Hamish Linklater
| Hamish Linklater | |
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 Hamish Linklater in November 2011 |
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| Born | July 7, 1976 Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Jessica Goldberg (2002-present) |
Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known as Matthew in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater.
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[edit] Early life
Linklater was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to Scottish-born Kristin Linklater, Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Acting Division at Columbia University and a renowned teacher of vocal technique, and Jim Cormeny. A single mother, Kristin Linklater raised her son partly in the Berkshires, where she was a founder of the Shakespeare & Company drama troupe. Her son was eight years old when he began doing small Shakespearean roles.[1] Linklater attended the Commonwealth School in Boston, and Amherst College.
His grandfather, Eric Linklater, was a noted Scottish novelist of part Swedish origin[2] and one of the founders of the Scottish National Party. One uncle, Magnus Linklater, is a noted Scottish journalist, and another is writer and historian, Andro Linklater author of amongst many other books, 'Measuring America'.
[edit] Career
While first establishing himself on the stage, he made his big screen debut in 2000's Groove. That was followed by his role as CNN correspondent Richard Roth in the HBO movie Live from Baghdad. He has since appeared in numerous movies, recently Fantastic Four (2005). He had a recurring role on the television show American Dreams as well as Gideon's Crossing. He was second-in-line to play Logan on Dark Angel, but the role went to Michael Weatherly.
In July 2006, Linklater appeared in Keith Bunin's The Busy World Is Hushed opposite Jill Clayburgh off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons. He played Hamlet at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California and the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut.
On Halloween 2007, Linklater appeared in an episode of Pushing Daisies on ABC, entitled "Girth". He also completed the film The Violent Kind.[3]
He appeared in The Public Theater's 2009 production of Twelfth Night at Shakespeare in the Park as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, opposite Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald and Raul Esparza.[4]
In 2011 he starred with Miranda July in The Future. He made his Broadway debut in October 2011 in Theresa Rebeck's new play Seminar opposite Alan Rickman, Jerry O'Connell, Lily Rabe, and Hettienne Park.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Groove | David Turner | |
| Gideon's Crossing | Dr. Bruce Cherry | 2000–2001 | |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | Richard Roth | TV movie |
| 2003 | Final Draft | Marty | |
| Happy Family | Todd Brennan | Guest appearance | |
| Dragnet | Kevin Grimes | Guest appearance | |
| 2004 | American Dreams | Pvt. Stan Silver | 9 episodes |
| 5ive Days to Midnight | Carl Axelrod | TV movie | |
| 2005 | The Sailor's Girl | — | |
| Everything's Gone Green | William | ||
| Fantastic Four | Leonard | ||
| 2006 | Affair Game | Henry | |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine | Matthew | 2006–2010 | |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | John Joseph Jacobs | Guest appearance |
| 2008 | The Violent Kind | Frank | completed |
| 2009 | Ugly Betty | Evan York | Guest appearance |
| 2011 | The Future | Jason |
[edit] Personal life
Linklater has been married to playwright Jessica Goldberg since January 2002. The couple have a daughter.[1]
[edit] See also
- Eric Linklater, grandfather
- Magnus Linklater, uncle
- Andro Linklater, uncle
[edit] References
- ^ a b Stewart, Susan (2008-03-09), "Heat Some Tea. Look at the Ceiling. Now, That’s Acting." New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-03-10
- ^ Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins.
- ^ Hamish Linklater's IMDb profile
- ^ The Public Theater;s website
[edit] External links
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