Хэмиш Линклейтер: Американский актер и драматург

American actor (born 1976)

Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor and playwright. 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. In 2021, he starred as Father Paul in the horror miniseries Midnight Mass, for which he received high critical acclaim.

Linklater was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Kristin Linklater, 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. Linklater was eight years old when he began doing small Shakespearean roles. His maternal grandparents were Marjorie Linklater, an arts campaigner, and Eric Linklater, who was a Scottish novelist of partly Swedish origin. His uncles are journalist Magnus Linklater and writer Andro Linklater. Linklater graduated in 1994 from Commonwealth School in Boston and attended Amherst College.

Given his pedigree in the theater, he first established himself on the stage and 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 Campbell, 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 the title character in 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. 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. 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, and was promoted to the main cast for its second season. Also in 2017, he had a small role in the third season of the FX black comedy crime drama series Fargo, created by Legion showrunner Noah Hawley. In 2020, Linklater was cast in the Amazon Prime series Tell Me Your Secrets as John Tyler, a convicted rapist seeking redemption by trying to find a missing girl. The series premiered on February 19, 2021. In 2021, Linklater starred in Mike Flanagan's Netflix horror miniseries, Midnight Mass, as Father Paul Hill. It premiered September 24, 2021. He received high critical acclaim and a Critic's Choice nomination for the role. Also in 2021, he began filming Gaslit as Jeb Magruder, which premiered in 2022 on Starz. In 2022, Walter Hill's western Dead for a Dollar premiered at Venice Film Festival and in the United States, with Linklater playing wealthy villain Martin Kidd. In 2022, Linklater began filming Downtown Owl, a film based on the Chuck Klosterman novel of the same name. Linklater is the screenwriter as well as a producer and director for the film.

Linklater married playwright Jessica Goldberg in January 2002; they divorced in 2012 and have one daughter. Shortly thereafter, Linklater went public with his relationship with actress Lily Rabe, daughter of Jill Clayburgh. They have two daughters, born in March 2017 and June 2020. In September 2021, the couple announced they were expecting their third child.

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) Dragnet Kevin Grimes Episode: "The Magic Bullet" 2004 American Dreams Pvt. Stan Silver 9 episodes Five Days to Midnight Carl Axelrod 5 episodes 2006–10 Matthew Kimble 88 episodes 2007 Pushing Daisies John Joseph Jacobs Episode: "Girth" 2009 Ugly Betty Evan York Episode: "Blue on Blue" 2012 Dave Cooper 4 episodes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit David Morris Episode: "Manhattan Vigil" 2012–13 David LaGuardia 2 episodes 2013 Jerry Dantana 6 episodes 2013–14 Andrew Keanelly 22 episodes 2017–19 Legion Clark Debussy 14 episodes 2017 Fargo Larue Dollard 4 episodes 2020 Monsterland Dr. Joe Keller Episode: "New Orleans, Louisiana" The Stand Dr. Ellis Episode: "The End" 2021 Tell Me Your Secrets John Tyler 10 episodes Midnight Mass Father Paul 7 episodesCritics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Horror SeriesNominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries 2022 Gaslit Jeb Magruder Miniseries, 5 episodes Angelyne Rick Krause Miniseries, 4 episodes 2024 Manhunt Abraham Lincoln Miniseries, 7 episodes American Horror Story: Delicate Himself Episode: "Little Gold Man"; uncredited

Selected credits (adapted from About the Artists). Year Title RoleVenue Notes1996Adventures of Huckleberry FinnTom Sawyer / Buck GrangerfordActors Theatre of Louisville1998Love's FireThe Public Theater1999The Chemistry of ChangeShepWomen's Project TheatreHamletLaertesThe Public Theater2001Good ThingDeanSusan Stein Shiva TheaterWorkshopThe Theater at St. Clements2003Recent Tragic EventsAndrewPlaywrights Horizon2004HamletHamletLong Wharf Theatre2005The Singing ForestYoung Walter / Gray Korankyi2006The Busy World is HushedBrandtPlaywrights Horizon2007HamletHamletSouth Coast Repertory2009Twelfth NightSir Andrew AguecheekDelacorte TheaterShakespeare in the Park2010The Winter's TaleLord AutolycusThe Merchant of VeniceBassanio2011The School for LiesFrankClassic Stage CompanyWorld premiere2011–12SeminarMartinJohn Golden TheatreWorld Broadway premiere2013The Comedy of ErrorsAntipholusDelacorte TheaterShakespeare in the Park2014Much Ado About NothingBenedick2015PosterityGustav VigelandAtlantic Theater CompanyWorld premiere CymbelineLeonatus / ClotenDelacorte TheaterShakespeare in the Park2017Mamma Mia!Harry BrightHollywood Bowl2018Henry IVPrince HalThe Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles 2019 The Pain of My Belligerence GuyPlaywrights Horizon World premiere