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Hamish Linklater
Linklater in November 2011
Born(1976-07-07)July 7, 1976(age 48)
New York City, New York,U.S.
Alma materAmherst College
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
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(m.2002;div.2012)​
PartnerLily Rabe(2013–present)
Children4
MotherKristin Linklater
RelativesMarjorie Linklater(grandmother)
Eric Linklater(grandfather)
Magnus Linklater(uncle)
Andro Linklater(uncle)

Hamish Linklater(born July 7, 1976)[1]is an American actor and playwright. He is known for playing Matthew Kimble inThe New Adventures of Old Christine(2006–2010), Andrew Keanelly inThe Crazy Ones(2013–2014), and Clark Debussy inLegion(2017–2019). He is the son of dramatic vocal trainerKristin Linklater.In 2021, he starred as Father Paul in the horror miniseriesMidnight Mass,for which he received high critical acclaim.[2]

Early life

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Linklater was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Kristin Linklater, was a Scottish-born Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Acting Division atColumbia Universityand a teacher of vocal technique. A single mother, she raised her son partly in theBerkshires,where she was a founder of theShakespeare & Companydrama troupe. Linklater was eight years old when he began doing small Shakespearean roles.[3]

His maternal grandparents wereMarjorie Linklater,an arts campaigner, andEric Linklater,who was a Scottish novelist of partly Swedish origin.[4]His uncles are journalistMagnus Linklaterand writerAndro Linklater.

Linklater graduated in 1994 fromCommonwealth Schoolin Boston[5]and attendedAmherst College.[6]

Career

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Given his pedigree in the theater, he first established himself on the stage and made his big-screen debut in 2000'sGroove.That was followed by his role as CNN correspondentRichard Rothin the HBO filmLive from Baghdad.He has since appeared in numerous films, includingFantastic Four(2005). He had a recurring role on the television showAmerican Dreamsas well asGideon's Crossing.He was second-in-line to play Logan onDark Angel,but the role went toMichael Weatherly.

From 2006 until 2010 he was a main cast member in theCBSsitcomThe New Adventures of Old Christine,as the brother ofChristine Campbell,played byJulia Louis-Dreyfus.In July 2006, Linklater appeared inKeith Bunin'sThe Busy World Is HushedoppositeJill Clayburghoff-BroadwayatPlaywrights Horizons.He playedthe title characterinHamletatSouth Coast RepertoryinCosta Mesa, Californiaand the Long Wharf Theater inNew Haven, Connecticut.

On Halloween 2007, Linklater appeared in an episode ofPushing DaisiesonABC,entitled "Girth".He also completed the filmThe Violent Kind.[7]He appeared inThe Public Theater's 2009 production ofTwelfth NightatShakespeare in the ParkasSir Andrew Aguecheek,oppositeAnne Hathaway,Audra McDonaldandRaul Esparza.[8]

In 2011, he starred withMiranda JulyinThe Future.He made hisBroadwaydebut in October 2011 inTheresa Rebeck's new playSeminaroppositeAlan Rickman,Jerry O'Connell,Lily Rabe,andHettienne Park.In 2013, he playedBrooklyn DodgerspitcherRalph Brancain theJackie Robinsonbiopic film42.Linklater also joined the cast ofAaron Sorkin'sThe Newsroomin a recurring role, playing senior producer Jerry Dantana. He remained for six episodes, until earning the role of Andrew Keanelly on the CBS seriesThe Crazy Ones,which premiered in September 2013. In 2017, Linklater was cast in a recurring role in theFXoriginal seriesLegion,based on theMarvel Comicscharacter, and was promoted to the main cast for itssecond season.Also in 2017, he had a small role in thethird seasonof the FXblack comedycrime dramaseriesFargo,created byLegionshowrunnerNoah Hawley.

