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Hamish Linklater

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Hamish Linklater
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Hamish Linklater is an American actor. He is known for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine, Andrew Keanelly in The Crazy Ones, 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.
BornJuly 7, 1976
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BornJuly 7, 1976
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      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Ryan Gosling in The Big Short (2015)
    The Big Short
    7.8
    • Porter Collins
    • 2015
    Battleship (2012)
    Battleship
    5.8
    • Cal Zapata
    • 2012
    Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, and Ioan Gruffudd in Fantastic Four (2005)
    Fantastic Four
    5.7
    • Leonard
    • 2005
    Colin Firth and Emma Stone in Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
    Magic in the Moonlight
    6.5
    • Brice Catledge
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actor

    • A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Gen V
      • Cipher
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Batman: Caped Crusader
      • Batman, Bruce Wayne (voice)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Chop Shop
      • David Sconce
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • The Whisper Man
      • In Production
    • Cattywampus (2025)
      Cattywampus
      Short
      • Max
      • 2025
    • Barron's Cove (2024)
      Barron's Cove
      8.5
      • Lyle
      • 2024
    • Tom Hiddleston in The Life of Chuck (2024)
      The Life of Chuck
      7.5
      • American Reporter
      • 2024
    • Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
      Nickel Boys
      7.0
      • Spencer
      • 2024
    • Batman: Caped Crusader (2024)
      Batman: Caped Crusader
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Batman
      • Bruce Wayne (voice)
      • 2024
    • Manhunt (2024)
      Manhunt
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Abraham Lincoln
      • 2024
    • Emma Roberts in American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Oscars Presenter (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom (2022)
      Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom
      7.8
      Podcast Series
      • Sandman
      • 2022
    • Willem Dafoe, Christoph Waltz, Rachel Brosnahan, and Warren Burke in Dead for a Dollar (2022)
      Dead for a Dollar
      5.4
      • Martin Kidd
      • 2022
    • Julia Roberts in Gaslit (2022)
      Gaslit
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Jeb Magruder
      • 2022
    • Emmy Rossum in Angelyne (2022)
      Angelyne
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Rick Krause
      • 2022
    • Annabeth Gish, Henry Thomas, Kristin Lehman, Hamish Linklater, Robert Longstreet, Michael Trucco, Annarah Cymone, Samantha Sloyan, Zach Gilford, Crystal Balint, Kate Siegel, Matt Biedel, Alexandra Essoe, Rahul Kohli, Louis Oliver, Rahul Abburi, and Igby Rigney in Midnight Mass (2021)
      Midnight Mass
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Father Paul
      • 2021
    • Cinema Toast (2021)
      Cinema Toast
      5.4
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 2021
    • Amy Brenneman and Lily Rabe in Tell Me Your Secrets (2021)
      Tell Me Your Secrets
      7.3
      TV Series
      • John Tyler
      • 2021
    • Alexander Skarsgård in The Stand (2020)
      The Stand
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Dr. Jim Ellis
      • 2020

    Writer

    • Ed Harris, Lily Rabe, Vanessa Hudgens, Finn Wittrock, Henry Golding, and August Blanco in Downtown Owl (2023)
      Downtown Owl
      5.0
      • screenplay
      • script
      • 2023
    • Rutger Hauer, Andie MacDowell, Aidan Quinn, John Carroll Lynch, Morris Chestnut, Sharon Lawrence, Piper Perabo, and Warren Christie in The Prince of Motor City (2008)
      The Prince of Motor City
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • creator
      • 2008

    Director

    • Ed Harris, Lily Rabe, Vanessa Hudgens, Finn Wittrock, Henry Golding, and August Blanco in Downtown Owl (2023)
      Downtown Owl
      5.0
      • Director
      • 2023
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    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • July 7, 1976
      • Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA
    • Spouse
      • Jessica GoldbergJanuary 21, 2002 - 2012 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Parents
        Kristin Linklater
    • Relatives
        Magnus Linklater(Aunt or Uncle)
    • Other works
      Plays John Pace Seavering in "The Violet Hour" play by Richard Greenberg (South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, California, USA).
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      • 3 Articles

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      Daughter, born March 2017. Mother is girlfriend, Lily Rabe.
    • Quotes
      I did try to go to college and try to be an English major.

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