Hamish Linklater

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 Not in library

Fantastic Four

2005

The Big Short Not in library

The Big Short

2015

Battleship Not in library

Battleship

2012

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Not in library

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Fargo Not in library

Fargo

2014

Magic in the Moonlight Not in library

Magic in the Moonlight

2014

42 Not in library

42

2013

Legion Not in library

Legion

2017

Gen V Not in library

Gen V

2023

Midnight Mass Not in library

Midnight Mass

2021

Acting

2027 The Exorcist
2025 Barron's Cove as Lyle Chambers
2025 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey as David's Father In Library
2025 The Life of Chuck as American Reporter (voice)
2025 Cattywampus as Max
2024 Nickel Boys as Spencer
2024 Manhunt as Abraham Lincoln (7 episodes)
2024 Batman: Caped Crusader as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice) (10 episodes)
2024 Elsbeth as Archer Kopunek (1 episode)
2023 Downtown Owl as Principal Valentine
2023 Gen V as Cipher (8 episodes)
2022 Dead for a Dollar as Martin Kidd
2022 Angelyne as Rick Krause (4 episodes)
2022 Gaslit as Jeb Magruder (4 episodes)
2021 Midnight Mass as Father Paul Hill (7 episodes)
2021 Tell Me Your Secrets as John (10 episodes)
2021 Cinema Toast
2020 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up as Ben
2020 The Stand as Dr. Jim Ellis (1 episode)
2020 Monsterland as Joe Keller (1 episode)
2018 You Can't Say No as Miles
2018 Paper Year as Noah Bearinger
2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander
2017 Unicorn Store as Gary
2017 Legion as Clark Debussy (22 episodes)
2016 One More Time as Tim
2015 The Big Short as Porter Collins
2015 Ithaca as Tom Spangler
2014 Magic in the Moonlight as Brice
2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Tommy Altmann
2014 Fargo as Larue Dollard (4 episodes)
2013 42 as Ralph Branca
2013 Redemption Trail as David
2013 The Crazy Ones as Andrew (22 episodes)
2012 Battleship as Cal Zapata
2012 Lola Versus as Henry
2012 The Newsroom as Jerry Dantana (6 episodes)
2011 The Future as Jason
2011 I'm Coming Over as Buffalo
2009 The Good Wife as David LaGuardia (2 episodes)
2008 The Violent Kind as Frank
2007 Pushing Daisies as John Joseph Jacobs (1 episode)
2006 Ugly Betty as Evan Grant (1 episode)
2006 The New Adventures of Old Christine as Matthew Kimble (88 episodes)
2005 Fantastic Four as Leonard
2005 Everything's Gone Green as William
2005 The Sailor's Girl
2004 5ive Days to Midnight as Carl Axelrod (5 episodes)
2003 Final Draft as Marty
2002 Live from Baghdad as Richard Roth
2002 American Dreams as Pvt. Stan Silver (9 episodes)
2000 Groove as David Turner
2000 Gideon's Crossing as Dr. Bruce Cherry (21 episodes)
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as David Morris (1 episode)
The Whisper Man as Norman Collins
Callback
Chop Shop as David Sconce (1 episode)

Directing

2023 Downtown Owl Director

Writing

2023 Downtown Owl Screenplay
2008 The Prince of Motor City Writer

Production

2023 Downtown Owl Producer