Linden Ashby

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Linden Ashby (2017)

Linden Ashby (* 23. May 1960 in Atlantic Beach , Florida ; actually Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III ) is an American actor .

life and career

Birth, childhood and education

Ashby was born in 1960 to drug manufacturer Garnett Ashby and his wife Eleanor Ashby, a community worker , in the coastal city of Atlantic Beach in the northern part of the US state Florida . As a teenager, Ashby attended the Bolles School in Jacksonville , a private preparatory school, and after graduation moved to Fort Lewis College , based in Durango in the southwest of the US state of Colorado . In his third year of college he finished his studies as he wanted to train to be an actor. He was used in the Neighborhood Playhouse at the side of some later or already existing actors and acted for about two years at the side of Sanford "Sandy" Meisner .

In 1983, on the set of the television series Loving, he met his future wife, Susan Walters , who had one of the leading roles. Ashby played a guest role in this series and continued to play theater in parallel. In 1984 he took part in the theater production But Mostly Because It's Raining at the Actor's Outlet Theater in New York.

The sports enthusiasts Ashby, who had participated in his school days, among other things, a series of surf competitions, was from about the age of 21 in various martial arts and martial arts trained.

First appearances in film and television

Ashby's leisurely breakthrough came after his brief stint on the television series Loving and his wedding to Susan Walters on April 19, 1986. Between 1987 and 1992 various appearances in television series and films followed, such as California Bulls , The Werewolf Returns , Poor Rich Girl - The Story of Barbara Hutton , China Beach , MacGyver , Mr. & Mrs. Bridge , and Fifteenth Phase of the Moon , Into the Sun , Inside Out III .

1993 began his actual career as a film actor. He was seen in New Year and The Murder of the Innocent Children and was also used for the first time in 1993 in the popular television series Melrose Place , in which he was used in two episodes as Charles Reynolds . In 1994 it was used in the films 8 Seconds , Wyatt Earp and Green Dolphin Beat . In 1995 he got one of the leading roles in the video game adaptation Mortal Kombat from 1995. He took over the character Johnny Cage for the originally intended Brandon Lee , who had been killed in an accident two years earlier during filming .

Rise to star in the mid-1990s

Between 1996 and 2000, Ashby played leading roles or important supporting roles in films such as Murderer of the Angels , Fatal Inheritance , Blast - The Atlanta Massacre , The Sign of the Taurus , When the Truth Lies , Judgment Day , A Dark Affair , Tick ​​Tock , Shelter Pact with the enemy , The horror at the lake , Beauty and Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery .

He was brought back to the extended cast of Melrose Place . Until 1998 he came in 33 episodes as Dr. Brett "Coop" Cooper on duty. He also played one of the leading roles in the television series Spy Game and was also used in an episode of The Love Boat: The Next Wave . In 2000, Ashby starred in all eight episodes of The War Next Door .

Further engagements in the new millennium

In 2001 he played the male lead in the film In The Wake of Retribution alongside Maxwell Caulfield and Alexandra Paul and was featured in an episode of The Agency . In 2002 he was featured in the film productions Fits and Starts , Whacked! and Sniper 2 and got a guest role in an episode of CSI - On the trail of the perpetrators . In 2003, three films were released in which Ashby starred in a leading role.

In addition, he was brought into the extended cast of the soap opera Shadow of Passion and used for 55 episodes in the role of Cameron Kirsten . For his performances in the soap opera he was nominated for the Soap Opera Digest Award in the category Best Villain in 2005, but in the end had to admit defeat to Maurice Benard .

In 2004 he made the leap into the team of Wild Things , where he was seen in the second part of the film series, Wild Things 2 , for the first time as Detective Morrison . The following year he was in the third part of the film series, which was released under the name Wild Things 3 , in the same role.

He had other appearances in 2005 in the films Forbidden Love - A Murderous Game and Sub Zero as well as in one episode each of CSI: Miami and Eyes , in which he returned in 2007 in the same role.

Still active from 2006

In 2006 and 2007 he starred in the films Maid of Honor , Last Exit , The Rival , Plot 7 and My Neighbor's Keeper . He was also active in the blockbuster Resident Evil: Extinction . 2008 followed film appearances in Prom Night , Dead at 17 and Impact Point . In the same year he was included in the extended cast of Zeit der Sehnsucht and used in 20 episodes of the soap opera.

