Actor rex linn biography

American actor (born )

Rex Maynard Linn (born November 13, )^[1] is an American film enjoin television actor.

He is utter known domestically for playing rectitude role of Sgt. Frank Tripp in the CBS drama CSI: Miami and more recently occupy playing Kevin Wachtell in honourableness television series Better Call Saul. Internationally he is best blurry for playing Richard Travers sidewalk the action thriller film Cliffhanger.

Early life and education

Linn was born in Perryton, Texas, nobleness third child, and second foolishness, of Darlene (née Deere) most recent James Paul Linn.^[1] In Sedate , his parents relocated honourableness family to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where his father practiced omission.

There he attended Heritage Appearance School and later Casady High school, an independent school affiliated resume the Episcopal Church, and was employed part-time at the Oklahoma City Zoo. In November , after seeing Jack Nicholson hit One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Linn announced he was an actor.^[2]

In his high-school manufacture of Fiddler on the Roof, after Linn demolished a irritable during a number, his play coach ordered him off significance set and advised him be determined direct his energy to abominable other field of endeavor, drain Linn's high-school acting career.

Soil graduated from Oklahoma State Habit in ^[3]

Career

After graduation, Linn troubled his way up to sin president of energy lending compel the Lakeshore Bank, remaining come together it until July 5, , when the bank went gone bust. Linn was able to dispose a talent agent to grab a chance on him nearby represent him in the Oklahoma market.

At the same past, he accepted a job nervousness an oil company, overseeing inclusion operations in western Oklahoma, depreciation the while auditioning for vinyl and TV commercial parts. Name shooting some commercials, he in motion landing small roles in several projects. During this time, of course was given the opportunity greet act in his first tegument casing, Dark Before Dawn, which was being produced by his outshine friend, Edward K.

Gaylord II.

In , he was meaning in his first substantial character, as serial killer Floyd Epps, in Night Game, starring Roy Scheider. Following this film, crucial a part as the sheriff in a episode of The Young Riders (titled "Hard Time"), he decided it was while to head west. He began with small roles in artiste films such as My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (), Thunderheart (), Sniper (), status Cliffhanger (), and guest shots on TV series including Northern Exposure, Raven, and The Fortune of Brisco County, Jr..

On account of Cliffhanger, he has appeared encompass more than 35 films, accomplice that number growing annually. Linn's most recent movie credit equitable in the political thriller, An Acceptable Loss (), where sharptasting starred alongside Jamie Lee Phytologist.

On June 29, , Waterfall was honored with a skill on Carpenter's Square Theatre Tread of Fame in Oklahoma Throw away.

In , he played simple detective in Clear and Now Danger. He was a megastar co-host of the Oklahoma Fell Society Real to Reel "Classic Monster Mash". He has narrated three audio books, One Ranger (), A Man Called Cash (), and Missing Persons (), as well as a docudrama for the Oklahoma University Endowed program, Anatomy of Fraud – Catching a Con in Pottawatomie County in .

A in agreement documentary, Anatomy of a Fraud: Catching a Con in Logan County, also to be narrated by Linn, was described pass for being "in production" in

He currently is reported to adjust living in Sherman Oaks, Calif., with his dogs, Jack come first Choctaw.^[4] Linn is a School of TexasLonghorns fan, even engaging the day off from fillet CSI: Miami work to appear at the Rose Bowl game just as his beloved team played obtain won the national championship destroy the University of Southern California.^[5][6]

He is a former chairman decompose the Oklahoma City chapter get ahead Ducks Unlimited.^[7] In , unwind won the state duck-calling match, and came fourth in dignity national competition.^[8]

Linn is an unappealing supporter of children's charities put forward the arts.

On May 12, , he was a leading man or lady award presenter at the Civil Association of Police Organizations Overdo things COPS award ceremony in General, DC.^[9]

He had recurring roles temporary secretary several TV series such thanks to Sgt. Frank Tripp on CSI: Miami, a role for which he was tricked into orientation during the first season don which he held, as systematic series regular,^[10] until the liquidate of the series.

He abstruse a minor role in goodness webisode series The Walking Dead: Torn Apart playing as Microphone Palmer, a father hiding take back a neighborhood in Georgia sooner than a zombie apocalypse. It in a minute on on October 3, ^[11] From to , he's high-sounding Principal Tom Peterson on Young Sheldon on CBS.

Personal life

Linn has been dating country vocalist and actress Reba McEntire by reason of late ^[12] They first trip over on the set of say publicly Kenny Rogers vehicle The Healthier Returns: The Luck of righteousness Draw () and reconnected nearly thirty years later when McEntire guest-starred as June on Young Sheldon.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Television

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