Django Unchained Adds Rex Linn
November 11th, 2011
The CSI: Miami actor to play the role of "Tennessee Harry" in Quentin Tarantino's latest project.
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- Birth Date:November 13th, 1956 - Spearman, Texas, USA
- Credits: Acting
Full Bio
With his bald head and beefy exterior, Hollywood character player Rex Linn quickly built up an acting resumé replete with many portrayals of toughs, feds, cops, thugs, and -- occasionally -- unremarkable, beleaguered everymen. Born in the panhandle of the Lone Star State, Linn came of age in the small Texas town of Spearman. He discovered a lingering interest in drama during his teenage years, but buckled under the weight of discouragement from an acting coach, and put acting on the shelf to focus on career pursuits in banking and the oil industry. Dissatisfied with these fields, Linn convinced an Oklahoma talent agent to sign him, and made the leap from commercials to feature roles with his portrayal of serial murderer Fred Epps in the Peter Masterson-directed thriller Night Game (1989), opposite Roy Scheider. The pleasure of this experience prompted Linn to head to the West Coast, where he worked construction, landed intermittent acting assignments, and studied the craft under the tutelage of Silvana Gallardo in Studio City, CA.
Linn was memorable as the rogue treasury agent who assists terrorist John Lithgow in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Cliffhanger (1993), which brought the actor the recognition he so persistently sought and led to a series of supporting roles in dozens of feature films. Linn's portrayal of Frank McLaury in Wyatt Earp (1994) marked the first in a series of several onscreen collaborations with Kevin Costner that also included the romantic comedy Tin Cup (1996) and the laborious sci-fi epic The Postman (1997). Linn also landed guest appearances on such series as JAG and 3rd Rock From the Sun. He is best known, however, for his fine portrayal of Miami-Dade Police Department detective Frank Tripp on the hit crime series CSI: Miami. ~ Nathan Southern
Linn was memorable as the rogue treasury agent who assists terrorist John Lithgow in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Cliffhanger (1993), which brought the actor the recognition he so persistently sought and led to a series of supporting roles in dozens of feature films. Linn's portrayal of Frank McLaury in Wyatt Earp (1994) marked the first in a series of several onscreen collaborations with Kevin Costner that also included the romantic comedy Tin Cup (1996) and the laborious sci-fi epic The Postman (1997). Linn also landed guest appearances on such series as JAG and 3rd Rock From the Sun. He is best known, however, for his fine portrayal of Miami-Dade Police Department detective Frank Tripp on the hit crime series CSI: Miami. ~ Nathan Southern
ACTING CREDITS
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CSI: Miami TV (177 episodes)-
At Risk
...Detective Frank Tripp
Mar 18, 2012 -
Rest in Pieces
...Detective Frank Tripp
Mar 11, 2012 -
No Good Deed
...Detective Frank Tripp
Mar 4, 2012 -
Last Straw
...Detective Frank Tripp
Feb 19, 2012 -
Terminal Velocity
...Detective Frank Tripp
Jan 29, 2012 -
Friendly Fire
...Detective Frank Tripp
Jan 8, 2012
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At Risk
...Detective Frank Tripp
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The Walking Dead: Torn Apart TV (6 episodes)-
Everything Dies
...Palmer
Oct 3, 2011 -
A New Day
...Palmer
Oct 3, 2011 -
Family Matters
...Palmer
Oct 3, 2011 -
Domestic Violence
...Palmer
Oct 3, 2011 -
Neighborly Advice
...Palmer
Oct 3, 2011 - Step-Mother Oct 3, 2011
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Everything Dies
...Palmer
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Appaloosa (2008) ...Clyde Stringer
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Two Tickets to Paradise (2008) ...Karl
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Abominable (2006) ...Farmer Hoss