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Linden Ashby Born Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III
May 23, 1960
Atlantic Beach, Florida, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1987–present Spouse Susan Walters (1986-present) Children 2 daughters Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III (born May 23, 1960), best known as Linden Ashby, is an American actor and martial artist.
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Biography
Early life
Ashby was born in Atlantic Beach, Florida, the son of Eleanor, a civic organizer, and Garnett Ashby, a pharmaceuticals manufacturer.[1] Ashby graduated from The Bolles School, a private school located in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, but dropped out his junior year to pursue an acting career. Ashby studied acting at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.
Career
One of his first roles was as Lance Reventlow, the only son of Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton (played by Farrah Fawcett) in the Golden Globe-winning miniseries Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story.
Ashby played the role of Johnny Cage in the 1995 hit Mortal Kombat, but did not reprise the role in the sequel. The previous year, he also appeared alongside Kevin Costner in the 1994 epic Wyatt Earp. Ashby portrayed Dr. Jeff Chapman on the 1998 made-for-TV movie The Lake with Yasmine Bleeth. He appeared in 2007's Resident Evil: Extinction, which marked his first appearance in a theatrical release since Mortal Kombat. In that span, he had done mainly straight-to-video and television work.
He was on Melrose Place as Dr. Brett Cooper for one season in 1998, and played Cameron Kirsten on The Young and the Restless from 2003 to 2004. He also began playing the role of Paul Hollingsworth on Days of Our Lives in March 2008. In a November 2008 Soap Talk interview, Ashby said that he would reprise his role as Johnny Cage in the upcoming third Mortal Kombat film, which has yet to go into production.[2]
Personal life
Ashby is married to actress Susan Walters. The couple met on the set of the ABC television series Loving in 1983, where she was a regular and he was filming a guest appearance. They have two daughters, Frances Grace (born 1991) and Savannah Elizabeth (born 1992). Ashby has been a student of martial arts on and off since he was 21 with a lot of time off and studied Karate, Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Other notes 1990 Night Angel Craig Mr. and Mrs. Bridge Uncredited Role 1992 Into the Sun Dragon Inside Out III Jerry Van Anthony Segment: Tango
Direct-to-Video Release1993 Slaughter of the Innocents Virginia De Leo 1994 8 Seconds Martin Hudson Wyatt Earp Morgan Earp 1995 Mortal Kombat Johnny Cage 1996 Cadillac Ranch Beau 1997 Blast Jack Bryant 1998 Shelter Jimmy Parker 1999 Time of Her Time Sergius O'Shaughnessy Judgment Day Dr. David Corbett Direct-to-Video Release 2000 Dangerous Attraction Neil/Dan Paterson Tick Tock Travis Brewer 2001 Facing the Enemy Griff McCleary 2002 Fits and Starts Whacked! Bolen 2003 The Company You Keep Harry A Woman Hunted Det. Webster Shrink Rap Brian 2004 Wild Things 2 Det. Michael Morrison Direct-to-Video Release 2005 Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough Det. Michael Morrison Direct-to-Video Release Sub Zero Soloman Davis 2007 Plot 7 Richard McCarthy Resident Evil: Extinction Chase 2008 Prom Night Uncle Jack Turner Impact Point Det. Adams 2009 Against the Dark Cross Direct-to-Video Release National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year Van Wilder (Senior) Direct-to-Video Release Hunger Grant Direct-to-Video Release Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 1st & Ten Episode: Blood on Blood Werewolf Victim #2 in VW Episode: Werewolf Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Lance Reventlow (adult) NBC TV-Movie 1989 China Beach Phillip Episode: The World (2) Loving Curtis Alden #4 1989–1991 Adam-12 Officer Honeycutt 9 episodes 1990 Hardball Episode: A Killer Date MacGyver Brett Reynolds Episode: Twenty Questions 1991 Equal Justice Charles Episode: Sleeping with the Enemy The Perfect Bride Ted TV-Movie 1992 Fifteenth Phase of the Moon Jason TV-Movie 1993 New Year Jimi Hartman TV-Movie 1993–1998 Melrose Place Dr. Brett 'Coop' Cooper 35 episodes 1994 Green Dolphin Beat Dave Henderson FOX TV-Movie 1996 Dark Angel Harry Foley FOX TV-Movie 1997 The Beneficiary Jimmy Price TV-Movie Spy Game Lorne Cash 13 episodes 1998 The Lake Dr. Jeff Chapman NBC TV-Movie Beauty Mark Kramer CBS TV-Movie The Love Boat: The Next Wave Lt. Joe Spenser Episode: Bermuda Triangle Episode Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery Dr. Blair Bainbridge ABC TV-Movie 1999 Where the Truth Lies Carter Tamiran Lifetime Television TV-Movie 2000 The War Next Door Kennedy Smith 13 episodes 2001 The Agency Episode: A Slight Case of Anthrax 2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Det. Drew Wolf Episode: A Little Murder Sniper 2 McKenna TV-Movie 2003–2004 The Young and the Restless Cameron Kirsten 55 episodes 2005 A Killer Upstairs Lyle Banner Lifetime Television TV-Movie CSI: Miami Steven Hardy Episode: Three-Way 2005, 2007 Eyes Michael Tobin Episode: Shots
Episode: Police2006 Maid of Honor Richard Wynn TV-Movie Last Exit Scott Burke CTV TV-Movie The Rival George Miller TV-Movie 2007 My Neighbor's Keeper Mike Harding TV-Movie 2008 Dead at 17 Curt Masterson TV-Movie Days of our Lives Paul Hollingsworth 23 episodes 2009 Anacondas: Trail of Blood Jackson Syfy TV movie Drop Dead Diva Lifetime Television TV movie Stripped Naked Howie TV movie 2011 Teen Wolf Sheriff Stilinski Recurring role Mean Girls 2 Rod Mitchell TV movie References
External links
- Linden Ashby at the Internet Movie Database
- Linden Ashby at AllRovi
Categories:- 1960 births
- Actors from Florida
- American film actors
- American karateka
- American soap opera actors
- American taekwondo practitioners
- American television actors
- Fort Lewis College alumni
- Living people
- People from Jacksonville, Florida
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