Hamish Linklater

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Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts) is an American actor, currently starring as Matthew in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater. Linklater attended Amherst College.

While first establishing himself on the stage, he made his big screen debut in 2000's Groove. That was followed by his role as CNN correspondent Richard Roth in the HBO movie Live from Baghdad. He has since appeared in numerous movies, recently Fantastic Four (2005). He had a recurring role on the television show American Dreams as well as Gideon's Crossing. He was second-in-line to play Logan in the series Dark Angel (2000-2002), a role that went to Michael Weatherly.

Linklater has been married to playwright Jessica Goldberg since January of 2002.

In July 2006, Linklater appeared in Keith Bunin's "The Busy World Is Hushed" opposite Jill Clayburgh off-broadway at Playwrights Horizons.