Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor. He is known
for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine,
Andrew Keanelly in The Crazy Ones, and Clark Debussy in Legion. He is
the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater.Linklater was born
in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the son of Kristin Linklater and
James Lincoln Cormeny. His mother was a Scottish-born Professor of
Theatre and Chair of the Acting Division at Columbia University and a
teacher of vocal technique. 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 years old when he began doing
small Shakespearean roles.His maternal grandparents were Marjorie
Linklater, an arts campaigner, and Eric Linklater, who was a Scottish
novelist of part Swedish origin. His uncles are journalist Magnus
Linklater and writer Andro Linklater.
for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine,
Andrew Keanelly in The Crazy Ones, and Clark Debussy in Legion. He is
the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater.Linklater was born
in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the son of Kristin Linklater and
James Lincoln Cormeny. His mother was a Scottish-born Professor of
Theatre and Chair of the Acting Division at Columbia University and a
teacher of vocal technique. 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 years old when he began doing
small Shakespearean roles.His maternal grandparents were Marjorie
Linklater, an arts campaigner, and Eric Linklater, who was a Scottish
novelist of part Swedish origin. His uncles are journalist Magnus
Linklater and writer Andro Linklater.
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