Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor, known for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine and Andrew Keanelly in The Crazy Ones. He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater.

Early life

Linklater was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the son of Kristin Linklater and James Lincoln Cormeny. His mother is a Scottish-born Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Acting Division at Columbia University and a renowned teacher of vocal technique. A single mother, Kristin 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 (MacIntyre) and Eric Linklater, who was a Scottish novelist of part Swedish origin and one of the founders of the Scottish National Party. His uncles are journalist Magnus Linklater and writer Andro Linklater.

Linklater graduated in 1994 from Commonwealth School in Boston, and attended Amherst College.