American character actor Hamish Linklater is best known for playing Matthew Kimble in the television series “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” He has performed in plays, films, and television shows. He never had any question that acting would be his first career after being born to a mother who is a renowned voice coach and acting instructor.
His horoscope states His performances as Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine, Andrew Keanelly in The Crazy Ones, and Clark Debussy in Legion made him widely renowned for these characters. In the year 2000, he made his big-screen debut in Groove.
Hamish Linklater’s Date of Birth and Age
American actor Hamish Linklater was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on July 7, 1976. He has 46 years of age.
Hamish Linklater’s Parents
Known actress Kristin Linklater and her spouse James Lincoln Cormeny are his parents. He is the nephew of historian Andro Linklater and Scottish journalist Magnus Linklater.
Hamish Linklater’s Education
In 1994, he received his diploma from Commonwealth School in Boston and continued his education at Amherst College. He had declared English as his major but dropped out to work in a New York theater.
Hamish Linklater’s Wife
In 2002, Jessica Goldberg and Hamish Linklater attended the wedding. He immediately met Jessica, a writer, during an audition for a part in her play “Refuge.”
Lucinda Rose Linklater, their daughter, was born in 2007. Their marriage dissolved in 2012. In 2014, he started dating Lily Rabe. When they both performed in the play “Merchant of Venice” in 2010, he first met her. In 2017, a daughter was born to them.
Hamish Linklater’s Career
Midway through college, Hamish Linklater dropped out and relocated to New York to begin an acting career in theater. He traveled to Los Angeles to act in the movie “Groove” after becoming well-known on stage (2000).
The film did not do well, but he quickly became well-known because of the 2003 HBO film “Live from Baghdad.” He played the part of CNN journalist Richard Roth in this film.
After that, he appeared in the television programs “American Dreams” and “L.A. Dragnet” (2003). (2004). He had great success with the 2005 film “Fantastic Four,” in which he played Leonard Kirk, Victor Von Doom’s right-hand man.
He was cast as Mathew Kimble in the television series “The New Adventures of Old Christine” in 2006. He enjoyed playing Christine’s on-screen brother on the program, which Julia Louis-Dreyfus performed for five successful seasons (2006–2010).
In the same year, he appeared in Keith Bunin’s play, “The Busy World Is Hushed,” which explores the conflicts we encounter in our families and inside ourselves.
He co-starred in “The Future” in 2011 with Miranda July. The movie received excellent reviews and was a Golden Bear Award nominee at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, but it struggled at the box office.
He made his Broadway debut the same year with the production of “Seminar,” which starred Jeff Goldblum, Lily Rabe, Jerry O’Connell, and Hettienne Park.
Hamish Linklater’s career continued to grow continuously over the next years with both film and television roles. He appeared in the movie “Battleship” in 2012.
In his 2013 biopic “42,” a film about Jackie Robinson, Linklater was praised for his natural performance as Ralph Branca, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
His fans may see him on television in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “The Newsroom,” “The Crazy Ones,” and “Fargo” between 2012 and 2014. (2017).
He performed in the movie “The Big Short” (2015). The film, which centers on the 2008 financial crisis, was directed by Hamish Linklater, who has worked with Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Jeremy Strong, and Brad Pitt.
In 2016, Hamish received the National Board of Review Award for Best Ensemble for this film and was nominated for the “Gold Derby Award.” ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (2017) and ‘Unicorn Store’ are two of his more recent motion pictures (2019).