Acting · Spearman, Texas, USA · Born November 13, 1956
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.
TVHappy's Place
2024
as Emmett
TVGeorgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024
as Principal Petersen
MovieReba McEntire's The Hammer
2023
as Bart Crawford
MovieMVP
2022
as Security Guard
TVRoar
2022
as Sheriff
TVBig Shot
2021
as Coach Bert
TVBig Sky
2020
as Buck Barnes
TVThe L Word: Generation Q
2019
as Jeff Milner
MovieThe Drone
2019
as Baker
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieAn Acceptable Loss
2019
as The President
TVThe Kominsky Method
2018
as Ed
MovieUnder the Silver Lake
2018
as Manager
TVWaco
2018
as Dick DeGuerin
TVYoung Sheldon
2017
as Tom Petersen
MovieCupid's Proxy
2017
as Clive
TVLethal Weapon
2016
as Nathan Riggs
TVThe Ranch
2016
as Coach Shaw
TVThe Cowboy
2016
as Self
TVBetter Call Saul
2015
as Kevin Wachtell
MovieZombeavers
2014
as Smythe
MovieA Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Sheriff / Narrator
MovieFlutter
2014
as Sheriff Cole
MovieDevil's Knot
2013
as Chief Inspector Gitchell
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
2013
as Agent Shane Walsh
MovieDjango Unchained
2012
as Tennessee Harry
MovieAtlas Shrugged: Part II
2012
as Kip Chalmers
TVNashville
2012
as Bill Lexington
TVKey & Peele
2012
as Detective
TVThe Walking Dead: Torn Apart
2011
as Mike Palmer
MovieThe Macabre World of Lavender Williams
2009
as Sheriff Murdstone
MovieTrial by Fire
2008
as Chief
MovieAppaloosa
2008
as Clyde Stringer
TVSaving Grace
2007
as Wiley
MovieAbominable
2006
as Farmer Hoss
MovieTwo Tickets to Paradise
2006
as Karl
MovieAmerican Gun
2005
as Earl
MovieThe Zodiac
2005
as Jim Martinez
MovieAfter the Sunset
2004
as Agent Kowalski
MovieCheaper by the Dozen
2003
as Coach Bricker
MovieDry Cycle
2003
as Jeddidah
MovieThe Hunted
2003
as Powell
MovieMonte Walsh
2003
as Hat Henderson
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Frank Tripp
MovieThe Round and Round
2002
as Sheriff
MovieThe Salton Sea
2002
as Detective Bookman
MovieGhosts of Mars
2001
as Yared
MovieCrossfire Trail
2001
as Luke Taggart
MovieY2K
1999
as Nuclear Plant Foreman
TVSnoops
1999
as Jasper
MovieInstinct
1999
as Gurad Alan
MovieMurder on Shadow Mountain
1999
as Det. Bonney
MovieThe Jack Bull
1999
as Shelby Dykes
MovieBlast from the Past
1999
as Dave
MovieRush Hour
1998
as Agent Whitney
MovieBlack Cat Run
1998
as Sheriff Ben Bronte
MovieThe Odd Couple II
1998
as JayJay
MovieThe Postman
1997
as Mercer
MovieAlone
1997
as Travis Floyd
MovieEcce Pirate
1997
as Captain Spot
MovieBreakdown
1997
as Sheriff Boyd
MovieLast Stand at Saber River
1997
as Bill Dancy
MovieGhosts of Mississippi
1996
as Martin Scott
MovieThe Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
as Man in Bed
TVProfiler
1996
as Agent Ellis Talbot
TVThe Pretender
1996
as Agent Ellis Talbot
MovieTin Cup
1996
as Dewey
MoviePublic Enemies
1996
as Al Spencer
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Chuck
MovieCutthroat Island
1995
as Mr. Blair
TVJAG
1995
as Mark 'Falcon' Sokol
MoviePerfect Alibi
1995
MovieDrop Zone
1994
as Bobby
MovieJack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
MovieClear and Present Danger
1994
as Washington Detective
MovieWyatt Earp
1994
as Frank McLaury
MovieConfessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
as Gleason
MovieIron Will
1994
as Joe McPherson
TVThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Mountain McClain
MovieCliffhanger
1993
as Travers
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl
MovieSniper
1993
as Colonel (uncredited)
MovieThunderheart
1992
as FBI Agent
MovieIn the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992
as Sheriff Ron Gray
MovieThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Henry
MovieMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Guest at Barbeque
TVCop Rock
1990
as Deputy
TVNorthern Exposure
1990
as Martin
MovieNight Game
1989
as Epps
MovieShadows on the Wall
1986
as Jason Townsend
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
