Hamish Linklater

47 · Born: Jul 7, 1976

Personal Details

Height 6' 3"

Born Jul 7, 1976 Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

Parents

Kristin Linklater
James Lincoln Cormeny

Relatives

Magnus Linklater (Aunt or Uncle)
Andro Linklater (Aunt or Uncle)
Eric Linklater (Grandparent)

Biography

Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine, Porter Collins in The Big Short, and Clark Debussy in Legion. He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater. In 2021, he starred as Father Paul in the Netflix horror miniseries Midnight Mass, for which he received high critical acclaim.

Career

acting

2024

Manhunt as Abraham Lincoln

2022

Dead for a Dollar

Dead for a Dollar as Martin Kidd

Angelyne as Rick Krause

Gaslit as Jeb Magruder

2021

Tell Me Your Secrets

Tell Me Your Secrets as John

Midnight Mass as Father Paul Hill

2020

10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up

10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up as Benjamin

The Stand as Dr. Jim Ellis

2018

You Can't Say No

You Can't Say No as Miles

Paper Year as Noah Bearinger

Legion as Clark Debussy

2017

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander

Unicorn Store as Gary

Fargo as Larue Dollard

2016

One More Time as Tim

2015

Ithaca as Tom Spangler

The Big Short as Porter Collins

2014

Magic in the Moonlight

Magic in the Moonlight as Brice

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Tommy Altmann

2013

Redemption Trail

Redemption Trail as David

42 as Ralph Branca

The Crazy Ones as Andrew

The Newsroom as Jerry Dantana

2012

Battleship as Cal Zapata

Lola Versus as Henry

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as David Morris

2011

The Future as Jason

2008

The Violent Kind

The Violent Kind as Frank

2006

The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine as Matthew Kimble

2005

Fantastic Four as Leonard

2004

5ive Days to Midnight

5ive Days to Midnight as Carl Axelrod

2003

Final Draft as Marty

American Dreams

American Dreams as Pvt. Stan Silver

2002

Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad as Richard Roth

2000

Groove as David Turner

Gideon's Crossing

Gideon's Crossing as Dr. Bruce Cherry

directing

2023

Downtown Owl as Director, Screenplay