Hamish Linklater
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
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Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known as Matthew Kimble in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater.
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]
His grandfather, Eric Linklater, was a Scottish novelist of part Swedish origin[2] and one of the founders of the Scottish National Party. One uncle, Magnus Linklater, is a Scottish journalist, and another is writer and historian Andro Linklater, author of Measuring America.
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.
From 2006 until 2010 he was a main cast member in The New Adventures of Old Christine, as the brother of Christine, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
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.
In 2013, Hamish joined the cast of Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom, playing senior producer Jerry Dantana.
Personal life
Linklater was married to playwright Jessica Goldberg since January 2002. The couple have a daughter.[1] They divorced quietly in 2012.[5] [6]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Groove | David Turner | |
2002 | Live from Baghdad | Richard Roth | Television film |
2003 | Final Draft | Marty | |
2005 | The Sailor's Girl | — | Short film |
2005 | Everything's Gone Green | William | Short film |
2005 | Fantastic Four | Leonard | |
2006 | Affair Game | Henry | Short film |
2008 | The Violent Kind | Frank | Direct-to-DVD |
2011 | I'm Coming Over | Buffalo | Short film |
2011 | The Future | Jason | |
2012 | Battleship | Cal Zapata | |
2012 | Lola Versus | Henry | |
2013 | 42 | Ralph Branca | |
2013 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Tommy Altmann | |
2013 | Beyond Redemption | David |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000–2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Dr. Bruce Cherry | Main cast |
2003 | Happy Family | Todd Brennan | Episode: "Pilot" (scenes deleted) |
2003 | Dragnet | Kevin Grimes | Episode: "The Magic Bullet" |
2004 | American Dreams | Pvt. Stan Silver | 9 episodes |
2004 | 5ive Days to Midnight | Carl Axelrod | Miniseries |
2006–2010 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Matthew Kimble | Main cast |
2007 | Pushing Daisies | John Joseph Jacobs | Episode: "Girth" |
2009 | Ugly Betty | Evan York | Episode: "Blue on Blue" |
2012 | The Big C | Dave Cooper | 4 episodes |
2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | David Morris | Episode: "Manhattan Vigil" |
2012–2013 | The Good Wife | David LaGuardia | 2 episodes |
2013 | The Crazy Ones | Andrew | Main cast |
References
- ^ a b Stewart, Susan (March 9, 2008), "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
- ^ http://wp.tdf.org/index.php/2013/01/hamish-linklater-and-the-mystery-of-death/
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/actor-hamish-linklater-_n_2589680.html
External links
- 1976 births
- 20th-century American actors
- 21st-century American actors
- Actors from Massachusetts
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Scottish descent
- American people of Swedish descent
- American stage actors
- Amherst College alumni
- Living people
- People from Great Barrington, Massachusetts