Hamish Linklater

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Hamish Linklater

Born July 7, 1976 (1976-07-07) (age 31)
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
Spouse(s) Jessica Goldberg (2002-present)

Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts) is an American actor, currently starring as Matthew in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater.

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[edit] Early life

Linklater was born on July 7, 1976 to Kristin Linklater, Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Acting Division at Columbia University and a renowned teacher of vocal technique. As a single mother, she raised her son partly in the Berkshires, where she was a founder of the Shakespeare & Company drama troupe. Her son was eight when he began doing small Shakespearean roles[1]. Linklater attended Amherst College.

[edit] Career

While first establishing himself on the stage, he made his big screen debut in 2000's Groove. That was followed by his role as CNN correspondent Richard Roth in the HBO movie Live from Baghdad. He has since appeared in numerous movies, recently Fantastic Four (2005). He had a recurring role on the television show American Dreams as well as Gideon's Crossing. He was second-in-line to play Logan in the series Dark Angel (2000-2002), a role that went to Michael Weatherly.

In July 2006, Linklater appeared in Keith Bunin's "The Busy World Is Hushed" opposite Jill Clayburgh off-broadway at Playwrights Horizons. He has also played Hamlet at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa California, and the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, CT. On Halloween 2007, Linklater appeared in an episode of Pushing Daisies on ABC, entitled "Girth", playing John Joseph Jacobs, a supposed-dead "horse jockey".

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Groove David Turner
Gideon's Crossing Dr. Bruce Cherry 2000-2001
2002 Live from Baghdad Richard Roth TV movie
2003 Final Draft Marty
Happy Family Todd Brennan Guest appearance
Dragnet Kevin Grimes Guest appearance
2004 American Dreams Pvt. Stan Silver 9 episodes
5ive Days to Midnight Carl Axelrod TV movie
2005 The Sailor's Girl
Everything's Gone Green William
Fantastic Four Leonard
2006 Affair Game Henry
The New Adventures of Old Christine Mathew 2006-present
2007 Pushing Daisies John Joseph Jacobs Guest appearance
2008 The Violent Kind Frank completed

[edit] Personal life

Linklater has been married to playwright Jessica Goldberg since January of 2002. The couple had a daughter, Lucinda Rose, in April 2007.[1]

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