In 2009 he was seen in seven films, some in leading roles: Stripped Naked , Against the Dark , Anacondas - Trail of Blood , Hunger , Party Animals 3 - Willkommen im Uni , The Joneses and Accused at 17 . He was also used in each episode of the well-known television series Drop Dead Diva and Army Wives .

In 2010, the sporty Ashby appeared in the miniseries Marry Me as well as an engagement for six episodes of The Gates and an unknown number of episodes of Teen Wolf . In 2011 he made an appearance in Girls Club 2 - be careful! (Mean Girls 2) and 2013 in Iron Man 3 .

Family, private life, trivia

  • Linden Ashby has two older sisters.
  • From 1989 to 1991 he sang in a band called The Loners . The band had a Super 8 music video for their single Guilty , which was even broadcast on MTV , among others .
  • While the sports enthusiast Ashby was successful as a surfer in his childhood, he also took part in ski races during his college days.
  • With his wife, the actress Susan Walters , Ashby has two daughters (* 1991) and (* 1992).
  • In parallel to his film and television career, the native Floridian also played in various theater productions; Among other things, from 1994 to 1995 at the Whole Theater in Montclair , where he could be seen in the play The Sorrows of Frederick .

Filmography (selection)

Movies

  • 1987: Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story , Movie made for TV
  • 1990: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
  • 1991: Die Alptraumbraut ( The Perfect Bride , TV movie)
  • 1992: Fifteenth Phase of the Moon (short film)
  • 1992: Into the Sun
  • 1992: Inside Out III
  • 1993: New Year (TV movie)
  • 1993: Slaughter of the Innocents
  • 1994: 8 Seconds - Deadly Ambition (8 Seconds)
  • 1994: Wyatt Earp - The Life of a Legend (Wyatt Earp)
  • 1994: Green Dolphin Beat (TV movie)
  • 1995: Mortal Kombat
  • 1996: Cadillac Ranch
  • 1996: Murderer of the Angels ( Dark Angel , TV movie)
  • 1997: Fatal Legacy ( The Beneficiary , TV movie)
  • 1997: Blast - The Atlanta Massacre (Blast)
  • 1998: Shelter
  • 1998: The Gray ( The Lake , TV movie)
  • 1998: Beauty (TV movie)
  • 1998: Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (TV series)
  • 1999: Time of Her Time
  • 1999: When the Truth Lies ( Where the Truth Lies , Movie made for TV)
  • 1999: Judgment Day - Doomsday (Judgment Day)
  • 2000: A Dark Affair (Dangerous Attraction)
  • 2000: Tick Tock
  • 2001: Facing the Enemy
  • 2002: Fits and Starts
  • 2002: Whacked!
  • 2002: Sniper 2
  • 2003: The Company You Keep
  • 2003: A Woman Hunted
  • 2003: Shrink Rap
  • 2004: Wild Things 2
  • 2005: Wild Things 3 (Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough)
  • 2005: Forbidden Love - A Murderous Game ( A Killer Upstairs , TV movie)
  • 2005: Sub Zero
  • 2006: Maid of Honor (TV movie)
  • 2006: Last Exit (TV movie)
  • 2006: The Rival (TV movie)
  • 2007: plot 7
  • 2007: My Neighbor's Keeper (TV movie)
  • 2007: Resident Evil: Extinction
  • 2008: Prom Night
  • 2008: You're dead at 17 ( Dead at 17 , TV movie)
  • 2008: Impact Point
  • 2009: Stripped Naked
  • 2009: Against the Dark
  • 2009: Anacondas - Trail of Blood ( Anacondas 4: Trail of Blood , TV movie)
  • 2009: hunger
  • 2009: Party Animals 3 - Welcome to Uni (Van Wilder: Freshman Year)
  • 2009: The Joneses - Too Perfect To Be True (The Joneses)
  • 2009: Accused at 17
  • 2011: Girls Club 2 - Be careful! ( Mean Girls 2 , TV movie)
  • 2013: Iron Man 3

TV Shows

Nominations

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personal data
SURNAME Ashby, Linden
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ashby III, Clarence Linden Garnett (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlantic Beach , Florida, USA