Linden Ashby

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Linden Ashby
Born Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III
May 23, 1960 (1960-05-23) (age 48)
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.

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[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

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