Rex Linn

Acting

Rex Linn

Born November 13, 1956Spearman, Texas, USA89 credits

Rex Maynard Linn (born November 13, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sgt. Frank Tripp in the CBS drama CSI: Miami and Kevin Wachtell in the television series Better Call Saul. He also played Richard Travers in the 1993 action thriller movie Cliffhanger. From 2017 to 2024, he played Principal Tom Peterson on Young Sheldon.

Known For

Happy's Place
6.2

Happy's Place

TV

2024

Reba McEntire's The Hammer
6.7

Reba McEntire's The Hammer

Movie

2023

MVP
6.6

MVP

Movie

2022

Roar
5.6

Roar

TV

2022

Big Shot
7.9

Big Shot

TV

2021

Big Sky
7.2

Big Sky

TV

2020

Filmography

Happy's Place
2024Happy's Placeas EmmettTV
Reba McEntire's The Hammer
2023Reba McEntire's The Hammeras Bart CrawfordMovie
MVP
2022MVPas Security GuardMovie
Roar
2022Roaras SheriffTV
Big Shot
2021Big Shotas Coach BertTV
Big Sky
2020Big Skyas Buck BarnesTV
The L Word: Generation Q
2019The L Word: Generation Qas Jeff MilnerTV
The Drone
2019The Droneas BakerMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
An Acceptable Loss
2019An Acceptable Lossas The PresidentMovie
The Kominsky Method
2018The Kominsky Methodas EdTV
Under the Silver Lake
2018Under the Silver Lakeas ManagerMovie
Waco
2018Wacoas Dick DeGuerinTV
Young Sheldon
2017Young Sheldonas Tom PetersenTV
Cupid's Proxy
2017Cupid's Proxyas CliveMovie
Lethal Weapon
2016Lethal Weaponas Nathan RiggsTV
The Ranch
2016The Ranchas Coach ShawTV
The Cowboy
2016The Cowboyas SelfTV
Better Call Saul
2015Better Call Saulas Kevin WachtellTV
Zombeavers
2014Zombeaversas SmytheMovie
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014A Million Ways to Die in the Westas Sheriff / NarratorMovie
Flutter
2014Flutteras Sheriff ColeMovie
Devil's Knot
2013Devil's Knotas Chief Inspector GitchellMovie
H
2013Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drinkas Agent Shane WalshMovie
Django Unchained
2012Django Unchainedas Tennessee HarryMovie
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012Atlas Shrugged: Part IIas Kip ChalmersMovie
Nashville
2012Nashvilleas Bill LexingtonTV
Key & Peele
2012Key & Peeleas DetectiveTV
The Walking Dead: Torn Apart
2011The Walking Dead: Torn Apartas Mike PalmerTV
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
2009The Macabre World of Lavender Williamsas Sheriff MurdstoneMovie
Trial by Fire
2008Trial by Fireas ChiefMovie
Appaloosa
2008Appaloosaas Clyde StringerMovie
Saving Grace
2007Saving Graceas WileyTV
Abominable
2006Abominableas Farmer HossMovie
Two Tickets to Paradise
2006Two Tickets to Paradiseas KarlMovie
American Gun
2005American Gunas EarlMovie
The Zodiac
2005The Zodiacas Jim MartinezMovie
After the Sunset
2004After the Sunsetas Agent KowalskiMovie
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003Cheaper by the Dozenas Coach BrickerMovie
Dry Cycle
2003Dry Cycleas JeddidahMovie
The Hunted
2003The Huntedas PowellMovie
Monte Walsh
2003Monte Walshas Hat HendersonMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Frank TrippTV
The Round and Round
2002The Round and Roundas SheriffMovie
The Salton Sea
2002The Salton Seaas Detective BookmanMovie
Ghosts of Mars
2001Ghosts of Marsas YaredMovie
Crossfire Trail
2001Crossfire Trailas Luke TaggartMovie
Y2K
1999Y2Kas Nuclear Plant ForemanMovie
Snoops
1999Snoopsas JasperTV
Instinct
1999Instinctas Gurad AlanMovie
Murder on Shadow Mountain
1999Murder on Shadow Mountainas Det. BonneyMovie
The Jack Bull
1999The Jack Bullas Shelby DykesMovie
Blast from the Past
1999Blast from the Pastas DaveMovie
Rush Hour
1998Rush Houras Agent WhitneyMovie
Black Cat Run
1998Black Cat Runas Sheriff Ben BronteMovie
The Odd Couple II
1998The Odd Couple IIas JayJayMovie
The Postman
1997The Postmanas MercerMovie
Alone
1997Aloneas Travis FloydMovie
Ecce Pirate
1997Ecce Pirateas Captain SpotMovie
Breakdown
1997Breakdownas Sheriff BoydMovie
Last Stand at Saber River
1997Last Stand at Saber Riveras Bill DancyMovie
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996Ghosts of Mississippias Martin ScottMovie
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996The Long Kiss Goodnightas Man in BedMovie
Profiler
1996Profileras Agent Ellis TalbotTV
The Pretender
1996The Pretenderas Agent Ellis TalbotTV
Tin Cup
1996Tin Cupas DeweyMovie
Public Enemies
1996Public Enemiesas Al SpencerMovie
3rd Rock from the Sun
19963rd Rock from the Sunas ChuckTV
Cutthroat Island
1995Cutthroat Islandas Mr. BlairMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Mark 'Falcon' SokolTV
Perfect Alibi
1995Perfect AlibiMovie
Drop Zone
1994Drop Zoneas BobbyMovie
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994Jack Reed: A Search for JusticeMovie
Clear and Present Danger
1994Clear and Present Dangeras Washington DetectiveMovie
Wyatt Earp
1994Wyatt Earpas Frank McLauryMovie
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994Confessions: Two Faces of Evilas GleasonMovie
Iron Will
1994Iron Willas Joe McPhersonMovie
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.as Mountain McClainTV
Cliffhanger
1993Cliffhangeras TraversMovie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland StahlTV
Sniper
1993Sniperas Colonel (uncredited)Movie
Thunderheart
1992Thunderheartas FBI AgentMovie
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marionas Sheriff Ron GrayMovie
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Drawas HenryMovie
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboysas Guest at BarbequeMovie
Cop Rock
1990Cop Rockas DeputyTV
Northern Exposure
1990Northern Exposureas MartinTV
Night Game
1989Night Gameas EppsMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV