Gary Winston Lineker is a former professional footballer turned popular television presenter and sports broadcaster. Renowned for his exceptional goal-scoring abilities and his clean disciplinary record on the field, Lineker is one of England’s football legends. After retiring from football, he transitioned into broadcasting, where he became the longstanding presenter of the BBC’s Match of the Day and a prominent voice in sports media. Born on November 30, 1960, in Leicester, England, Lineker is also widely recognized for his articulate social commentary and charitable efforts.

Filmography

• 2025Gary Lineker - Simply The Best
• Ted Lasso — Gary Lineker
• 2018Countdown to the Full Motty
• 2016The Hand of God: 30 Years On
• 2015Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals
• 2014Lineker in Brazil: The Beautiful Game
• 2014The Boy in the Dress — Gary Lineker
• 2013The Magnificent Eleven — Tomato
• Ant and Dec's Christmas Show — The Penguin
• All Star Mr & Mrs
• Phineas and Ferb — Soccer Player #1 (voice)
• Underground Ernie
• 2006When Lineker Met Maradona — Self - Narrator, Writer
• Hell's Kitchen
• Match of the Day 2 — Host
• The Gadget Show
• 2002Jeffrey Archer: The Truth — England manager
• 2000Ally McCoist's Trial and Error's
• The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
• 1998Faith — TV Presenter
• TFI Friday
• 1996Waiting for Gascoigne: The Story of a Legend
• They Think It's All Over
• All in the Game — Self, Creator
• 1993Splitting Heirs — Couple at Restaurant
• 1992Best of Friends - The Official Story of Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne
• 1991Ian Wright- Do the Wright Thing
• Spatz — Gary Lineker
• Match of the Day — Self - Host, Presenter, Self - Presenter, Pundit
• Sleeping Beauty Uncovered

Appearances as themselves (80)

• 2026Beat Luke Littler — Self - Host
• 2026Butcher: Invisible Wounds — Self
• 2026England 2006: The Golden Generation — Self
• The Box — Self - Host
• 2026The Match — Self
• The Rest Is Football — Self - Host
• 2025Kenny Dalglish — Self (archive footage)
• 2025Saipan — Self (archive footage)
• The Assembly — Self - Interviewee
• 2024Joe Lycett vs Sewage — Self
• Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend — Self
• 2024Rooney 2004: World At His Feet — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion — Self
• Captains of the World — Self
• Icons of Football — Self - Interviewed Guest
• 2023Lionel Messi: Destiny — Self
• Super League: The War for Football — Self
• 2022Hurst: The First and Only — Self
• 2022Lionel Messi - The Drama of Argentina — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Messi — Self
• Amol Rajan Interviews — Self - Interviewed Guest
• Gods of Snooker — Himself, Self - Sports Broadcaster and Snooker Fan
• 2021Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story — Self
• Sitting on a Fortune — Self - Host
• 2020Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me — Self
• 2020Bosman: The Player Who Changed Football — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Greavsie — Self
• Match of the Day Top 10 — Self - Presenter
• 2020Return to Turin - Italia ‘90 — Himself
• The First Team — Himself
• 2019Gary Lineker: My Grandad's War — Himself
• 2019Lionel Messi - The GOAT - Official Movie — Self (archive footage)
• 2018Barry Davies: The Man, The Voice, The Legend — Himself
• 2018Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager — Self
• 2018Football's 47 Best Worst Songs — Himself
• 2018Grandes Momentos del Fútbol: El bueno, el malo y el Diego — Self
• 2018Managing England: The Impossible Job — Himself
• 2018Mo Salah: A Football Fairytale — Self
• The Final Table — Self
• 2017Matthews — Self
• 2017The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years — Self
• 2015Barça Dreams — Self
• 2015Gascoigne — Self
• 2015Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber — Self
• 2014Marvellous — Himself
• 2014Once More for Bobby — Himself
• 2014The Crazy Gang - When Wimbledon Won The Cup — Self
• W1A — Self
• The Last Leg — Self
• 2009Sir Bobby Robson - A Tribute — Himself
• 2009Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• 2005The Very Best of They Think It's All Over — Self
• Top of the Pops Reloaded — Self
• Who Do You Think You Are? — Self
• 2003Just Call Me Bobby - Sir Bobby Robson — Himself
• 2003Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China — Self (archive footage)
• 2002Bend It Like Beckham — Himself
• 2002When Snooker Ruled the World — Self
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross — Self
• The Saturday Show — Self
• 2000The History of the World Cups: Mexico '86 — Self (archive footage)
• Parkinson — Self
• The Frank Skinner Show — Self
• 1994An Evening with Gary Lineker — Self
• 1994Great World Cup Superstars — Self
• Room 101 — Self
• 1992Gary Lineker's 48 Goals for England — Himself
• 1991Bernard and the Genie — Himself
• Pebble Mill — Self
• Have I Got News for You — Self - Host
• 1990Soccer Superstars of the 80's — Himself
• 1990VM-krönika 1990 — Self (archive footage)
• 1989The Worlds Greatest Goals — Self (archive footage)
• 1987The Grand Knockout Tournament — Self
• 1986Hero — Self
• 1986VM-krönika 1986 — Self (archive footage)
• Newsnight — Self
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Presenter
• Tottenham Hotspur: 125 Great Goals — Himself