Hamish Linklater

Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine, Andrew Keanelly in The Crazy Ones, and Clark Debussy in Legion. He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater.

Hamish Linklater
Linklater in November 2011
Born (1976-07-07) July 7, 1976
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materAmherst College
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2002; div. 2012)​
Partner(s)Lily Rabe (2013–present)
Children3
Parent(s)Kristin Linklater
James Lincoln Cormeny

Early life

Linklater was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the son of Kristin Linklater and James Lincoln Cormeny.[1] His mother was a Scottish-born Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Acting Division at Columbia University and a teacher of vocal technique. A single mother, she 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.[2]

His maternal grandparents were Marjorie Linklater, an arts campaigner, and Eric Linklater, who was a Scottish novelist of part Swedish origin.[3] His uncles are journalist Magnus Linklater and writer Andro Linklater.

Linklater graduated in 1994 from Commonwealth School in Boston[4] and attended Amherst College.[5]

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, including 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 CBS sitcom 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.[6]

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.[7]

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, he played Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca in the Jackie Robinson biopic film 42. Linklater also joined the cast of Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom in a recurring role, playing senior producer Jerry Dantana. He remained for six episodes, until earning the role of Andrew Keanelly on the CBS series The Crazy Ones, which premiered in September 2013.

In 2017, Linklater was cast in a recurring role in the FX original series Legion, based on the Marvel Comics character.

Personal life

Linklater married playwright Jessica Goldberg in January 2002; they divorced in 2012. They have one daughter.[2][8]

Linklater is in a relationship with actress Lily Rabe. They have two daughters, one who was born in March 2017, and another in July 2020. [9][10] [11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Groove David Turner
2003 Final Draft Marty
2005 The Sailor's Girl N/A 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 Redemption Trail David
2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Tommy Altmann
2014 Magic in the Moonlight Brice
2015 One More Time Tim
2015 Ithaca Tom Spangler
2015 The Big Short Porter Collins Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding

Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander
2017 Paper Year Noah Bearinger
2017 You Can't Say No Miles
2019 Unicorn Store Gary
2020 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up Benjamin

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000–01 Gideon's Crossing Dr. Bruce Cherry 20 episodes
2002 Live from Baghdad Richard Roth Television film
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 5 episodes
2006–10 The New Adventures of Old Christine Matthew Kimble 88 episodes
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"
2012–13 The Good Wife David LaGuardia 2 episodes
2013 The Newsroom Jerry Dantana 6 episodes
2013–14 The Crazy Ones Andrew Keanelly 22 episodes
2017–19 Legion Clark Debussy 14 episodes
2017 Fargo Larue Dollard 4 episodes
2020 The Stand Dr. Ellis Episode: "The End"
2020 Monsterland Dr. Joe Keller Episode: "New Orleans, Louisiana"
TBA Midnight Mass N/A Upcoming series
2021 Tell Me Your Secrets John Main role

References
  1. "James Cormeny Obituary - New York, NY | New York Times". Legacy.com. January 5, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  2. Stewart, Susan (March 9, 2008), "Heat Some Tea. Look at the Ceiling. Now, That's Acting." New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-03-10
  3. Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins.
  4. "CBS Sitcom Star Hamish Linklater '94 Visits", Commonwealth School, November 2, 2008, reprinted from Boston Globe, also available in part here  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  5. Mark Kennedy, "Actor Hamish Linklater evolves into playwright", Associated Press, January 31, 2013.
  6. tommyc-6 (December 23, 2008). "Hamish Linklater's IMDb profile". IMDb. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  7. "The Public Theater;s website". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  8. "Actor Hamish Linklater Evolves Into Playwright". The Huffington Post. January 31, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  9. Juneau, Jen (December 28, 2016). "Baby on the Way for Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater". People.
  10. "Lily Rabe Hamish linklater welcome daughter". Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  11. Eagle, Jeffrey Borak, The Berkshire. "Kristin Linklater, prominent voice coach and co-founder of Shakespeare & Company, dead at 84". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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