Acting
Rex Linn
Acting · Born 1956-11-13 · 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.
Credits · 90
Happy's Place
2024 · Emmett
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024 · Principal Petersen
FilmReba McEntire's The Hammer
2023 · Bart Crawford
FilmMVP
2022 · Security Guard
Roar
2022 · Sheriff
Big Shot
2021 · Coach Bert
Big Sky
2020 · Buck Barnes
The L Word: Generation Q
2019 · Jeff Milner
FilmThe Drone
2019 · Baker
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
FilmAn Acceptable Loss
2019 · The President
The Kominsky Method
2018 · Ed
FilmUnder the Silver Lake
2018 · Manager
Waco
2018 · Dick DeGuerin
Young Sheldon
2017 · Tom Petersen
FilmCupid's Proxy
2017 · Clive
Lethal Weapon
2016 · Nathan Riggs
The Ranch
2016 · Coach Shaw
The Cowboy
2016 · Self
Better Call Saul
2015 · Kevin Wachtell
FilmZombeavers
2014 · Smythe
FilmA Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 · Sheriff / Narrator
FilmFlutter
2014 · Sheriff Cole
FilmDevil's Knot
2013 · Chief Inspector Gitchell
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
FilmHot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
2013 · Agent Shane Walsh
FilmDjango Unchained
2012 · Tennessee Harry
FilmAtlas Shrugged: Part II
2012 · Kip Chalmers
Nashville
2012 · Bill Lexington
Key & Peele
2012 · Detective
FilmThe Macabre World of Lavender Williams
2009 · Sheriff Murdstone
FilmTrial by Fire
2008 · Chief
FilmAppaloosa
2008 · Clyde Stringer
Saving Grace
2007 · Wiley
FilmAbominable
2006 · Farmer Hoss
FilmTwo Tickets to Paradise
2006 · Karl
FilmAmerican Gun
2005 · Earl
FilmThe Zodiac
2005 · Jim Martinez
FilmAfter the Sunset
2004 · Agent Kowalski
FilmCheaper by the Dozen
2003 · Coach Bricker
FilmDry Cycle
2003 · Jeddidah
FilmThe Hunted
2003 · Powell
FilmMonte Walsh
2003 · Hat Henderson
CSI: Miami
2002 · Frank Tripp
FilmThe Round and Round
2002 · Sheriff
FilmThe Salton Sea
2002 · Detective Bookman
FilmGhosts of Mars
2001 · Yared
FilmCrossfire Trail
2001 · Luke Taggart
FilmY2K
1999 · Nuclear Plant Foreman
Snoops
1999 · Jasper
FilmInstinct
1999 · Gurad Alan
FilmMurder on Shadow Mountain
1999 · Det. Bonney
FilmThe Jack Bull
1999 · Shelby Dykes
FilmBlast from the Past
1999 · Dave
FilmRush Hour
1998 · Agent Whitney
FilmBlack Cat Run
1998 · Sheriff Ben Bronte
FilmThe Odd Couple II
1998 · JayJay
FilmThe Postman
1997 · Mercer
FilmAlone
1997 · Travis Floyd
FilmEcce Pirate
1997 · Captain Spot
FilmBreakdown
1997 · Sheriff Boyd
FilmLast Stand at Saber River
1997 · Bill Dancy
FilmGhosts of Mississippi
1996 · Martin Scott
FilmThe Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 · Man in Bed
Profiler
1996 · Agent Ellis Talbot
The Pretender
1996 · Agent Ellis Talbot
FilmTin Cup
1996 · Dewey
FilmPublic Enemies
1996 · Al Spencer
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · Chuck
FilmCutthroat Island
1995 · Mr. Blair
JAG
1995 · Mark 'Falcon' Sokol
FilmPerfect Alibi
1995
FilmDrop Zone
1994 · Bobby
FilmJack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
FilmClear and Present Danger
1994 · Washington Detective
FilmWyatt Earp
1994 · Frank McLaury
FilmConfessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994 · Gleason
FilmIron Will
1994 · Joe McPherson
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993 · Mountain McClain
FilmCliffhanger
1993 · Travers
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl
FilmSniper
1993 · Colonel (uncredited)
FilmThunderheart
1992 · FBI Agent
FilmIn the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992 · Sheriff Ron Gray
FilmThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 · Henry
FilmMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991 · Guest at Barbeque
Cop Rock
1990 · Deputy
Northern Exposure
1990 · Martin
FilmNight Game
1989 · Epps
FilmShadows on the Wall
1986 · Jason Townsend
The Oscars
1953 · Self