Hamish Linklater

Known for: Acting

Born: 1976-07-07 (age 50)

From: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Filmography (58)

MOVIE
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027
MOVIE
The Whisper Man
2026
as Norman Collins
TV★ 8.2
Widow's Bay
2026
as Richard Warren
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025
as David's Father
MOVIE★ 7.0
Barron's Cove
2025
as Lyle Chambers
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Life of Chuck
2025
as American Reporter (voice)
MOVIE
Cattywampus
2025
as Max
MOVIE★ 6.6
Nickel Boys
2024
as Spencer
TV★ 7.2
Batman: Caped Crusader
2024
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
TV★ 6.8
Manhunt
2024
as Abraham Lincoln
TV★ 6.8
Elsbeth
2024
as Archer Kopunek
TV★ 7.7
Gen V
2023
as Cipher
MOVIE★ 5.5
Downtown Owl
2023
as Principal Valentine
MOVIE★ 5.8
Dead for a Dollar
2022
as Martin Kidd
TV★ 5.7
Angelyne
2022
as Rick Krause
TV★ 6.9
Gaslit
2022
as Jeb Magruder
TV★ 7.6
Midnight Mass
2021
as Father Paul Hill
TV★ 7.0
Cinema Toast
2021
TV★ 7.4
Tell Me Your Secrets
2021
as John
TV★ 6.8
The Stand
2020
as Dr. Jim Ellis
TV★ 6.5
Monsterland
2020
as Joe Keller
MOVIE★ 5.3
10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up
2020
as Ben
MOVIE★ 5.4
Paper Year
2018
as Noah Bearinger
MOVIE★ 4.3
You Can't Say No
2018
as Miles
MOVIE★ 5.9
Unicorn Store
2017
as Gary
MOVIE★ 4.1
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2017
as Lysander
TV★ 7.5
Legion
2017
as Clark Debussy
MOVIE★ 5.0
One More Time
2016
as Tim
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Big Short
2015
as Porter Collins
MOVIE★ 5.2
Ithaca
2015
as Tom Spangler
MOVIE★ 6.5
Magic in the Moonlight
2014
as Brice
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Tommy Altmann
TV★ 8.3
Fargo
2014
as Larue Dollard
MOVIE★ 5.0
Redemption Trail
2013
as David
TV★ 6.1
The Crazy Ones
2013
as Andrew
MOVIE★ 7.2
42
2013
as Ralph Branca
TV★ 8.1
The Newsroom
2012
as Jerry Dantana
MOVIE★ 5.0
Lola Versus
2012
as Henry
MOVIE★ 5.9
Battleship
2012
as Cal Zapata
MOVIE★ 3.0
I'm Coming Over
2011
as Buffalo
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Future
2011
as Jason
TV★ 7.6
The Good Wife
2009
as David LaGuardia
MOVIE★ 2.0
The Violent Kind
2008
as Frank
TV★ 7.9
Pushing Daisies
2007
as John Joseph Jacobs
TV★ 6.4
Ugly Betty
2006
as Evan Grant
TV★ 7.1
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Matthew Kimble
MOVIE★ 5.8
Fantastic Four
2005
as Leonard
MOVIE★ 8.0
Everything's Gone Green
2005
as William
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Sailor's Girl
2005
TV★ 6.4
5ive Days to Midnight
2004
as Carl Axelrod
MOVIE★ 4.8
Final Draft
2003
as Marty
MOVIE★ 6.7
Live from Baghdad
2002
as Richard Roth
TV★ 5.2
American Dreams
2002
as Pvt. Stan Silver
TV★ 7.3
Gideon's Crossing
2000
as Dr. Bruce Cherry
MOVIE★ 6.1
Groove
2000
as David Turner
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as David Morris
MOVIE
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TV
Chop Shop
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as David Sconce