Richard Linklater
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Producer
Born Jul 30, 1960 · Houston, Texas, USA
Active 1985–present
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.
Filmography
Blue Moon (2025) — Director · ProducerNouvelle Vague (2025) — DirectorBrenda (2026) — Executive ProducerHow To Not Have Sex (2026) — Executive ProducerThe Confession (2025) — Executive ProducerBefore Sunrise (1995) — Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited) · Director · WriterBoyhood (2014) — Director · Writer · ProducerBefore Sunset (2004) — Director · Screenplay · Producer · Characters · StoryThe School of Rock (2003) — DirectorBefore Midnight (2013) — Director · Producer · Writer · CharactersDazed and Confused (1993) — Director · Producer · WriterA Scanner Darkly (2006) — Director · ScreenplayWaking Life (2001) — Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat · Director of Photography · Director · WriterHit Man (2024) — Director · Producer · ScreenplaySpy Kids (2001) — Cool SpyBernie (2012) — Deadbeat Dad (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay · ProducerEverybody Wants Some!! (2016) — Director · Writer · ProducerBeavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) — Tour Bus Driver (voice)Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) — Director · ScreenplayLast Flag Flying (2017) — Producer · Director · ScreenplayApollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) — Director · Producer · WriterSlacker (1990) — Should Have Stayed at Bus Station · Director · Writer · ProducerTape (2001) — Director · Camera OperatorFast Food Nation (2006) — Director · Screenplay