Hamish Linklater is an American actor and writer best known for Matthew Kimble’s character in the highly acclaimed T.V. show ‘The New Adventures of Old Christine.’ He is also well recognized for movies ‘The Big Short‘, ‘Battleship‘ and ‘Fantastic Four.’ The actor is the son of a well-known vocal coach and acting teacher, Kristin Linklater. He is a versatile performer and can work from drama to suspense. Very few know that Hamish Linklater has American, Scottish, German, English, Irish, Swedish, and remote Belgian (Flemish) roots.
How Much Net Worth Does He Have? Career Insights
According to celebritynetworth, American actor and writer Hamish has an estimated net worth of around $ 4 million.
Hamish Linklater got exposure to acting from a very young age, thanks to his artistic family. He was engaged in plays in his mother’s company from his elementary school. And throughout his career, he keeps in working in theater whenever he had time and exciting plays.
Actor Hamish Linklater best known for the series ‘The New Adventures of Old Christine,’ left college midway to pursue his dream and moved to New York, where he started his acting career in theater.
In 2000, he moved once again to Los Angeles to start his Hollywood journey from the movie ‘Groove.’ In 2003, he appeared in the HBO movie ‘Live from Baghdad’ where he played the role of CNN correspondent.
Less known is the fact that Hamish Linklater tried his luck for ‘The Office.’ A top-rated show of the mid-2000s and early 2010s. He gave an audition for the role of Jim Halpert. Though, the part went to John Krasinski.
Hamish Linklater engaged in T.V. showed from 2003 when he did ‘L.A. Dragnet’. And, in the following year, 2004, he appeared in another T.V. show, ‘American Dreams.’
While Hamish made a mark on the movie ‘Fantastic Four‘ in 2005, he played the protagonist Victor Von Doom’s right-hand man ‘Leonard Kirk.’
It was the year 2006 when Hamish Linklater gained his much-awaited fame and recognition. He played the role of ‘Mathew Kimble’ in the CBS series ‘The Adventures of Old Christine.’ CBS TV series ‘The Adventures of Old Christine’ ran five successful seasons. The show was aired from 2006 to 2010. Hamish Linklater played along with actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the series.
Hamish Linklater also performed in Keith Bunin’s play ‘The Busy World is Hushed.’
In 2011, he appeared in ‘The Future‘ opposite Miranda July and even got nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.
Hamish Linklater made his Broadway debut with ‘Seminar’ in 2011, where he played along with Jeff Goldblum, Lily Rabe, Jerry O’Connell, and Hettienne Park. Since then, he has appeared in several off-Broadway productions. Which also included ‘Much Ado About Nothing in 2014.
He appeared in movies like ‘Battleship‘ in 2012 and a biopic named ‘42‘ in 2013. ‘42‘ was a Jackie Robinson biopic that was highly appreciated.
In 2015, he appeared in ‘The Big Short and Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Jeremy Strong, and Bard Pitt. Despite a big star cast, he was able to make a mark in the movie.
He appeared in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream‘ in 2017, and the latest movie he did was ‘Unicorn Store‘ in 2019.
Whereas Hamish appeared in T.V. shows like ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‘ in 2012, ‘The Newsroom‘ in 2013, ‘The Crazy Ones‘ from 2013 to 2014, and ‘Fargo‘ in 2017.
Award
In 2016, Hamish Linklater was nominated for the ‘Gold Derby Award .’ He won the National Board of Review Award for Best Ensemble for ‘The Big Short‘ in 2016.
