Linklater, Hamish 1976-

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Linklater, Hamish 1976-

PERSONAL

Born July 7, 1976, in Great Barrington, MA; son of Kristin Linklater (an actress and voice teacher); married Jessica Goldberg (a playwright), January 21, 2002. Education: Attended Amherst College. Avocational Interests: Gardening.

Addresses:

Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Matthew Lesher, Insight, 1134 Cloverdale Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019.

Career:

Actor. Appeared in Shakespearean stages roles as a child, beginning c. 1985.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1996.

Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Acting Company, New York City, 1998.

Love's Fire: Fresh Numbers by Seven American Playwrights, Acting Company, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1998-99, and London production.

Gravedigger, Hydriotaphia, or The Death of Dr. Browne, 1998.

The Chemistry of Change, Women's Project, off-Broadway production, 1998.

Claudio, Measure for Measure, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1999.

Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Ahmanson Theatre, 1999.

Laertes, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, 1999-2000.

Dean, Good Thing, New York Stage and Film Theatre, St. Clements Theatre, New York City, 2001-2002.

John Pace Seavering, The Violet Hour, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Costa Mesa, CA, 2002.

Andrew, Recent Tragic Events, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 2003.

Brandt, The Busy World Is Hushed, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 2006.

Cyclone, Studio Dante, New York City, 2006.

Title role, Hamlet, South Coast Repertory Theatre, 2007.

Also appeared in productions of Singing Forest and The Square.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. Bruce Cherry, a recurring role, Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2000-2001.

Private Stan Silver, American Dreams (also known as Our Generation), NBC, 2004.

Matthew, The New Adventures of the Old Christine, CBS, 2006—.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Kevin Grimes, "The Magic Bullet," Dragnet (also known as L.A. Dragnet), ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Other:

Richard Roth, Live from Baghdad (movie), HBO, 2002.

Carl Axelrod, 5ive Days to Midnight (miniseries; also known as Five Days to Midnight), Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

Matthew, The New Adventures of the Old Christine (pilot), CBS, 2006.

Film Appearances:

David Turner, Groove, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000.

Marty, Final Draft, Shoreline Entertainment, 2003.

The Sailor's Girl (short film), 2005.

William, Everything's Gone Green (short film), Sundance Film Festival, 2005.

Leonard, Fantastic Four, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

Frank, The Violent Kind, Rogue Arts/Precursor Entertainment/Rhythm Films, 2007.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

TV Guide, January 29, 2007, p. 49.