Ethan hack is a famous actor, and hardly means an introduction. Hes started more than 80 movies, many of which have made their mark in the zipdeist. You've likely seen him in everything from dead poet society in reality bits to the before trilogy and boyhood. In high school he wanted to be a writer before becoming interested in acting. Over his nearly four decade career, he's managed to do both and then. So to day, i'm going to talk with him about his latest novel,. A bright ray of darkness, and his bravera performance as john brown in the show time series the good lord bird.