1. Hamish Linklater was born on July 7,1976 and is an American actor and playwright.
26 Facts About Hamish Linklater
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Hamish Linklater is known for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine, Andrew Keanelly in The Crazy Ones, and Clark Debussy in Legion.
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Hamish Linklater is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater.
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Hamish Linklater's 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 while his father, James Lincoln Cormeny was an actor and stage builder.
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Hamish Linklater's maternal grandparents were Marjorie Linklater, an arts campaigner, and Eric Linklater, who was a Scottish novelist of partly Swedish origin.
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Hamish Linklater's uncles are journalist Magnus Linklater and writer Andro Linklater.
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Hamish Linklater graduated in 1994 from Commonwealth School in Boston and attended Amherst College.
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Hamish Linklater has since appeared in numerous films, including Fantastic Four.
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Hamish Linklater had a recurring role on the television show American Dreams as well as Gideon's Crossing.
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Hamish Linklater was second-in-line to play Logan on Dark Angel, but the role went to Michael Weatherly.
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In July 2006, Hamish Linklater appeared in Keith Bunin's The Busy World Is Hushed opposite Jill Clayburgh off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons.
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Hamish Linklater played the title character in Hamlet at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California and the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut.
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On Halloween 2007, Hamish Linklater appeared in an episode of Pushing Daisies on ABC, entitled "Girth".
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Hamish Linklater 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.
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Hamish Linklater 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.
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Hamish Linklater joined the cast of Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom in a recurring role, playing senior producer Jerry Dantana.
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Hamish Linklater remained for six episodes, until earning the role of Andrew Keanelly on the CBS series The Crazy Ones, which premiered in September 2013.
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In 2017, Hamish 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.
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In 2020, Hamish 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.
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In 2021, Hamish Linklater starred in Mike Flanagan's Netflix horror miniseries, Midnight Mass, as Father Paul Hill.
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Hamish Linklater received high critical acclaim and a Critic's Choice nomination for the role.
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In 2022, Walter Hill's western Dead for a Dollar premiered at Venice Film Festival and in the United States, with Hamish Linklater playing wealthy villain Martin Kidd.
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Hamish Linklater is the screenwriter as well as a producer and director for the film.
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Since 2024, Hamish Linklater has voiced the title character in the Prime Video animated series Batman: Caped Crusader.
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Hamish Linklater married playwright Jessica Goldberg in January 2002; they divorced in 2012 and have one daughter.
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Shortly thereafter, Hamish Linklater went public with his relationship with actress Lily Rabe.