Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

Known for Directing · 66 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 (58)

Before Sunrise
Movie

Before Sunrise

1995

as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)

Spy Kids
Movie

Spy Kids

2001

as Cool Spy

Waking Life
Movie

Waking Life

2001

as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Movie

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996

as Tour Bus Driver (voice)

Bernie
Movie

Bernie

2012

as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Movie

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016

as Self

Side by Side
Movie

Side by Side

2012

as Self

21 Years: Richard Linklater
Movie

21 Years: Richard Linklater

2014

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Blaze
Movie

Blaze

2018

as Oilman 1

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Movie

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007

as Self

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Movie

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

The Hottest State
Movie

The Hottest State

2007

as John Wayne Enthusiast

Hitchcock/Truffaut
Movie

Hitchcock/Truffaut

2015

as Self

Critic
Movie

Critic

2008

as Self

Slacker
Movie

Slacker

1990

as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Movie

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

2025

as Self

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Movie

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

2006

as Self

Clerk
Movie

Clerk

2021

as Self

Chelsea Walls
Movie

Chelsea Walls

2001

as Crony 2

The Underneath
Movie

The Underneath

1995

as Ember Doorman

At Sundance
Movie

At Sundance

1995

as Self

Making Dazed
Movie

Making Dazed

2005

as Self

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Movie

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

2004

as Self

Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
Movie

Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

2007

as Self

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Movie

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

2004

as Self

RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
Movie

RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

2008

as Principal Mallard

Clemente
Movie

Clemente

2025

as Self

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Movie

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

2006

as Self

Great Directors
Movie

Great Directors

2009

as Self

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Movie

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

2009

as Self

Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Movie

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

2023

as Self

Making of School of Rock
Movie

Making of School of Rock

as Self

Scotch and Milk
Movie

Scotch and Milk

1998

as Cab Passenger

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
Movie

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

2019

as Self

Twelve Years
Movie

Twelve Years

2015

as Self

American Prince
Movie

American Prince

2009

as Self - Interviewer

Also Starring Austin
Movie

Also Starring Austin

2018

More Human Than Human
Movie

More Human Than Human

2018

as Self

Linklater: On Cinema and Time
Movie

Linklater: On Cinema and Time

2013

as Self (voice)

In the Bathtub of the World
Movie

In the Bathtub of the World

2001

as Self

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Movie

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

1988

North on Evers
Movie

North on Evers

1992

The Space in Between
Movie

The Space in Between

2017

as Self

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
Movie

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

2013

as Self

Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
Movie

Le making of de Nouvelle Vague

2025

as Self - Director

After Before
Movie

After Before

2017

as Self

Another Day at the Office
Movie

Another Day at the Office

2019

as Rick

The King of Texas
Movie

The King of Texas

2008

as Self

Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
Movie

Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet

2015

as Self

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes
Movie

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
Movie

Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes

University, Inc.
Movie

University, Inc.

1999

as Self

Viva Les Amis
Movie

Viva Les Amis

2005

as Self

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
Movie

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

2005

Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
Movie

Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent

2015

as Self

Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
Movie

Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket

2016

as Self

Letters to Thomas
Movie

Letters to Thomas

2000

as Self

... End of Interview!
Movie

... End of Interview!

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 66 credits spanning from 1988 to 2025, Richard Linklater has appeared in 58 films and 8 TV shows.

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