Linden Ashby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Linden Ashby | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Born | Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III May 23, 1960 Atlantic Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Walters (1986-Present) 2 Children |
Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III (born May 23, 1960) is an American motion picture and television actor, most famous for his role as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat.
Contents |
[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal 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. He is married to actress Susan Walters; they met on the set of the ABC TV 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).
[edit] Career
Ashby is perhaps best known for his role of Johnny Cage in the 1995 hit Mortal Kombat. For this role the actor trained in Karate and Tae Kwon Do. 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 the third installment of the Resident Evil franchise, Resident Evil: Extinction; it marked his first appearance in a theatrical release in twelve years since the release of the original Mortal Kombat. In that span, he has 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.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Breaking Point | Det. Adams | |
| Rambo | Col. Dwyer | ||
| 2007 | Dead Mule Suitcase | Harvey | |
| Resident Evil: Extinction | Chase | ||
| Plot 7 | Richard McCarthy | ||
| 2005 | Sub Zero | Soloman Davis | |
| Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough | Det. Michael Morrison | ||
| 2004 | Wild Things 2 | Det. Michael Morrison | |
| 2003 | Shrink Rap | Brian | |
| A Woman Hunted | Det. Webster | ||
| The Company You Keep | Harry | ||
| 2002 | Whacked! | Bolen | |
| Fits and Starts | |||
| 2001 | Facing the Enemy | Griff McCleary | |
| 2000 | Tick Tock | Travis Brewer | |
| Dangerous Attraction | Neil/Dan Paterson | ||
| 1999 | Judgement Day | Dr. David Corbett | |
| Time of Her Time | Sergius O'Shaughnessy | ||
| 1998 | Shelter | Jimmy Parker | |
| 1997 | Blast (1997 film) | Jack Bryant | |
| 1996 | Cadillac Ranch | Beau | |
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat | Johnny Cage | |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Morgan Earp | |
| 8 Seconds | Martin Hudson | ||
| Slaughter of the Innocents | Officer Olmon | ||
| 1992 | Inside Out III | Jerry Van Anthony | Segment: Tango |
| Into the Sun | Dragon | ||
| 1990 | Night Angel | Craig | |
| Mr. and Mrs. Bridge |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Days of Our Lives | Paul Hollingsworth | |
| 2005, 2007 | Eyes | Michael Tobin | Episode: Shots Episode: Police |
| 2007 | My Neighbor's Keeper | Mike Harding | TV-Movie |
| 2006 | The Rival | George Miller | TV-Movie |
| Last Exit | Scott Burke | TV-Movie | |
| Maid of Honor | Richard Wynn | TV-Movie | |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Steven Hardy | Episode: Three-Way |
| A Killer Upstairs | Lyle Banner | TV-Movie | |
| 2003-2004 | The Young and the Restless | Cameron Kirsten | Soap Opera Digest Award (nominated) |
| 2002 | Sniper 2 | McKenna | TV-Movie |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Det. Drew Wolf | Episode: A Little Murder | |
| 2001 | The Agency | Episode: A Slight Case of Anthrax | |
| 2000 | The War Next Door | Kennedy Smith | |
| 1999 | Where the Truth Lies | Carter Tamiran | TV-Movie |
| 1993-1998 | Melrose Place | Dr. Brett "Coop" Cooper | |
| 1998 | Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery | Dr. Blair Bainbridge | TV-Movie |
| The Love Boat: The Next Wave | Lt. Joe Spenser | Episode: Bermuda Triangle Episode | |
| Beauty | Mark Kramer | TV-Movie | |
| The Lake | Dr. Jeff Chapman | TV-Movie | |
| 1997 | Spy Game | Lorne Cash | |
| The Beneficiary | Jimmy Price | TV-Movie | |
| 1996 | Dark Angel | Harry Foley | TV-Movie |
| 1994 | Green Dolphin Beat | Dave Henderson | TV-Movie |
| 1992 | Fifteenth Phase of the Moon | Jason | TV-Movie |
| 1991 | The Perfect Bride | Ted | TV-Movie |
| 1990 | MacGyver | Brett Reynolds | Episode: Twenty Questions |
| Hardball | Episode: A Killer Date | ||
| 1989 | Loving | Curtis Alden #4 | |
| China Beach | Phillip | Episode: The World (2) | |
| 1987 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Baraba Hutton Story | Lance Reventlow (Adult) | TV-Movie |
| Werewolf | Episode: Werewolf | ||
| Werewolf | Linden Ashby (Victim 2 in VW) | TV-Movie | |
| 1st & Ten | Episode: Blood on Blood |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Linden Ashby at the Internet Movie Database
- Linden Ashby at Allmovie
- The Linden Ashby Worshiping Page - Fan site with extensive information
 |
This article about a United States film and TV actor or actress born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
