Rex Linn

1956 (69) • Acting

Born: 11/13/1956 (69) in Spearman, Texas, USA

Known for: Acting

Rex Linn

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.

Known For

Better Call Saul

87%

Kevin Wachtell

2015

Young Sheldon

80%

Tom Petersen

2017

Cliffhanger

65%

Travers

1993

CSI: Miami

77%

Frank Tripp

2002

Breakdown

69%

Sheriff Boyd

1997

Lethal Weapon

73%

Nathan Riggs

2016

Zombeavers

49%

Smythe

2014

Cutthroat Island

58%

Mr. Blair

1995

Happy's Place

67%

Emmett

2024

Reba McEntire's The Hammer

66%

Bart Crawford

2023

MVP

66%

Security Guard

2022

Roar

56%

Sheriff

2022

Big Shot

79%

Coach Bert

2021

Big Sky

72%

Buck Barnes

2020

The L Word: Generation Q

76%

Jeff Milner

2019

The Drone

38%

Baker

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

62%

Self

2019

An Acceptable Loss

63%

The President

2019

The Kominsky Method

75%

2018

Under the Silver Lake

63%

Manager

2018

Young Sheldon

80%

Tom Petersen

2017

Cupid's Proxy

77%

Clive

2017

Lethal Weapon

73%

Nathan Riggs

2016

The Ranch

74%

Coach Shaw

2016

The Cowboy

Self

2016

Better Call Saul

87%

Kevin Wachtell

2015

Zombeavers

49%

Smythe

2014

A Million Ways to Die in the West

61%

Sheriff / Narrator

2014

Flutter

59%

Sheriff Cole

2014

Devil's Knot

62%

Chief Inspector Gitchell

2013

Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink

50%

Agent Shane Walsh

2013

Django Unchained

82%

Tennessee Harry

2012

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

52%

Kip Chalmers

2012

Nashville

66%

Bill Lexington

2012

Key & Peele

77%

Detective

2012

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams

47%

Sheriff Murdstone

2009