Biography
Who is Hamish Linklater?
Early life and education
Hamish Linklater was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on July 7, 1976. He is the son of Kristin Linklater, a voice teacher, actor, and theater director who co-founded Shakespeare & Company. His early childhood involved exposure to professional theater in the Berkshires. He began performing small roles in Shakespearean productions around the age of eight.
After completing his secondary education at the Commonwealth School in Boston in 1994, he enrolled at Amherst College. While at college, his initial academic focus was on writing.
Television and film career
His professional career began in theater before expanding into film and television. His early stage credits include productions of Hamlet and Love's Fire. In 2000, he made his film debut in the independent movie Groove. That same year, he landed a recurring role as Dr. Bruce Cherry in the ABC medical drama Gideon's Crossing.
By 2006, he secured his breakout television role as Matthew Kimble, the brother of the main character, in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. He appeared in 88 episodes of this show over five seasons ending in 2010. Following this, he appeared in films such as The Future in 2011 and the 2013 baseball biopic 42, where he played pitcher Ralph Branca. He also joined the cast of the HBO drama The Newsroom as Jerry Dantana and the CBS comedy The Crazy Ones as Andrew Keanelly.
Stage work and playwriting
Hamish Linklater established himself as a versatile stage actor through extensive work in Shakespearean and contemporary theater. He performed at The Public Theater, Shakespeare in the Park, and Lincoln Center Theater. In 2009, he played Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night. He made his Broadway debut in 2011 in the play Seminar, appearing alongside Alan Rickman and Lily Rabe.
Beyond acting, he has pursued playwriting. He made his professional debut as a playwright with the 2013 production of The Vandal at The Flea Theater. He later authored The Whirligig, a play set in the Berkshires that explores grief and mortality. In 2025, he returned to the stage as Jakob Engstrand in a revival of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at the Lincoln Center Theater.
Recent projects and direction
In 2017, he joined the cast of the FX superhero drama Legion as Clark Debussy. His performance as Father Paul Hill in the 2021 Netflix miniseries Midnight Mass earned critical praise. For this role, he received the Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Horror Series. He continued his television career by voicing Bruce Wayne and Batman in the animated series Batman: Caped Crusader, which premiered in 2024.
That same year, he portrayed Abraham Lincoln in the Apple TV+ miniseries Manhunt. In 2025, he joined the cast of Gen V as the character Cipher. His role as Richard Warren in the 2026 series Widow's Bay earned him his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Also, he directed, wrote, and produced the 2023 film Downtown Owl.
Birthday and age
Hamish Linklater was born on July 7, 1976, which makes Hamish 50 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Hamish shares the date with 55 other famous people.
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