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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-07-07 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

Hamish Linklater

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

The Life of Chuck as US Reporter

2024

Nickel Boys as Spencer
Manhunt as Abraham Lincoln
Batman: Caped Crusader as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

2023

Downtown Owl as Principal Valentine

2022

Dead for a Dollar as Martin Kidd
Angelyne as Rick Krause
Gaslit as Jeb Magruder

2021

Midnight Mass as Father Paul Hill

2020

The Stand as Dr. Jim Ellis
Monsterland as Joe Keller

2018

Paper Year as Noah Bearinger

2017

Legion as Clark Debussy

2016

2015

The Big Short as Porter Collins
Ithaca as Tom Spangler

2014

Fargo as Larue Dollard

2013

42 as Ralph Branca
The Crazy Ones as Andrew

2012

Battleship as Cal Zapata
Lola Versus as Henry
The Newsroom as Jerry Dantana

2011

The Future as Jason
I'm Coming Over as Buffalo

2009

The Good Wife as David LaGuardia

2008

2007

Pushing Daisies as John Joseph Jacobs

2006

Ugly Betty as Evan Grant

2005

Fantastic Four as Leonard

2004

5ive Days to Midnight as Carl Axelrod

2003

Final Draft as Marty

2002

Live from Baghdad as Richard Roth
American Dreams as Pvt. Stan Silver

2000

Groove as David Turner
Gideon's Crossing as Dr. Bruce Cherry

1999

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Directing

2023

Downtown Owl as Director

Writing

2023

Downtown Owl as Screenplay

Production

2023

Downtown Owl as Producer