
Hamish Linklater
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For

Fantastic Four
2005

Dead for a Dollar
2022

Live from Baghdad
2002

Battleship
2012

Barron's Cove
2025

The Future
2011

Lola Versus
2012

42
2013

Magic in the Moonlight
2014

One More Time
2016

Nickel Boys
2024

Redemption Trail
2013

The Big Short
2015

The Violent Kind
2008

Downtown Owl
2023

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025

Ithaca
2015

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014

You Can't Say No
2018

Everything's Gone Green
2005

I'm Coming Over
2011

Groove
2000

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2017

Paper Year
2018

Unicorn Store
2017

10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up
2020

Final Draft
2003

The Sailor's Girl
2005

The Life of Chuck
2025

Cattywampus
2025

The Whisper Man
—

Callback
—

Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027

The Stand
2020

American Dreams
2002

Ugly Betty
2006

Pushing Daisies
2007

The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006

Gideon's Crossing
2000

5ive Days to Midnight
2004

The Crazy Ones
2013

Midnight Mass
2021

Angelyne
2022

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Fargo
2014

The Good Wife
2009

Monsterland
2020

Gaslit
2022

Manhunt
2024

Tell Me Your Secrets
2021

Legion
2017

Batman: Caped Crusader
2024

The Newsroom
2012

Cinema Toast
2021

Gen V
2023

Chop Shop
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Elsbeth
2024