Rex Linn

Known for: Acting

Born: 1956-11-13 (age 69)

From: Spearman, Texas, USA

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.

Filmography (90)

TV★ 6.4
Happy's Place
2024
as Emmett
TV★ 7.9
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024
as Tom Petersen
MOVIE★ 6.6
Reba McEntire's The Hammer
2023
as Bart Crawford
MOVIE★ 6.6
MVP
2022
as Security Guard
TV★ 5.6
Roar
2022
as Sheriff
TV★ 7.9
Big Shot
2021
as Coach Bert
TV★ 7.2
Big Sky
2020
as Buck Barnes
TV★ 7.6
The L Word: Generation Q
2019
as Jeff Milner
MOVIE★ 3.8
The Drone
2019
as Baker
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
An Acceptable Loss
2019
as The President
TV★ 7.5
The Kominsky Method
2018
as Ed
MOVIE★ 6.3
Under the Silver Lake
2018
as Manager
TV★ 7.4
Waco
2018
as Dick DeGuerin
TV★ 8.0
Young Sheldon
2017
as Tom Petersen
MOVIE★ 7.7
Cupid's Proxy
2017
as Clive
TV★ 7.3
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Nathan Riggs
TV★ 7.4
The Ranch
2016
as Coach Shaw
TV
The Cowboy
2016
as Self
TV★ 8.7
Better Call Saul
2015
as Kevin Wachtell
MOVIE★ 5.0
Zombeavers
2014
as Smythe
MOVIE★ 6.1
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Sheriff / Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.9
Flutter
2014
as Sheriff Cole
MOVIE★ 6.2
Devil's Knot
2013
as Chief Inspector Gitchell
MOVIE★ 5.0
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
2013
as Agent Shane Walsh
MOVIE★ 8.2
Django Unchained
2012
as Tennessee Harry
MOVIE★ 5.2
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012
as Kip Chalmers
TV★ 6.6
Nashville
2012
as Bill Lexington
TV★ 7.7
Key & Peele
2012
as Detective
TV★ 7.5
The Walking Dead: Torn Apart
2011
as Mike Palmer
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
2009
as Sheriff Murdstone
MOVIE★ 5.4
Trial by Fire
2008
as Chief
MOVIE★ 6.6
Appaloosa
2008
as Clyde Stringer
TV★ 7.4
Saving Grace
2007
as Wiley
MOVIE★ 4.8
Abominable
2006
as Farmer Hoss
MOVIE★ 5.2
Two Tickets to Paradise
2006
as Karl
MOVIE★ 5.7
American Gun
2005
as Earl
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Zodiac
2005
as Jim Martinez
MOVIE★ 6.2
After the Sunset
2004
as Agent Kowalski
MOVIE★ 6.3
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
as Coach Bricker
MOVIE★ 5.0
Dry Cycle
2003
as Jeddidah
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Hunted
2003
as Powell
MOVIE★ 6.2
Monte Walsh
2003
as Hat Henderson
TV★ 7.7
CSI: Miami
2002
as Frank Tripp
MOVIE★ 3.7
The Round and Round
2002
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Salton Sea
2002
as Detective Bookman
MOVIE★ 5.2
Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Yared
MOVIE★ 6.3
Crossfire Trail
2001
as Luke Taggart
MOVIE★ 4.8
Y2K
1999
as Nuclear Plant Foreman
TV★ 7.5
Snoops
1999
as Jasper
MOVIE★ 6.5
Instinct
1999
as Gurad Alan
MOVIE★ 3.7
Murder on Shadow Mountain
1999
as Det. Bonney
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Jack Bull
1999
as Shelby Dykes
MOVIE★ 6.8
Blast from the Past
1999
as Dave
MOVIE★ 7.1
Rush Hour
1998
as Agent Whitney
MOVIE★ 5.2
Black Cat Run
1998
as Sheriff Ben Bronte
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Odd Couple II
1998
as JayJay
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Postman
1997
as Mercer
MOVIE★ 6.7
Alone
1997
as Travis Floyd
MOVIE★ 8.0
Ecce Pirate
1997
as Captain Spot
MOVIE★ 6.9
Breakdown
1997
as Sheriff Boyd
MOVIE★ 6.6
Last Stand at Saber River
1997
as Bill Dancy
MOVIE★ 6.6
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Martin Scott
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
as Man in Bed
TV★ 7.0
Profiler
1996
as Agent Ellis Talbot
TV★ 7.4
The Pretender
1996
as Agent Ellis Talbot
MOVIE★ 6.1
Tin Cup
1996
as Dewey
MOVIE★ 3.9
Public Enemies
1996
as Al Spencer
TV★ 7.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Chuck
MOVIE★ 5.8
Cutthroat Island
1995
as Mr. Blair
TV★ 7.3
JAG
1995
as Mark 'Falcon' Sokol
MOVIE★ 4.0
Perfect Alibi
1995
MOVIE★ 5.7
Drop Zone
1994
as Bobby
MOVIE★ 5.8
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
MOVIE★ 6.6
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Washington Detective
MOVIE★ 6.8
Wyatt Earp
1994
as Frank McLaury
MOVIE★ 5.4
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
as Gleason
MOVIE★ 6.7
Iron Will
1994
as Joe McPherson
TV★ 7.1
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Mountain McClain
MOVIE★ 6.5
Cliffhanger
1993
as Travers
TV★ 7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl
MOVIE★ 6.2
Sniper
1993
as Colonel (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Thunderheart
1992
as FBI Agent
MOVIE★ 4.3
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992
as Sheriff Ron Gray
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Henry
MOVIE★ 6.3
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Guest at Barbeque
TV★ 4.3
Cop Rock
1990
as Deputy
TV★ 7.8
Northern Exposure
1990
as Martin
MOVIE★ 4.7
Night Game
1989
as Epps
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self