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Linden Ashby
Ashby at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III

(1960-05-23) May 23, 1960 (age 64)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Spouse
(m. 1986)
Children2

Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III (born May 23, 1960) is an American actor.[1] On television, he portrayed Brett Cooper on the final two seasons of the Fox soap opera Melrose Place (1997–1999) and Sheriff Noah Stilinski on all six seasons of the MTV supernatural drama Teen Wolf (2011–2017). He is also known for portraying Johnny Cage in the 1995 film Mortal Kombat, an adaptation of the video game franchise of the same name.

Early life

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Ashby was born in Atlantic Beach, Florida, the son of Eleanor (Johnson), a civic organizer, and Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby Jr., a pharmaceuticals manufacturer.[1][2] 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 City.[3][4]

Career

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Ashby's first role on television, in 1985, was on the ABC soap opera Loving, where he was the second actor to play the role of Curtis Alden. Soon after, he was cast 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.[4]

Drawing on his martial arts background, Ashby portrayed Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat, the 1995 film adaptation of the video game of the same name; the film became a cult classic.[5] He would later return to voice Johnny Cage in the Mortal Kombat 11 video game.[6]

In the second quarter of 1997, Ashby starred in the short-lived ABC drama Spy Game.[7] Later that year, he joined the main cast of Melrose Place as Brett Cooper, a role he had until the start of the seventh season in late 1998. He first appeared on the show in the first season in 1993 as Jo Reynolds's estranged husband Charles, in the episodes "Peanut Butter and Jealousy" and "Single White Sister". He was in the movie Wyatt Earp where he played Morgan Earp, Wyatt Earp's (Kevin Costner) younger brother. He played Cameron Kirsten on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2003 to 2004.[8]

In 2007, Ashby appeared as Chase, a cowboy and ex-cop survivor in Resident Evil: Extinction, the third installment of the Resident Evil film series. In the following year, he was cast in the 2008 remake of Prom Night.[9] He also began playing the role of Paul Hollingsworth on Days of Our Lives in March 2008.

In 2011, Ashby started portraying Noah Stilinski, Beacon Hills' sheriff and father to Stiles, on MTV's Teen Wolf series. He was in the show for six seasons until it ended in 2017.[10] For his portrayal of Sheriff Stilinski in the sixth season, he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series at the 43rd Saturn Awards.[11] He also had a brief role in the Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 in 2013.[12]

In September 2021, it was announced that a reunion film for Teen Wolf had been ordered by Paramount+, with Jeff Davis returning as a screenwriter and executive producer of the film. The majority of the original cast members, including Ashby, were set to reprise their roles.[13][14] The film was released on January 26, 2023. Ashby also appeared in the 2022 Netflix movie Purple Hearts as Jacob Morrow Sr.[15]

In March 2023, Ashby reprised his role as Cameron on The Young and the Restless. After a month, Ashby departed from the series when Cameron was killed off in an episode that aired on June 16.[16] The next year, Ashby was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series for his role as Cameron.[17] On July 30, 2024, it was announced that Ashby would reprise his role again.[18]

Personal life

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Ashby is married to actress Susan Walters. The couple met on the set of Loving in 1983, where she was a regular and he was filming a guest appearance. (He would later become a regular cast member in 1985.)[3] They have two daughters, born in 1991 and 1992.

Linden began boxing at an early age and was an amateur boxer before studying Karate in his twenties. In karate, he holds a blue belt.[19][20]

Linden has admitted to previously suffering panic attacks before auditions which threatened to shorten his career.[21]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Night Angel Craig
1992 Into the Sun "Dragon"
1992 Inside Out III Jerry Van Anthony Segment: "Tang Martin Hudson"
1994 Wyatt Earp Morgan Earp
1994 8 Seconds Martin Hudson
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
1999 Judgment Day David Corbett Direct-to-video
2000 Dangerous Attraction Neil / Dan Paterson
2000 Tick Tock Travis Brewer
2001 Facing the Enemy Griffin "Griff" McCleary
2002 Fits and Starts
2002 Whacked! Bolen
2003 The Company You Keep Harry
2003 A Woman Hunted Webster
2003 Shrink Rap Brian
2004 Wild Things 2 Michael Morrison Direct-to-video
2005 Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough Michael Morrison Direct-to-video
2005 Sub Zero Soloman Davis
2007 Plot 7 Richard McCarthy
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction Chase
2008 Prom Night Jack Turner
2008 Impact Point Adams
2009 Against the Dark Cross Direct-to-video
2009 National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year Vance Wilder Sr. Direct-to-video
2009 Hunger Grant Direct-to-video
2009 The Joneses Golfer 3
2013 Iron Man 3 Commander
2016 Beta Test Andrew Kincaid
2022 Purple Hearts Jacob Morrow Sr.

