Hamish Linklater
Acting • Born 1976-07-07
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.
Filmography
57 credits
Fantastic Four
Movie • 2005
Leonard
Dead for a Dollar
Movie • 2022
Martin Kidd
Live from Baghdad
Movie • 2002
Richard Roth
Battleship
Movie • 2012
Cal Zapata
Barron's Cove
Movie • 2025
Lyle Chambers
The Future
Movie • 2011
Jason
Lola Versus
Movie • 2012
Henry
42
Movie • 2013
Ralph Branca
Magic in the Moonlight
Movie • 2014
Brice
One More Time
Movie • 2016
Tim
Nickel Boys
Movie • 2024
Spencer
Redemption Trail
Movie • 2013
David
The Big Short
Movie • 2015
Porter Collins
The Violent Kind
Movie • 2008
Frank
Downtown Owl
Movie • 2023
Principal Valentine
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Movie • 2025
David's Father
Ithaca
Movie • 2015
Tom Spangler
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Movie • 2014
Tommy Altmann
I'm Coming Over
Movie • 2011
Buffalo
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie • 2017
Lysander
You Can't Say No
Movie • 2018
Miles
Everything's Gone Green
Movie • 2005
William
Groove
Movie • 2000
David Turner
Paper Year
Movie • 2018
Noah Bearinger
Unicorn Store
Movie • 2017
Gary
10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up
Movie • 2020
Ben
Final Draft
Movie • 2003
Marty
The Sailor's Girl
Movie • 2005
The Life of Chuck
Movie • 2025
American Reporter (voice)
Cattywampus
Movie • 2025
Max
The Whisper Man
Movie
Norman Collins
Callback
Movie
The Exorcist
Movie • 2027
The Stand
TV • 2020
Dr. Jim Ellis
American Dreams
TV • 2002
Pvt. Stan Silver
Ugly Betty
TV • 2006
Evan Grant
Pushing Daisies
TV • 2007
John Joseph Jacobs
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV • 2006
Matthew Kimble
Gideon's Crossing
TV • 2000
Dr. Bruce Cherry
5ive Days to Midnight
TV • 2004
Carl Axelrod
The Crazy Ones
TV • 2013
Andrew
Midnight Mass
TV • 2021
Father Paul Hill
Angelyne
TV • 2022
Rick Krause
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
David Morris
Fargo
TV • 2014
Larue Dollard
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
David LaGuardia
Monsterland
TV • 2020
Joe Keller
Gaslit
TV • 2022
Jeb Magruder
Manhunt
TV • 2024
Abraham Lincoln
Tell Me Your Secrets
TV • 2021
John
Legion
TV • 2017
Clark Debussy
Batman: Caped Crusader
TV • 2024
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
The Newsroom
TV • 2012
Jerry Dantana
Cinema Toast
TV • 2021
Gen V
TV • 2023
Cipher
Chop Shop
TV
David Sconce
Elsbeth
TV • 2024
Archer Kopunek