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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Linklater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Daily Show
1996
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Before Sunrise
1995
Spy Kids
2001
The Last Movie Stars
2022
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
Waking Life
2001
0Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
2024
0Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
My Generation
2024
The Underneath
1995
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015
Filmography
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self · 2014
Before Sunrise
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited) · 1995
Spy Kids
as Cool Spy · 2001
The Last Movie Stars
as Self · 2022
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Tour Bus Driver (voice) · 1996
Waking Life
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat · 2001
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
as Self · 2024
Overheard with Evan Smith
as Self · 2010
My Generation
as Self · 2024
The Underneath
as Ember Doorman · 1995
Hitchcock/Truffaut
as Self · 2015
The Hottest State
as John Wayne Enthusiast · 2007
Side by Side
as Self · 2012
God Save Texas
as Self · 2024
Bernie
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited) · 2012
Blaze
as Oilman 1 · 2018
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2014
Slacker
as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station · 1990
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2014
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self · 2026
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
· 2026
Making Dazed
as Self · 2005
Chelsea Walls
as Crony 2 · 2001
University, Inc.
as Self · 1999
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
as Self · 2023
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as Self · 2016
Directors Talks
as Self · 2023
American Prince
as Self - Interviewer · 2009
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
as Self · 2009
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
as Self · 2004
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
as Self · 2006
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
as Self · 2007
More Human Than Human
as Self · 2018
Linklater: On Cinema and Time
as Self (voice) · 2013
The Space in Between
as Self · 2017
The King of Texas
as Self · 2008
Scotch and Milk
as Cab Passenger · 1998
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
as Self · 2019
In the Bathtub of the World
as Self · 2001
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
as Self · 2013
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
as Self · 2004
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self · 2007
Making of School of Rock
as Self
Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
as Self · 2006
Another Day at the Office
as Rick · 2019
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
· 2005
Texas: America Supersized
as Self · 2004
Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
as Self - Director · 2025
At Sundance
as Self · 1995
Critic
as Self · 2008
After Before
as Self · 2017
05
as Self · 2021
Twelve Years
as Self · 2015
Clerk
as Self · 2021
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
· 1988
Also Starring Austin
· 2018
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
Great Directors
as Self · 2009
... End of Interview!
as Self · 2004
Clemente
as Self · 2025
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RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
as Principal Mallard · 2008
North on Evers
· 1992
Viva Les Amis
as Self · 2005
Letters to Thomas
as Self · 2000
Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
as Self · 2016
Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
as Self · 2015
Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
as Self · 2015