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Loving Curtis Alden #4
1987 1st & Ten Mike Cooper Episode: "Blood on Blood"
1987 Werewolf Victim #2 in VW Episode: "Werewolf"
1987 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Lance Reventlow (adult) Television film
1989 China Beach Phillip Episode: "The World: Part 2"
1989–1991 Adam-12 Honeycutt Main role
1990 Hardball Episode: "A Killer Date"
1990 MacGyver Brett Reynolds Episode: "Twenty Questions"
1991 Equal Justice Charles Episode: "Sleeping with the Enemy"
1991 The Perfect Bride Ted Television film
1992 Fifteenth Phase of the Moon Jason Television film
1993 New Year Jimi Hartman Television film
1993 Melrose Place Charles Reynolds Episodes: "Single White Sister", "Peanut Butter and Jealousy"
1994 Green Dolphin Beat Dave Henderson Television film
1997–1998 Melrose Place Brett "Coop" Cooper Main role (season 6)
1996 Dark Angel Harry Foley Television film
1997 The Beneficiary Jimmy Price Television film
1997 Spy Game Lorne Cash Main role
1998 The Lake Jeff Chapman Television film
1998 Beauty Mark Kramer Television film
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave Joe Spenser Episode: "Bermuda Triangle Episode"
1998 Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery Blair Bainbridge Television film
1999 Where the Truth Lies Carter Tamiran Television film
2000 The War Next Door Kennedy Smith Main role
2001 The Agency Episode: "A Slight Case of Anthrax"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drew Wolf Episode: "A Little Murder"
2002 Sniper 2 Dan McKenna Television film
2003–2004, 2023–present The Young and the Restless Cameron Kirsten 55 episodes
2005 A Killer Upstairs Lyle Banner Television film
2005 CSI: Miami Steven Hardy Episode: "Three-Way"
2005, 2007 Eyes Michael Tobin Episodes: "Shots", "Police"
2006 Maid of Honor Richard Wynn Television film
2006 Last Exit Scott Burke Television film
2006 The Rival George Miller Television film
2007 My Neighbor's Keeper Mike Harding Television film
2008 Dead at 17 Curt Masterson Television film
2008 Days of Our Lives Paul Hollingsworth Recurring role
2009 Anacondas: Trail of Blood Jackson Television film
2009 Army Wives Koe Episode: Shrapnel and Alibis
2009 Stripped Naked Howie Television film
2009 Drop Dead Diva Parker Wellner Episode: "Pilot"
2010 Accused at 17 Reeder Television film (Lifetime)
2010 The Gates Ben McAllister Recurring role
2011 Mean Girls 2 Rod Mitchell Television film
2011–2017 Teen Wolf Noah Stilinski Recurring role (seasons 1–5); main role (season 6); director (episode: "Face-to-Faceless")
2011 Franklin & Bash Evan Porter Episode: "Pilot"
2011 Field of Vision Ron Dixon Television film
2012–2013 Army Wives Dan Seaver Recurring role (seasons 6–7)
2012 Gabe the Cupid Dog Jerry Television film
2013 The Perfect Boss Cameron Finney Television film
2017 Lifeline Grundy Recurring role
2018 A Daughter's Revenge David Spencer Television film
2019–2020 Trinkets Whit Foster Recurring role
2020 Escaping My Stalker Larry Television film; also director
2020 NCIS: New Orleans Tony Hicks Episode: "Pride and Prejudice"
2023 Teen Wolf: The Movie Noah Stilinski Television film

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Mortal Kombat 11 Johnny Cage ("Hollywood Kombatant") Voice and physical likeness; appears as downloadable content

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2005 Soap Opera Digest Awards Favorite Villain The Young and the Restless Nominated
2013 World Music & Independent Film Festival Awards Best Lead Actor in a Short Film Grape Nominated
2017 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series Teen Wolf Nominated
2024 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "Linden Ashby Biography (1960–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Garnett Ashby". Florida Times-Union. May 15, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2017 – via Legacy.com.
  3. ^ a b "All About 'The Young and the Restless' Stars Susan Walters and Linden Ashby's Relationship". People. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Lauro, Janet Di (June 3, 2023). "7 Things To Know About Y&R's Linden Ashby". Soap Hub. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Yohannes, Alamin (August 18, 2020). "'Mortal Kombat' director Paul W.S. Anderson looks back on breaking the video-game movie curse". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Couch, Aaron (September 20, 2019). "'Mortal Kombat' Stars Reunite to Play the Game 24 Years Later". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  7. ^ Scott, Tony (March 3, 1997). "Spy Game". Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "About Y&R: About the actors – Linden Ashby". Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  9. ^ "OT: Linden Ashby (Paul hollingworth) in movie remake Prom night!!!!!!!!". Soaps.com. Soaps.com's Message Board. August 19, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Prudom, Laura (July 21, 2016). "'Teen Wolf' Ending After Season 6; MTV Unveils New Trailer at Comic-Con". Variety. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Trumbore, Dave (March 6, 2017). "2017 Saturn Award Nominations: Rogue One, Walking Dead". Collider. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Singh, Olivia. "8 'Teen Wolf' stars who have also played Marvel or DC characters". Business Insider. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  13. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 24, 2021). "Teen Wolf Revival Movie Set at Paramount Plus as Creator Jeff Davis Inks MTV Entertainment Studios Overall Deal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 13, 2022). "Teen Wolf Movie: Tyler Hoechlin Set to Return for Paramount+ Revival". TVLine. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  15. ^ Grobar, Matt (September 27, 2021). "'Purple Hearts': Netflix YA Pic Adds Chosen Jacobs, John Harlan Kim & More To Cast, Sets Justin Tranter & Sofia Carson As Songwriters". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  16. ^ Mason, Charlie (June 16, 2023). "Young & Restless' Linden Ashby Gets a To-Die-For Exit as Cameron". Soaps.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Schneider, Michael (April 18, 2024). "Australia's 'Neighbours' Gets First Ever U.S. Awards Nod: Here Are the 2024 Daytime Emmys Nominations (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  18. ^ "Linden Ashby Is Back on Young and the Restless as Cameron Kirsten". Yahoo Entertainment. July 30, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  19. ^ http://www.lindenashby.org/library/Article/12.shtml
  20. ^ https://www.themoviewaffler.com/2016/06/waffling-with-teen-wolf-star-linden.html?m=1
  21. ^ Conversations with Ross: Featuring Linden Ashby, http://www.rosscarey.com/2012/07/03/episode-67-featuring-linden-ashby/
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