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Rex Linn

Acting

Born November 13, 1956 · Spearman, Texas, USA

Also known as Rex Maynard Linn · Rex M. Linn · Rex Lynn

Biography

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Better Call Saul

2015as Kevin Wachtell

Django Unchained

2012as Tennessee Harry

Young Sheldon

2017as Tom Petersen

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

2024as Tom Petersen

Northern Exposure

1990as Martin

Cupid's Proxy

2017as Clive

Key and Peele

2012as Detective

CSI: Miami

2002as Frank Tripp

The L Word: Generation Q

2019as Jeff Milner

The Kominsky Method

2018as Ed

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996as Chuck

Waco

2018as Dick DeGuerin

The Ranch

2016as Coach Shaw

The Pretender

1996as Agent Ellis Talbot

Lethal Weapon

2016as Nathan Riggs

Saving Grace

2007as Wiley

JAG

1995as Submarine Skipper

Big Sky

2020as Buck Barnes

Rush Hour

1998as Agent Whitney

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

1993as Mountain McClain

Profiler

1996as Agent Ellis Talbot

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl

Breakdown

1997as Sheriff Boyd

Blast from the Past

1999as Dave

Wyatt Earp

1994as Frank McLaury

Nashville

2012as Bill Lexington

Alone

1997as Travis Floyd

Iron Will

1994as Joe McPherson

The Hammer

2023as Bart Crawford

MVP

2022as Security Guard

Appaloosa

2008as Clyde Stringer

The Salton Sea

2002as Detective Bookman

Last Stand at Saber River

1997as Bill Dancy

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996as Man in Bed

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996as Martin Scott

Clear and Present Danger

1994as Washington Detective

Instinct

1999as Gurad Alan

Cliffhanger

1993as Travers

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

The Jack Bull

1999as Shelby Dykes

Happy's Place

2024as Emmett

Under the Silver Lake

2018as Manager

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003as Coach Bricker

Crossfire Trail

2001as Luke Taggart

The Odd Couple II

1998as JayJay

The Postman

1997as Mercer

Thunderheart

1992as FBI Agent

An Acceptable Loss

2019as The President

Devil's Knot

2013as Chief Inspector Gitchell

After the Sunset

2004as Agent Kowalski