Rex Linn
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1956-11-13 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Spearman, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Rex Maynard Linn · Rex M. Linn · Rex Lynn · رکس لین · رِکس لین
Biography
Rex Maynard Linn (born November 13, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sgt. Frank Tripp in the CBS drama CSI: Miami and Kevin Wachtell in the television series Better Call Saul. He also played Richard Travers in the 1993 action thriller movie Cliffhanger. From 2017 to 2024, he played Principal Tom Peterson on Young Sheldon.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
CSI: Miami
2002
as Frank Tripp
Young Sheldon
2017
as Tom Petersen
Better Call Saul
2015
as Kevin Wachtell
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
JAG
1995
as Mark 'Falcon' Sokol / Submarine Skipper
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Chuck / Webber
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024
as Tom Petersen
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Nathan Riggs
Northern Exposure
1990
as Martin
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl
The Pretender
1996
as Agent Ellis Talbot
Profiler
1996
as Agent Ellis Talbot
Nashville
2012
as Bill Lexington
Key & Peele
2012
as Detective
Big Sky
2020
as Buck Barnes
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Saving Grace
2007
as Wiley
The Ranch
2016
as Coach Shaw
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Mountain McClain
Big Shot
2021
as Coach Bert
The L Word: Generation Q
2019
as Jeff Milner
The Kominsky Method
2018
as Ed
Roar
2022
as Sheriff
Happy's Place
2024
as Emmett
Waco
2018
as Dick DeGuerin
Cop Rock
1990
as Deputy / Officer Cerruto
Snoops
1999
as Jasper
The Cowboy
2016
as Self
The Walking Dead: Torn Apart
2011
as Mike Palmer
Movies (61)
Django Unchained
2012
as Tennessee Harry
Rush Hour
1998
as Agent Whitney
Cliffhanger
1993
as Travers
Blast from the Past
1999
as Dave
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Washington Detective
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Sheriff / Narrator
Sniper
1993
as Colonel (uncredited)
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
as Man in Bed
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
as Coach Bricker
Wyatt Earp
1994
as Frank McLaury
Breakdown
1997
as Sheriff Boyd
Under the Silver Lake
2018
as Manager
The Hunted
2003
as Powell
The Postman
1997
as Mercer
Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Yared
Cutthroat Island
1995
as Mr. Blair
After the Sunset
2004
as Agent Kowalski
Zombeavers
2014
as Smythe
Tin Cup
1996
as Dewey
Drop Zone
1994
as Bobby
Appaloosa
2008
as Clyde Stringer
Iron Will
1994
as Joe McPherson
Devil's Knot
2013
as Chief Inspector Gitchell
Instinct
1999
as Gurad Alan
Thunderheart
1992
as FBI Agent
American Gun
2005
as Earl
The Salton Sea
2002
as Detective Bookman
The Zodiac
2005
as Jim Martinez
The Jack Bull
1999
as Shelby Dykes
Monte Walsh
2003
as Hat Henderson
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Martin Scott
Crossfire Trail
2001
as Luke Taggart
Reba McEntire's The Hammer
2023
as Bart Crawford
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Henry
The Odd Couple II
1998
as JayJay
Last Stand at Saber River
1997
as Bill Dancy
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012
as Kip Chalmers
Abominable
2006
as Farmer Hoss
An Acceptable Loss
2019
as The President
MVP
2022
as Security Guard
Black Cat Run
1998
as Sheriff Ben Bronte
Alone
1997
as Travis Floyd
Night Game
1989
as Epps
Y2K
1999
as Nuclear Plant Foreman
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Guest at Barbeque
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
Perfect Alibi
1995
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992
as Sheriff Ron Gray
Trial by Fire
2008
as Chief
Two Tickets to Paradise
2006
as Karl
Public Enemies
1996
as Al Spencer
Dry Cycle
2003
as Jeddidah
The Drone
2019
as Baker
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
as Gleason
Murder on Shadow Mountain
1999
as Det. Bonney
Flutter
2014
as Sheriff Cole
Ecce Pirate
1997
as Captain Spot
The Round and Round
2002
as Sheriff
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
2009
as Sheriff Murdstone
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
2013
as Agent Shane Walsh
Cupid's Proxy
2017
as Clive
About Rex Linn
Rex Maynard Linn (born November 13, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sgt. Frank Tripp in the CBS drama CSI: Miami and Kevin Wachtell in the television series Better Call Saul. He also played Richard Travers in the 1993 action thriller movie Cliffhanger. From 2017 to 2024, he played Principal Tom Peterson on Young Sheldon. With 90 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Rex Linn has appeared in 61 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rex Linn Movies
- Django Unchained (2012) — as Tennessee Harry
- Rush Hour (1998) — as Agent Whitney
- Cliffhanger (1993) — as Travers
- Blast from the Past (1999) — as Dave
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) — as Washington Detective
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