Hamish Linklater is an acclaimed American actor, writer, and director celebrated for his versatility across film, television, and theater. He recently completed the Netflix feature The Whisper Man, starring opposite Robert De Niro and Michelle Monaghan, and can currently be seen in Season 2 of Amazon’s Gen V, where he has earned strong critical praise. He also voices Batman/Bruce Wayne in Prime Video’s animated series Batman: Caped Crusader. Linklater stars as President Abraham Lincoln in Apple TV+’s limited series Manhunt and made his directorial debut with Downtown Owl, co-directed with Lily Rabe and now streaming on Netflix. He appears in the Plan B feature Nickel Boys, adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 97th Academy Awards. Additional film work includes Barron’s Cove, Big Bold Beautiful Journey, The Future, The Big Short, 42, Ithaca, Unicorn Store, Lola Versus, and Battleship. On television, Linklater earned a Critics Choice nomination for the Netflix limited series Midnight Mass, and further critical acclaim for roles in Gaslit, Angelyne, The Newsroom, Legion, Fargo, and more. A respected stage actor, he has starred in numerous Shakespeare in the Park productions and won an Obie Award for School for Lies. As a writer, his plays The Whirligig and The Vandal have been produced internationally, amongst others.