In 2020, Linklater was cast in theAmazon PrimeseriesTell Me Your Secretsas John Tyler, a convicted rapist seeking redemption by trying to find a missing girl.[9]The series premiered on February 19, 2021.[10]In 2021, Linklater starred inMike Flanagan's Netflix horror miniseries,Midnight Mass,as Father Paul Hill. It premiered September 24, 2021. He received high critical acclaim and aCritic's Choicenomination for the role. Also in 2021, he began filmingGaslitas Jeb Magruder, which premiered in 2022 on Starz. In 2022,Walter Hill's westernDead for a Dollarpremiered at Venice Film Festival and in the United States, with Linklater playing wealthy villain Martin Kidd. In 2022, Linklater began filmingDowntown Owl.Linklater is the screenwriter as well as a producer and director for the film.

Personal life

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Linklater married playwrightJessica Goldbergin January 2002; they divorced in 2012 and have one daughter.[3][11]

Shortly thereafter, Linklater went public with his relationship with actressLily Rabe.They have two daughters, born in March 2017 and June 2020.[12][13]In 2022, they had a son.[14][15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Groove David Turner
2003 Final Draft Marty
2005 Fantastic Four Leonard
2008 The Violent Kind Frank Direct-to-DVD
2011 The Future Jason
2012 Battleship Cal Zapata
Lola Versus Henry
2013 42 Ralph Branca
Redemption Trail David
2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Tommy Altmann
Magic in the Moonlight Brice
2015 One More Time Tim
Ithaca Tom Spangler
The Big Short Porter Collins Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander
Paper Year Noah Bearinger
You Can't Say No Miles
2019 Unicorn Store Gary
2020 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up Benjamin
2022 Dead for a Dollar Martin Kidd
2023 Downtown Owl — Director, screenwriter, and producer
2024 Nickel Boys Spencer
2025 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey TBA Filming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000–2001 Gideon's Crossing Dr. Bruce Cherry 20 episodes
2002 Live from Baghdad Richard Roth Television film
2003 Happy Family Todd Brennan Episode: "Pilot" (scenes deleted)
Dragnet Kevin Grimes Episode: "The Magic Bullet"
2004 American Dreams Pvt. Stan Silver 9 episodes
Five Days to Midnight Carl Axelrod 5 episodes
2006–2010 The New Adventures of Old Christine Matthew Kimble 88 episodes
2007 Pushing Daisies John Joseph Jacobs Episode: "Girth"
2009 Ugly Betty Evan York Episode: "Blue on Blue"
2012 The Big C Dave Cooper 4 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit David Morris Episode: "Manhattan Vigil"
2012–2013 The Good Wife David LaGuardia 2 episodes
2013 The Newsroom Jerry Dantana 6 episodes
2013–2014 The Crazy Ones Andrew Keanelly 22 episodes
2017 Fargo Larue Dollard 4 episodes
2017–2019 Legion Clark Debussy 14 episodes
2020 Monsterland Dr. Joe Keller Episode: "New Orleans, Louisiana"
The Stand Dr. Ellis Episode: "The End"
2021 Tell Me Your Secrets John Tyler 10 episodes
Midnight Mass Father Paul 7 episodes
Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Horror Series
Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
2022 Gaslit Jeb Magruder Miniseries, 5 episodes
Angelyne Rick Krause Miniseries, 4 episodes
2024 Manhunt Abraham Lincoln Miniseries, 7 episodes
American Horror Story: Delicate Himself Episode: "Little Gold Man"; uncredited
Batman: Caped Crusader Bruce Wayne / Batman Voice[16]

Theater

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Selected credits (adapted from About the Artists).[17]

