Linden Ashby
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| Linden Ashby | |
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| 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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[edit] Biography
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| 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 Release |
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| 1993 | 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: Police |
| 2006 | 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 | |
