Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker

Known for
Acting
Born
November 30, 1960 (age 65)
Birthplace
Leicester, England, UK

Biography

Gary Winston Lineker is a former professional footballer turned popular television presenter and sports broadcaster. Renowned for his exceptional goal-scoring abilities and his clean disciplinary record on the field, Lineker is one of England’s football legends. After retiring from football, he transitioned into broadcasting, where he became the longstanding presenter of the BBC’s Match of the Day and a prominent voice in sports media. Born on November 30, 1960, in Leicester, England, Lineker is also widely recognized for his articulate social commentary and charitable efforts.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Sleeping Beauty Uncovered

Sleeping Beauty Uncovered

Movie

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Tottenham Hotspur: 125 Great Goals poster

Tottenham Hotspur: 125 Great Goals

Movie · as Himself

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps

2026
The Match poster

The Match

Movie · as Self

2026
Butcher: Invisible Wounds poster

Butcher: Invisible Wounds

Movie · as Self

2026
England 2006: The Golden Generation poster

England 2006: The Golden Generation

Movie · as Self

2026
Beat Luke Littler poster

Beat Luke Littler

Movie · as Self - Host

2026
The Rest Is Football poster

The Rest Is Football

TV · as Self - Host · 75 eps

2026
The Box poster

The Box

TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps

2025
Gary Lineker - Simply The Best poster

Gary Lineker - Simply The Best

Movie

2025
Kenny Dalglish poster

Kenny Dalglish

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2025
Saipan poster

Saipan

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2025
The Assembly poster

The Assembly

TV · as Self - Interviewee · 1 ep

2024
Rooney 2004: World At His Feet poster

Rooney 2004: World At His Feet

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
Joe Lycett vs Sewage poster

Joe Lycett vs Sewage

Movie · as Self

2024
Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion poster

Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion

Movie · as Self

2024
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend poster

Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2023
Lionel Messi: Destiny poster

Lionel Messi: Destiny

Movie · as Self

2023
Captains of the World poster

Captains of the World

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2023
Icons of Football poster

Icons of Football

TV · as Self - Interviewed Guest · 2 eps

2023
Super League: The War for Football poster

Super League: The War for Football

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2022
Hurst: The First and Only poster

Hurst: The First and Only

Movie · as Self

2022
Messi poster

Messi

Movie · as Self

2022
Lionel Messi - The Drama of Argentina poster

Lionel Messi - The Drama of Argentina

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story poster

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

Movie · as Self

2021
Gods of Snooker poster

Gods of Snooker

TV · as Himself, Self - Sports Broadcaster and Snooker Fan · 3 eps

2021
Sitting on a Fortune poster

Sitting on a Fortune

TV · as Self - Host · 13 eps

2021
Amol Rajan Interviews poster

Amol Rajan Interviews

TV · as Self - Interviewed Guest · 1 ep

2020
Return to Turin - Italia ‘90

Return to Turin - Italia ‘90

Movie · as Himself

2020
Greavsie

Greavsie

Movie · as Self

2020
Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me poster

Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me

Movie · as Self

2020
Bosman: The Player Who Changed Football poster

Bosman: The Player Who Changed Football

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Ted Lasso poster

Ted Lasso

TV · as Gary Lineker · 3 eps

2020
Match of the Day Top 10 poster

Match of the Day Top 10

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

2020
The First Team poster

The First Team

TV · as Himself · 2 eps

2019
Gary Lineker: My Grandad's War poster

Gary Lineker: My Grandad's War

Movie · as Himself

2019
Lionel Messi - The GOAT - Official Movie poster

Lionel Messi - The GOAT - Official Movie

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
Countdown to the Full Motty poster

