Actor profile

Hamish Linklater

7th July 1976 Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA Acting

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.

31 Movies 24 TV Shows 2 In Production 57 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey poster

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey 17th September 2025 as David's Father

Barron's Cove poster

Barron's Cove 6th June 2025 as Lyle Chambers

The Life of Chuck poster

The Life of Chuck 5th June 2025 as American Reporter (voice)

Cattywampus poster

Cattywampus 1st April 2025 as Max

Nickel Boys poster

Nickel Boys 13th December 2024 as Spencer

Downtown Owl poster

Downtown Owl 8th June 2023 as Principal Valentine

Dead for a Dollar poster

Dead for a Dollar 30th September 2022 as Martin Kidd

10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up poster

10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up 5th March 2020 as Ben

Paper Year poster

Paper Year 19th April 2018 as Noah Bearinger

You Can't Say No poster

You Can't Say No 3rd March 2018 as Miles

Unicorn Store poster

Unicorn Store 11th September 2017 as Gary

A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream 17th June 2017 as Lysander

One More Time poster

One More Time 8th April 2016 as Tim

The Big Short poster

The Big Short 11th December 2015 as Porter Collins

Ithaca poster

Ithaca 29th October 2015 as Tom Spangler

Magic in the Moonlight poster

Magic in the Moonlight 25th July 2014 as Brice

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn poster

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn 23rd May 2014 as Tommy Altmann

Redemption Trail poster

Redemption Trail 6th October 2013 as David

42 poster

42 12th April 2013 as Ralph Branca

Lola Versus poster

Lola Versus 24th April 2012 as Henry

Battleship poster

Battleship 11th April 2012 as Cal Zapata

I'm Coming Over 14th August 2011 as Buffalo

The Future poster

The Future 29th July 2011 as Jason

The Violent Kind 1st January 2008 as Frank

Fantastic Four poster

Fantastic Four 29th June 2005 as Leonard

Everything's Gone Green 22nd January 2005 as William

The Sailor's Girl 20th January 2005

Final Draft poster

Final Draft 10th February 2003 as Marty

Live from Baghdad poster

Live from Baghdad 7th December 2002 as Richard Roth

Groove poster

Groove 8th June 2000 as David Turner

Callback

Batman: Caped Crusader poster

Batman: Caped Crusader 1st August 2024 as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

Manhunt poster

Manhunt 14th March 2024 as Abraham Lincoln

Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth 29th February 2024 as Archer Kopunek

Gen V poster

Gen V 28th September 2023 as Cipher

Angelyne poster

Angelyne 19th May 2022 as Rick Krause

Gaslit poster

Gaslit 24th April 2022 as Jeb Magruder

Midnight Mass poster

Midnight Mass 24th September 2021 as Father Paul Hill

Cinema Toast poster

Cinema Toast 20th April 2021

Tell Me Your Secrets poster

Tell Me Your Secrets 19th February 2021 as John

The Stand poster

The Stand 17th December 2020 as Dr. Jim Ellis

Monsterland poster

Monsterland 2nd October 2020 as Joe Keller

Legion poster

Legion 8th February 2017 as Clark Debussy

Fargo poster

Fargo 15th April 2014 as Larue Dollard

The Crazy Ones poster

The Crazy Ones 26th September 2013 as Andrew

The Newsroom poster

The Newsroom 24th June 2012 as Jerry Dantana

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as David LaGuardia

Pushing Daisies poster

Pushing Daisies 3rd October 2007 as John Joseph Jacobs

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty 28th September 2006 as Evan Grant

The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine 13th March 2006 as Matthew Kimble

5ive Days to Midnight poster

5ive Days to Midnight 7th June 2004 as Carl Axelrod

American Dreams poster

American Dreams 29th September 2002 as Pvt. Stan Silver

Gideon's Crossing poster

Gideon's Crossing 10th October 2000 as Dr. Bruce Cherry

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as David Morris

Chop Shop as David Sconce

Untitled The Exorcist Film poster

Coming soon

Untitled The Exorcist Film 12th March 2027

The Whisper Man poster

Coming soon

The Whisper Man 28th August 2026 as Norman Collins