2008-07-11 09:09:11 - Ethan Hawke has married Ryan Shawhughes - the former nanny of his two children - just weeks before she is due to give birth to their first child together.

Ethan Hawke has got married. Actor-turned-author Ethan, 37, married Ryan Shawhughes, 28, last month in a secret ceremony. No other details about the wedding have been released. Ryan is expected to give birth

to the couple's first child later this month, believed to be a daughter. 'Dead Poet's Society' actor Ethan met Ryan when she worked as a nanny for Maya Ray, 10, and Levon Roan, six, his two children with his first wife Uma Thurman. A friend of the couple said last December that they were "incredibly in love," and in January Ethan's publicist confirmed the couple were expecting a baby. The marriage comes just weeks after Uma announced her engagement to Swiss multi-millionaire Arpad Busson. Ethan and Uma were married for six years between 1998 and 2004. Ethan was nominated for an Oscar for his role in 'Training Day' in 2001. He will appear in 'New York, I Love You' which is released next year.