Countdown to the Full Motty

Movie

2018
Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager poster

Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager

Movie · as Self

2018
Football's 47 Best Worst Songs poster

Football's 47 Best Worst Songs

Movie · as Self

2018
Managing England: The Impossible Job poster

Managing England: The Impossible Job

Movie · as Himself

2018
Barry Davies: The Man, The Voice, The Legend

Barry Davies: The Man, The Voice, The Legend

Movie · as Himself

2018
Mo Salah: A Football Fairytale poster

Mo Salah: A Football Fairytale

Movie · as Self

2018
Grandes Momentos del Fútbol: El bueno, el malo y el Diego poster

Grandes Momentos del Fútbol: El bueno, el malo y el Diego

Movie · as Self

2018
The Final Table poster

The Final Table

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Matthews poster

Matthews

Movie · as Self

2017
The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years poster

The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years

Movie · as Self

2016
The Hand of God: 30 Years On poster

The Hand of God: 30 Years On

Movie

2015
Gascoigne poster

Gascoigne

Movie · as Self

2015
Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals poster

Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals

Movie

2015
Barça Dreams poster

Barça Dreams

Movie · as Self

2015
Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber poster

Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber

Movie · as Self

2014
Marvellous poster

Marvellous

Movie · as Himself

2014
The Crazy Gang - When Wimbledon Won The Cup poster

The Crazy Gang - When Wimbledon Won The Cup

Movie · as Self

2014
Once More for Bobby poster

Once More for Bobby

Movie · as Himself

2014
Lineker in Brazil: The Beautiful Game poster

Lineker in Brazil: The Beautiful Game

Movie

2014
The Boy in the Dress poster

The Boy in the Dress

Movie · as Gary Lineker

2014
W1A poster

W1A

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Magnificent Eleven poster

The Magnificent Eleven

Movie · as Tomato

2013
The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
That Puppet Game Show poster

That Puppet Game Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember poster

Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember

Movie · as Self

2009
Sir Bobby Robson - A Tribute poster

Sir Bobby Robson - A Tribute

Movie · as Himself

2009
Ant and Dec's Christmas Show

Ant and Dec's Christmas Show

TV · as The Penguin · 1 ep

2008
All Star Mr & Mrs poster

All Star Mr & Mrs

TV · 1 ep

2007
Phineas and Ferb poster

Phineas and Ferb

TV · as Soccer Player #1 (voice) · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
When Lineker Met Maradona poster

When Lineker Met Maradona

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2006
Underground Ernie

Underground Ernie

TV · 24 eps

2005
The Very Best of They Think It's All Over poster

The Very Best of They Think It's All Over

Movie · as Self

2005
Top of the Pops Reloaded poster

Top of the Pops Reloaded

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

TV · 1 ep

2004
Match of the Day 2 poster

Match of the Day 2

TV · as Host · 5 eps

2004
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
The Gadget Show poster

The Gadget Show

TV · 1 ep

2003
Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China poster

Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
Just Call Me Bobby - Sir Bobby Robson poster

Just Call Me Bobby - Sir Bobby Robson

Movie · as Himself

2002
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth poster

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Movie · as England manager

2002
When Snooker Ruled the World poster

When Snooker Ruled the World

Movie · as Self

2002
Bend It Like Beckham poster

Bend It Like Beckham

Movie · as Himself

2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2001
The Saturday Show poster

The Saturday Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Ally McCoist's Trial and Error's

Ally McCoist's Trial and Error's

Movie

2000
The History of the World Cups: Mexico '86 poster

The History of the World Cups: Mexico '86

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything poster

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

TV · 2 eps

1998
Faith poster

Faith

Movie · as TV Presenter

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Waiting for Gascoigne: The Story of a Legend poster

Waiting for Gascoigne: The Story of a Legend

Movie

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
They Think It's All Over poster

They Think It's All Over

TV · 146 eps

1995
The Frank Skinner Show poster

The Frank Skinner Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
An Evening with Gary Lineker poster

An Evening with Gary Lineker

Movie · as Self

1994
Great World Cup Superstars poster

Great World Cup Superstars

Movie · as Self

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Splitting Heirs poster

Splitting Heirs

Movie · as Couple at Restaurant

1993
All in the Game poster

All in the Game

TV · as Self · 6 eps

1992
Best of Friends - The Official Story of Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne

Best of Friends - The Official Story of Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne

Movie

1992
Gary Lineker's 48 Goals for England poster

Gary Lineker's 48 Goals for England

Movie · as Himself

1991
Bernard and the Genie poster

Bernard and the Genie

Movie · as Himself

1991
Ian Wright- Do the Wright Thing poster

Ian Wright- Do the Wright Thing

Movie

1991
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
VM-krönika 1990 poster

VM-krönika 1990

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1990
Soccer Superstars of the 80's poster

Soccer Superstars of the 80's

Movie · as Himself

1990
Spatz poster

Spatz

TV · as Gary Lineker · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps

1989
The Worlds Greatest Goals poster

The Worlds Greatest Goals

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament poster

The Grand Knockout Tournament

Movie · as Self

1986
Hero poster

Hero

Movie · as Self

1986
VM-krönika 1986 poster

VM-krönika 1986

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1980
Newsnight poster

Newsnight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1964
Match of the Day poster

Match of the Day

TV · as Self - Host, Presenter, Self - Presenter, Pundit · 4 eps