Hamish Linklater

Acting · Writing

Born July 7, 1976, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Filmography

• 2027The Exorcist: Martyrs
• 2026The Whisper Man — Norman Collins
• Widow's Bay — Richard Warren
• 2025A Big Bold Beautiful Journey — David's Father
• 2025Barron's Cove — Lyle Chambers
• 2025Cattywampus — Max
• 2025The Life of Chuck — American Reporter (voice)
• Batman: Caped Crusader — Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
• Elsbeth — Archer Kopunek
• Manhunt — Abraham Lincoln
• 2024Nickel Boys — Spencer
• 2023Downtown Owl — Principal Valentine, Director, Screenplay, Producer
• Gen V — Cipher
• Angelyne — Rick Krause
• 2022Dead for a Dollar — Martin Kidd
• Gaslit — Jeb Magruder
• Cinema Toast
• Midnight Mass — Father Paul Hill
• Tell Me Your Secrets — John
• 202010 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up — Ben
• Monsterland — Joe Keller
• The Stand — Dr. Jim Ellis
• 2018Paper Year — Noah Bearinger
• 2018You Can't Say No — Miles
• 2017A Midsummer Night's Dream — Lysander
• Legion — Clark Debussy
• 2017Unicorn Store — Gary
• 2016One More Time — Tim
• 2015Ithaca — Tom Spangler
• 2015The Big Short — Porter Collins
• Fargo — Larue Dollard
• 2014Magic in the Moonlight — Brice
• 2014The Angriest Man in Brooklyn — Tommy Altmann
• 201342 — Ralph Branca
• 2013Redemption Trail — David
• The Crazy Ones — Andrew
• 2012Battleship — Cal Zapata
• 2012Lola Versus — Henry
• The Newsroom — Jerry Dantana
• 2011I'm Coming Over — Buffalo
• 2011The Future — Jason
• The Good Wife — David LaGuardia
• 2008The Prince of Motor City — Writer
• 2008The Violent Kind — Frank
• Pushing Daisies — John Joseph Jacobs
• The New Adventures of Old Christine — Matthew Kimble
• Ugly Betty — Evan Grant
• 2005Everything's Gone Green — William
• 2005Fantastic Four — Leonard
• 2005The Sailor's Girl
• 5ive Days to Midnight — Carl Axelrod
• 2003Final Draft — Marty
• American Dreams — Pvt. Stan Silver
• 2002Live from Baghdad — Richard Roth
• Gideon's Crossing — Dr. Bruce Cherry
• 2000Groove — David Turner
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — David Morris
• Callback
• Chop Shop — David Sconce
• Far Cry
• She's Fine — Evan