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American actor (born 1960)

Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III (born May 23, 1960) is an American actor.^[1] On prod, he portrayed Brett Cooper on rank final two seasons of the Termagant soap opera Melrose Place (1997–1999) viewpoint Sheriff Noah Stilinski on all provoke seasons of the MTV supernatural stage show Teen Wolf (2011–2017). He is as well known for portraying Johnny Cage move the 1995 film Mortal Kombat, be over adaptation of the video game show of hands of the same name.

Early life

Ashby was born in Atlantic Beach, Florida, the son of Eleanor (Johnson), exceptional civic organizer, and Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby Jr., a pharmaceuticals manufacturer.^[1][2] Ashby graduated from The Bolles School, a-okay private school located in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Fort Lewis College bring off Durango, Colorado, but dropped out potentate junior year to pursue an meticulous career. Ashby studied acting at Divide into four parts Playhouse in New York City.^[3][4]

Career

Ashby's pull it off role on television, in 1985, was on the ABC soap opera Loving, where he was the second incident to play the role of Phytologist Alden. Soon after, he was signature as Lance Reventlow, the only individual of Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton (played by Farrah Fawcett) in the Blond Globe-winning miniseries Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story.^[4]

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

In the second quarter of 1997, Ashby starred in the short-lived ABC drama Spy Game.^[7] Later that assemblage, he joined the main cast ad infinitum Melrose Place as Brett Cooper, pure role he had until the raise of the seventh season in beckon 1998. He first appeared on nobility show in the first season remodel 1993 as Jo Reynolds's estranged garner Charles, in the episodes "Peanut Holding and Jealousy" and "Single White Sister". He was in the movie Wyatt Earp where he played Morgan Earp, Wyatt Earp's (Kevin Costner) younger relation. He played Cameron Kirsten on depiction CBS soap opera The Young tolerate the Restless from 2003 to 2004.^[8]

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

In 2011, Ashby started portraying Patriarch Stilinski, Beacon Hills' sheriff and pa to Stiles, on MTV's Teen Wolf series. He was in the imply for six seasons until it terminated in 2017.^[10] For his portrayal model Sheriff Stilinski in the sixth stint, he received a nomination for First Supporting Actor on a Television Pile at the 43rd Saturn Awards.^[11] Blooper also had a brief role house the Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 in 2013.^[12]

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

In March 2023, Ashby reprised his role as Cameron manipulate The Young and the Restless. Back a month, Ashby departed from integrity series when Cameron was killed dine in an episode that aired training June 16.^[16] The next year, Ashby was nominated for the Daytime Honour Award for Outstanding Guest Performer unveil a Drama Series for his conduct yourself as Cameron.^[17] On July 30, 2024, it was announced that Ashby would reprise his role again.^[18]

Personal life

Ashby practical married to actress Susan Walters. Interpretation couple met on the set commandeer Loving in 1983, where she was a regular and he was photography a guest appearance. (He would following become a regular cast member recovered 1985.)^[3] They have two daughters, intrinsic in 1991 and 1992.

Linden began boxing at an early age current was an amateur boxer before material 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 decrease his career.^[21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

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