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Richard Stuart Linklater is an American filmmaker. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the observational comedy film Slacker (1990); the coming-of-age comedy film Dazed and Confused (1993); the romantic drama Before trilogy, Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the animated films Waking Life (2001) and A Scanner Darkly (2006); the epic coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); and the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016).
Birth Name
Richard Stuart Linklater
Born
Saturday, 30 July 1960
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| God Save Texas | Self | 2024 |
| The Last Movie Stars | Self | 2022 |
| Clerk | Self | 2021 |
| Horton Foote: The Road to Home | Self | 2020 |
| J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius | Himself / Self | 2020 |
| Blaze | Oilman / Oilman 1 | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| More Human Than Human | Himself | 2018 |
| Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| Back Bumper Confessions on Torio TV | Self | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Hit Man | 2024 |
| God Save Texas | 2024 |
| Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood | 2022 |
| That Animal Rescue Show | 2020 |
| Where'd You Go, Bernadette | 2019 |
| Merrily We Roll Along | 2019 |
| Last Flag Flying | 2017 |
| Everybody Wants Some!! | 2016 |
| Boyhood | 2014 |
| Before Midnight | 2013 |
| Up to Speed | 2012 |
| Bernie | 2012 |
| Me and Orson Welles | 2009 |
| Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach | 2008 |
| Fast Food Nation | 2006 |
| A Scanner Darkly | 2006 |
| Bad News Bears | 2005 |
| Before Sunset | 2004 |
| School of Rock | 2003 |
| Live from Shiva's Dance Floor | 2003 |
| Tape | 2001 |
| Waking Life | 2001 |
| The Newton Boys | 1998 |
| SubUrbia | 1996 |
| Before Sunrise | 1995 |
| Dazed and Confused | 1993 |
| Slacker | 1990 |
| It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books | 1988 |
| Woodshock | 1985 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Hit Man | 2024 |
| God Save Texas | 2024 |
| Shouting Down Midnight | 2022 |
| Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood | 2022 |
| That Animal Rescue Show | 2020 |
| Merrily We Roll Along | 2019 |
| Last Flag Flying | 2017 |
| I Dream Too Much | 2016 |
| Everybody Wants Some!! | 2016 |
| School of Rock | 2016 |
| Boyhood | 2014 |
| Before Midnight | 2013 |
| Up to Speed | 2012 |
| Bernie | 2012 |
| Me and Orson Welles | 2009 |
| Bad News Bears | 2005 |
| Before Sunset | 2004 |
| Dazed and Confused | 1993 |
| Slacker | 1990 |
| It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books | 1988 |
| Last Night at the Alamo | 1984 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Won |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2015 | Oscar | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Directing | Nominated |
| 2015 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2014 | Oscar | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2005 | Oscar | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
