Richard Linklater
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-07-30 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Richard Linklater
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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Acting
Making Of School of Rock
as Self
(2025)
(2025)
(2024)
Clemente
as Self
(2023)
(2021)
Clerk
as Self
(2019)
(2019)
Another Day at the Office
as Rick
(2018)
Blaze
as Oilman 1
(2018)
More Human Than Human
as Self
(2018)
(2017)
The Space in Between
as Self
(2017)
After Before
as Self
(2016)
(2016)
(2015)
Hitchcock/Truffaut
as Self
(2015)
(2015)
(2015)
Twelve Years
as Self
(2014)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2014)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2013)
(2013)
Linklater: On Cinema and Time
as Self (voice)
(2012)
Side by Side
as Self
(2012)
Bernie
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
(2009)
American Prince
as Self - Interviewer
(2009)
Great Directors
as Self
(2009)
(2008)
RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
as Principal Mallard
(2008)
The King of Texas
as Self
(2008)
Critic
as Self
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
The Hottest State
as John Wayne Enthusiast
(2006)
(2006)
(2005)
Making Dazed
as Self
(2005)
Viva Les Amis
as Self
(2004)
(2004)
... End of Interview!
as Self
(2004)
(2001)
Spy Kids
as Cool Spy
(2001)
Waking Life
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
(2001)
Chelsea Walls
as Crony 2
(2001)
In the Bathtub of the World
as Self
(2000)
Letters to Thomas
as Self
(1999)
University, Inc.
as Self
(1998)
Scotch and Milk
as Cab Passenger
(1996)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Tour Bus Driver (voice)
(1995)
The Underneath
as Ember Doorman
(1995)
Before Sunrise
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
(1995)
At Sundance
as Self
(1992)
(1991)
Slacker
as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
(1988)
Crew
Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Merrily We Roll Along
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Queen Takes Bishop
Executive Producer
(2025)
Nouvelle Vague
Director
(2025)
Blue Moon
Producer, Director
(2025)
The Wasps
Executive Producer
(2025)
The Confession
Executive Producer
(2024)
Hit Man
Producer, Director, Screenplay
(2024)
Clemente
Executive Producer
(2024)
Tape
Executive Producer
(2022)
Shouting Down Midnight
Executive Producer
(2022)
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Director, Producer, Writer
(2022)
Help Her Live
Executive Producer
(2020)
The Pushback
Producer
(2019)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Director, Screenplay
(2019)
Another Day at the Office
Writer, Director, Producer
(2017)
Last Flag Flying
Producer, Director, Screenplay
(2016)
Everybody Wants Some!!
Director, Writer, Producer
(2016)
I Dream Too Much
Executive Producer
(2014)
Boyhood
Director, Writer, Producer
(2013)
Before Midnight
Characters, Director, Producer, Writer
(2013)
Making a Scene
Writer
(2012)
Bernie
Screenplay, Director
(2008)
Me and Orson Welles
Director, Producer
(2008)
(2007)
The Hottest State
Thanks
(2007)
(2006)
A Scanner Darkly
Screenplay, Director
(2006)
Fast Food Nation
Screenplay, Director
(2005)
Bad News Bears
Director, Producer
(2004)
Before Sunset
Screenplay, Producer, Characters, Director, Story
(2003)
School of Rock
Director
(2003)
Live from Shiva's Dance Floor
Director
(2001)
Tape
Director, Camera Operator
(2001)
Waking Life
Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director
(1998)
The Newton Boys
Director, Screenplay
(1997)
SubUrbia
Director
(1997)
Good Will Hunting
Thanks
(1995)
Before Sunrise
Director, Writer
(1994)
Totally F***ed Up
Thanks
(1993)
Dazed and Confused
Producer, Director, Writer
(1991)
Heads I Win/Tails You Lose
Director
(1991)
Slacker
Director, Writer, Producer
(1990)
Never Leave Nevada
Video Assist Operator
(1988)
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Director
(1985)
Woodshock
Director