
Richard Linklater
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 30, 1960
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography
- Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic
Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic TBA
Director
- Hippies
Hippies TBA
Director, Writer
- Deep Eddy
Deep Eddy TBA
Executive Producer

Queen Takes Bishop TBA
Executive Producer
- Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along TBA
Director, Producer, Screenplay
- Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project
Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project TBA
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project
Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project TBA
Director, Producer, Screenplay
- Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes TBA
Actor

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes TBA
Actor

Making of School of Rock TBA
as Self
- The Movie Lovers
The Movie Lovers 2027
Executive Producer

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt 2026
as Self, Actor

How To Not Have Sex 2026
Executive Producer

Brenda 2026
Executive Producer

Each Day in a Moment: 2025 2026
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blue Moon 2025
Director, Producer

Nouvelle Vague 2025
Director

Clemente 2025
as Self, Executive Producer

RICK or le making of de nouvelle vague 2025
as Self - Director

The Confession 2025
Executive Producer

The Wasps 2025
Executive Producer

Tape 2024
Executive Producer

Hit Man 2024
Director, Producer, Screenplay

Art-House America: Austin Film Society 2023
as Self

Help Her Live 2022
Executive Producer

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 2022
Director, Producer, Writer

Shouting Down Midnight 2022
Executive Producer

Clerk 2021
as Self

The Pushback 2020
Producer

Another Day at the Office 2019
as Rick, Director, Writer, Producer

Where'd You Go, Bernadette 2019
Director, Screenplay

Diane 2019
Thanks

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius 2019
as Self

Blaze 2018
as Oilman 1

Also Starring Austin 2018
Actor

More Human Than Human 2018
as Self

Last Flag Flying 2017
Producer, Director, Screenplay

After Before 2017
as Self

The Space in Between 2017
as Self

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny 2016
as Self

I Dream Too Much 2016
Executive Producer
- Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket 2016
as Self

Everybody Wants Some!! 2016
Director, Writer, Producer

Hitchcock/Truffaut 2015
as Self
- Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet 2015
as Self
- Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent 2015
as Self

Twelve Years 2015
as Self

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

21 Years: Richard Linklater 2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Boyhood 2014
Director, Writer, Producer

Linklater: On Cinema and Time 2013
as Self (voice)

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater 2013
as Self

Computer Chess 2013
Thanks

Before Midnight 2013
Director, Producer, Writer, Characters

Side by Side 2012
as Self

Bernie 2012
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Producer

Great Directors 2009
as Self

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism 2009
as Self

American Prince 2009
as Self - Interviewer

Me and Orson Welles 2008
Director, Producer

Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach 2008
Director

The King of Texas 2008
as Self
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RSO [Registered Sex Offender] 2008
as Principal Mallard

Critic 2008
as Self

The Hottest State 2007
as John Wayne Enthusiast, Thanks
- Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest 2007
as Self

In Search of a Midnight Kiss 2007
Thanks

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' 2007
as Self

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' 2006
as Self

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales 2006
as Self

Fast Food Nation 2006
Director, Screenplay

A Scanner Darkly 2006
Director, Screenplay

Bad News Bears 2005
Director, Producer

Viva Les Amis 2005
as Self

Making Dazed 2005
as Self

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes 2005
Actor

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin 2004
as Self

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy 2004
as Self
- Texas: America Supersized
Texas: America Supersized 2004
as Self

... End of Interview! 2004
as Self

Before Sunset 2004
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Characters, Story

The School of Rock 2003
Director

Live from Shiva's Dance Floor 2003
Director

Tape 2001
Director, Camera Operator

Waking Life 2001
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat, Director of Photography, Director, Writer

Chelsea Walls 2001
as Crony 2

In the Bathtub of the World 2001
as Self

Spy Kids 2001
as Cool Spy

Letters to Thomas 2000
as Self

University, Inc. 1999
as Self

Scotch and Milk 1998
as Cab Passenger

The Newton Boys 1998
Director, Screenplay

Good Will Hunting 1997
Thanks

SubUrbia 1997
Director

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 1996
as Tour Bus Driver (voice)

The Underneath 1995
as Ember Doorman

Before Sunrise 1995
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited), Director, Writer

At Sundance 1995
as Self

Totally F***ed Up 1994
Thanks

Dazed and Confused 1993
Director, Producer, Writer

North on Evers 1992
Actor

Heads I Win/Tails You Lose 1991
Director

Slacker 1990
as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station, Director, Writer, Producer

Never Leave Nevada 1990
Video Assist Operator

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books 1988
Actor, Screenplay, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Director

Woodshock 1985
Director
Credits from TMDB.