Hamish Linklater

Hamish Linklater is the kind of actor I root for, the dependable craftsman rather than the marquee name. Raised by the legendary voice teacher Kristin Linklater and educated at Amherst, he carries a verbal precision you can hear in every line. He moves between television, stage, film, and voice work, and he writes plays too, which tells me his interest is storytelling itself, not stardom. His unsettling turn in Legion is the kind of supporting performance that quietly elevates a whole show. I admire performers who make everyone around them look better, and he does exactly that.

Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor and playwright. He is known for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010), Andrew Keanelly in The Crazy Ones (2013–2014), and Clark Debussy in Legion (2017–2019). He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater.

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Name (English)

Hamish Linklater

Name (Japanese)

ヘイミッシュ・リンクレイター

Reading

へいみっしゅ・りんくれいたー

Born

July 7, 1976 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Origin

Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

2 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

television actor / stage actor / film actor / voice actor / film director

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Amherst College

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish%20Linklater

Tags

• Massachusetts
• television actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.