Maya Hawke

Maya Ray Thurman Hawke is an American actress and singer-songwriter born on July 8, 1998, in New York City. She is best known for her breakout role as Robin Buckley in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things, as well as her starring roles across television, film, and voice acting. Alongside her screen work, Hawke has established a musical career as a folk-influenced singer-songwriter, releasing multiple studio albums.

Hawke is the daughter of actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, who met on the set of Gattaca, married in May 1998, and divorced in 2005. On her mother's side, she is the granddaughter of Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman and model Nena von Schlebrügge. She has a younger brother, Levon, as well as three half-sisters. Hawke grew up with dyslexia, leading to frequent school changes before attending Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York. She pursued acting studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and spent a year studying toward a BFA at the Juilliard School before leaving to accept her debut screen role.

Hawke began her professional career in modeling, featuring in Vogue and serving as the face of the British fashion retailer AllSaints' 2016/2017 collection. She also appeared in campaigns for Calvin Klein, including a 2017 video campaign directed by Sofia Coppola and a September 2022 underwear campaign.

She made her acting debut in 2017 as Jo March in the BBC miniseries adaptation of Little Women. In 2018, she starred in the thriller Ladyworld. In July 2019, Hawke achieved international recognition with her performance as Robin Buckley in the third season of Stranger Things. That same year, she played Linda Kasabian in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and co-starred in the thriller Human Capital.

Throughout the 2020s, Hawke expanded her acting credits. Her film roles include Mainstream, Fear Street Part One: 1994, Italian Studies, and the dark comedy Do Revenge. In 2023, she appeared in the Wes Anderson romantic dramedy Asteroid City, Bradley Cooper's biographical drama Maestro, and the feature Wildcat. She also voiced the character Anxiety in the 2024 Pixar animated film Inside Out 2. Her voice work extends to audio podcast series, including Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins and The Playboy Interview.

In addition to acting, Hawke launched a music career in August 2019 by releasing her debut singles, "To Love a Boy" and "Stay Open," co-written with Jesse Harris. Following her first solo live performances in New York City in early 2020, she released her debut album, Blush, in August 2020. She followed this with her second album, Moss, in September 2022, and her third album, Chaos Angel, in May 2024, accompanied by the Clipped Wings EP. In May 2026, she released the album Maitreya Corso, preceded by its lead single, "Devil You Know."

Hawke's musical style is influenced by folk music and lyricists such as Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan. In her personal life, she married fellow musician Christian Lee Hutson on February 14, 2026, in New York City.