Richard Linklater
Known for Directing · 67 credits
- Born
- 1960-07-30 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- ريتشارد لينكليتر · 理查德·林克莱特 · ริชาร์ด ลินเคลเตอร์ · Ричард Линклейтер · リチャード・リンクレイター · 리처드 링클레이터
Biography
Richard Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016); and the romantic comedy Hit Man (2023).
Many of Linklater's films are noted for their loosely structured narratives. The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received five Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood.
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Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (59)
Before Sunrise
1995
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
Spy Kids
2001
as Cool Spy
Waking Life
2001
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
Blaze
2018
as Oilman 1
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
as Tour Bus Driver (voice)
Clerk
2021
as Self
Side by Side
2012
as Self
Bernie
2012
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Underneath
1995
as Ember Doorman
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
as Self
The Hottest State
2007
as John Wayne Enthusiast
Critic
2008
as Self
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
as Self
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015
as Self
Slacker
1990
as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006
as Self
Chelsea Walls
2001
as Crony 2
Another Day at the Office
2019
as Rick
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
as Self
At Sundance
1995
as Self
Clemente
2025
as Self
Making Dazed
2005
as Self
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
2019
as Self
Great Directors
2009
as Self
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
2007
as Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
as Self
North on Evers
1992
Scotch and Milk
1998
as Cab Passenger
Also Starring Austin
2018
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
2009
as Self
Twelve Years
2015
as Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004
as Self
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023
as Self
The Space in Between
2017
as Self
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RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
2008
as Principal Mallard
In the Bathtub of the World
2001
as Self
American Prince
2009
as Self - Interviewer
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006
as Self
Linklater: On Cinema and Time
2013
as Self (voice)
More Human Than Human
2018
as Self
Making of School of Rock
as Self
University, Inc.
1999
as Self
After Before
2017
as Self
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
2013
as Self
The King of Texas
2008
as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
2015
as Self
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
2005
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes
Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
2025
as Self - Director
Viva Les Amis
2005
as Self
Letters to Thomas
2000
as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
2016
as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
2015
as Self
... End of Interview!
2004
as Self
Texas: America Supersized
2004
as Self
About Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animat… With 67 credits spanning from 1988 to 2025, Richard Linklater has appeared in 59 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Linklater Movies
- Before Sunrise (1995) — as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
- Spy Kids (2001) — as Cool Spy
- Waking Life (2001) — as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
- Blaze (2018) — as Oilman 1
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) — as Tour Bus Driver (voice)
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