024

As Writer

Blood Simple

1984

As Writer

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

As Writer

Don't Mess with Texas

2008

As Writer

Honey Don't!

0000

As Writer

Go Beavers

0000

As Writer

World Cinema

2007

As Writer

The Naked Man

1998

As Writer

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