Year Title Role Venue Notes
1996 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer/ Buck Grangerford Actors Theatre of Louisville
1998 Love's Fire The Public Theater
1999 The Chemistry of Change Shep Women's Project Theatre
Hamlet Laertes The Public Theater
2001 Good Thing Dean Susan Stein Shiva Theater Workshop
The Theater at St. Clements
2003 Recent Tragic Events Andrew Playwrights Horizon
2004 Hamlet Hamlet Long Wharf Theatre
2005 The Singing Forest Young Walter / Gray Korankyi
2006 The Busy World is Hushed Brandt Playwrights Horizon
2007 Hamlet Hamlet South Coast Repertory
2009 Twelfth Night Sir Andrew Aguecheek Delacorte Theater Shakespeare in the Park
2010 The Winter's Tale Lord Autolycus
The Merchant of Venice Bassanio
2011 The School for Lies Frank Classic Stage Company World premiere
2011–2012 Seminar Martin John Golden Theatre WorldBroadwaypremiere
2013 The Comedy of Errors Antipholus Delacorte Theater Shakespeare in the Park
2014 Much Ado About Nothing Benedick
2015 Posterity Gustav Vigeland Atlantic Theater Company World premiere
Cymbeline Leonatus / Cloten Delacorte Theater Shakespeare in the Park
2017 Mamma Mia! Harry Bright Hollywood Bowl
2017 The Whirligig Crew, Writer Signature Theatre Center Opened May 21, 2017
2018 Henry IV Prince Hal The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
2019 The Pain of My Belligerence Guy Playwrights Horizon World premiere

References

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  1. ^"Linklater, Hamish 1976–".Encyclopedia.com.Cengage.RetrievedJune 2,2022.
  2. ^Midnight Mass,retrievedSeptember 29,2021
  3. ^abStewart, Susan (March 9, 2008),"Heat Some Tea. Look at the Ceiling. Now, That's Acting."New York Times.Retrieved on 2008-03-10
  4. ^Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994)Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland.London. HarperCollins.
  5. ^"CBS Sitcom Star Hamish Linklater '94 Visits",Commonwealth School,November 2, 2008, reprinted fromBoston Globe,also available in part here[1],viaHighBeam Research
  6. ^Mark Kennedy,"Actor Hamish Linklater evolves into playwright"ArchivedMarch 18, 2014, at theWayback Machine,Associated Press,January 31, 2013.
  7. ^tommyc-6 (December 23, 2008)."Hamish Linklater's IMDb profile".IMDb.RetrievedOctober 27,2014.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^"The Public Theater;s website".Archived fromthe originalon May 9, 2008.RetrievedOctober 27,2014.
  9. ^"Amazon Grabs Former TNT Thriller 'Tell Me Your Secrets'".The Hollywood Reporter.October 29, 2020.
  10. ^Del Rosario, Alexandra (January 27, 2021)."'Tell Me Your Secrets': Amazon Drops Premiere Date & Trailer For Thriller Drama Series ".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedJanuary 27,2021.
  11. ^"Actor Hamish Linklater Evolves Into Playwright".The Huffington Post.January 31, 2013.RetrievedOctober 27,2014.
  12. ^"Baby on the Way for Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater".People.December 28, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon March 29, 2017.
  13. ^Niazi, Amil (May 25, 2021)."A Conversation With Lily Rabe: Motherhood Made Career Decisions So Much Easier".Romper.
  14. ^Handler, Chelsea (May 23, 2024)."Home Births and Past Lives with Lily Rabe, Dear Chelsea".Spotify.RetrievedFebruary 3,2025.
  15. ^Slater, Georgia (June 21, 2022)."Lily Rabe Quietly Reveals She Welcomed Third Baby with Hamish Linklater in Father's Day Tribute".People.RetrievedFebruary 3,2025.
  16. ^Sharf, Zack (June 20, 2024)."A New Batman Arrives: Hamish Linklater to Play the Dark Knight on Prime Video's 'Batman: Caped Crusader' — Hear His Batman Voice Now".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on June 20, 2024.RetrievedJune 20,2024.
  17. ^"Hamish Linklater theatre profile".abouttheartists.com.RetrievedMay 5,2024.
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