Richard Linklater

Directing

Richard Linklater

Born July 30, 1960Houston, Texas, USA102 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Linklater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Brenda
2026Brenda
Executive ProducerMovie
Blue Moon
2025Blue Moon
DirectorMovie
Nouvelle Vague
2025Nouvelle Vague
DirectorMovie
Clemente
2025Clemente
as SelfMovie
Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
2025Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
as Self - DirectorMovie
The Confession
2025The Confession
Executive ProducerMovie
The Wasps
2025The Wasps
Executive ProducerMovie
Tape
2024Tape
Executive ProducerMovie
Hit Man
2024Hit Man
DirectorMovie
Help Her Live
2022Help Her Live
Executive ProducerMovie
Shouting Down Midnight
2022Shouting Down Midnight
Executive ProducerMovie
05
202105
as SelfTV
Clerk
2021Clerk
as SelfMovie
Blaze
2018Blaze
as Oilman 1Movie
After Before
2017After Before
as SelfMovie
I Dream Too Much
2016I Dream Too Much
Executive ProducerMovie
Twelve Years
2015Twelve Years
as SelfMovie
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Movie
21 Years: Richard Linklater
201421 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Movie
Boyhood
2014Boyhood
DirectorMovie
Before Midnight
2013Before Midnight
DirectorMovie
Side by Side
2012Side by Side
as SelfMovie
Up to Speed
2012Up to Speed
DirectorTV
Bernie
2012Bernie
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)Movie
American Prince
2009American Prince
as Self - InterviewerMovie
RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
2008RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
as Principal MallardMovie
Critic
2008Critic
as SelfMovie
The Hottest State
2007The Hottest State
as John Wayne EnthusiastMovie
Bad News Bears
2005Bad News Bears
DirectorMovie
Viva Les Amis
2005Viva Les Amis
as SelfMovie
Making Dazed
2005Making Dazed
as SelfMovie
Before Sunset
2004Before Sunset
DirectorMovie
School of Rock
2003School of Rock
DirectorMovie
Tape
2001Tape
DirectorMovie
Waking Life
2001Waking Life
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of BoatMovie
Chelsea Walls
2001Chelsea Walls
as Crony 2Movie
Spy Kids
2001Spy Kids
as Cool SpyMovie
Scotch and Milk
1998Scotch and Milk
as Cab PassengerMovie
The Newton Boys
1998The Newton Boys
DirectorMovie
SubUrbia
1997SubUrbia
DirectorMovie
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Tour Bus Driver (voice)Movie
The Underneath
1995The Underneath
as Ember DoormanMovie
Before Sunrise
1995Before Sunrise
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)Movie
At Sundance
1995At Sundance
as SelfMovie
Slacker
1990Slacker
as Should Have Stayed at Bus StationMovie
Woodshock
1985Woodshock
DirectorMovie
Queen Takes Bishop
Queen Takes Bishop
Executive ProducerMovie
D
Deep Eddy
Executive ProducerMovie
H
Hippies
DirectorMovie