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Gary Winston Lineker is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He holds England's record for goals in the FIFA World Cup finals, with 10 scored. Lineker's media career began with the BBC, where he has presented the flagship football programme Match of the Day since the late 1990s. He has also worked for Al Jazeera Sports, Eredivisie Live, NBC Sports Network and currently hosts BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Champions League.
Birth Name
Gary Winston Lineker
Born
Wednesday, 30 November 1960
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Captains of the World | Self - England Legend / Self - Nagoya Grampus 1992-94 | 2023 |
| Hurst: The First and Only | Self | 2022 |
| Kickback | Self | 2022 |
| Inside the Superbrands | Self | 2022 |
| Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story | Self | 2021 |
| Sitting on a Fortune | Self - Presenter / Self - Host | 2021 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo: Impossible to Ignore | Self - England, 1984-1992 | 2021 |
| Ted Lasso | Gary Lineker | 2020 |
| Return to Turin - Italia '90 | Self - England, 1984-92 | 2020 |
| Celebrity Supply Teacher | Self | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Captains of the World | Self - England Legend / Self - Nagoya Grampus 1992-94 | 2023 |
| Hurst: The First and Only | Self | 2022 |
| Kickback | Self | 2022 |
| Inside the Superbrands | Self | 2022 |
| Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story | Self | 2021 |
| Sitting on a Fortune | Self - Presenter / Self - Host | 2021 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo: Impossible to Ignore | Self - England, 1984-1992 | 2021 |
| Ted Lasso | Gary Lineker | 2020 |
| Return to Turin - Italia '90 | Self - England, 1984-92 | 2020 |
| Celebrity Supply Teacher | Self | 2020 |
| The First Team | Gary Lineker | 2020 |
| Greavsie | Self | 2020 |
| The Final Table | Self - Guest Judge | 2018 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self / Self - Football Pundit | 2018 |
| All or Nothing: Manchester City | Self | 2018 |
| Football's Greatest Moments | Self | 2018 |
| Mo Salah: A Football Fairytale | Self | 2018 |
| Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager | Self | 2018 |
| Matthews | Himself / Self | 2017 |
| Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation | TV Presenter / Former England Football Captain | 2017 |
| Unfiltered | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| The Premier League Show | Self - Interviewer / Self - Reporter / Self / Self - Panel Chair / Self - VAR Reporter / Self - Presenter / Self - Interviewee | 2016 |
| The Hand of God: 30 Years On | Self - Striker | 2016 |
| Jamie Johnson | Self | 2016 |
| Jimmy Hill: A Man for All Seasons | Self | 2016 |
| Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals | 2015 | |
| Barça Dreams | Self | 2015 |
| Gascoigne | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| The Football Mavericks | Self | 2015 |
| The Boy in the Dress | Gary Lineker | 2014 |
| Once More for Bobby | Self / Himself | 2014 |
| Marvellous | Himself / Club President | 2014 |
| The Guess List | Self - Panellist | 2014 |
| W1A | Himself / Gary Lineker | 2014 |
| Backchat | Himself | 2013 |
| The Magnificent Eleven | Tomato | 2013 |
| Gogglebox | Self | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| The Dumping Ground | Gary Lineker | 2013 |
| The Last Leg | Self - Message of Support | 2012 |
| Il mundial dimenticato | Self | 2012 |
| Pointless Celebrities | Self - Contestant | 2010 |
| The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Tommy Toad (UK) / Quimby (UK) / Melvin (UK) / Benny (UK) / Big Bruce (UK) / King Cecil (UK) | 2010 |
| The Rimet Trophy, the Incredible Story of the World Cup | Self | 2010 |
| Pride of Britain Awards 2010 | Self | 2010 |
| Ant & Dec's Christmas Show | The Penguin | 2009 |
| Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | Self | 2009 |
| All Star Mr & Mrs | Self | 2008 |
| Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot | Narrator (Audiobooks) | 2007 |
| Phineas and Ferb | Soccer Player #1 | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| The One Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Underground Ernie | Ernie | 2006 |
| Screenwipe | Self | 2006 |
| Dancing on Ice | Self - Audience Member | 2006 |
| Top of the Pops: Reloaded | Self | 2005 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004 |
| Hell's Kitchen | Self | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Self - Audience Member / Self | 2004 |
| The Terry and Gaby Show | Self | 2003 |
| The Day Britain Stopped | Gary Lineker | 2003 |
| Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | England manager | 2002 |
| Bend It Like Beckham | Gary Lineker | 2002 |
| When Louis Met... Chris Eubank | Self | 2002 |
| The Kumars at No. 42 | Self | 2001 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | 2001 |
| 'Orrible | Gary Lineker | 2001 |
| Football Focus | Himself (archive footage) | 2001 |
| Loose Women | Gary (archive footage) | 1999 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant | 1998 |
| Golden Boots | Self - Presenter | 1998 |
| Brass Eye | Self | 1997 |
| They Think It's All Over | Self - Team Captain | 1995 |
| Room 101 | Self | 1994 |
| An Evening with Gary Lineker | Self | 1994 |
| Football Hell | Self | 1994 |
| All in the Game | Self | 1993 |
| Live & Kicking | Self | 1993 |
| Splitting Heirs | Couple at Restaurant | 1993 |
| Noel's House Party | Self - Gotcha Recipient | 1991 |
| Genie | Himself | 1991 |
| Bernard and the Genie | Himself / Gary Lineker | 1991 |
| Have I Got News for You | Self - Guest Presenter / Self | 1990 |
| Spatz | Gary Lineker | 1990 |
| Motormouth | Self | 1988 |
| Going Live! | Self | 1987 |
| Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup | Self | 1986 |
| Aspel & Company | Self | 1984 |
| Children In Need | Self | 1980 |
| A Question of Sport | Self | 1970 |
| Match of the Day | Himself - Presenter / Presenter / Self - Presenter | 1964 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Wimbledon | Self - Spectator / Self | 1937 |
