Brooklyn McLinn

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Brooklyn McLinn
Born
Brooklyn L. McLinn

Alma mater California State University, Northridge
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Brooklyn L. McLinn is an American actor and former basketball player.

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Biography

Brooklyn McLinn was born in Inglewood, California, but was raised in Sherman Oaks. He grew up in a "two bedroom, one bathroom duplex" and had to share a room with three elder brothers. He started acting in school and studied hard to the point that he graduated high school by the age of 16. [1] He decided to pursue a basketball career and played professionally overseas in Taiwan and Mexico. [2]

McLinn decided to pursue acting instead and booked roles on television advertisements such as Gatorade, Coors and Domino's Pizza. He made appearances on major television series such as Justified , Days of Our Lives , Hawthorne , Parenthood and Rules of Engagement . [1]

In 2019, McLinn joined the cast of Marvel's Cloak & Dagger for season 2. [3]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRolesNotes
2000Through Thick and ThinDavidShort film
2003 Ride or Die Direct-to-video
2004 Sleepover Bartender
2008SmokelessDariusShort film
2009 Dough Boys Nate
2009See Dick RunD-Man
2009Nobody KnowsCinematographyShort film
2010The Company We KeepHarrison
2011 Friends with Benefits Policeman
2011He's Mine Not YoursRandy
2015Sister CodeRick
2020After the ReignMatt, News Anchor
Television roles
YearTitleRolesNotes
1998 Getting Personal Assistant directorEpisode: "Bring in 'Da Milo, Bring in 'Da Robyn"
SteveEpisode: "The Wedding Zinger"
2002 The Shield DmitriEpisode: "Pilot"
2006 Eve MikeEpisode: "Diva Day Care"
2007 All of Us Fitz EscoffreyEpisode: "He's Got Game"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Rescue Crew ForemanEpisode: "Weight of What Was"
2008 NCIS Sergeant Jim GilroyEpisode: "In the Zone"
2008 Rita Rocks RogerEpisode: "You Gotta Have Friends"
2009 Meteor MedicMiniseries
2009 Three Rivers Medic2 episodes
2009BuppiesDerekRecurring role
2009 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Karl the BartenderEpisode: "Till Payne Do We Part"
2009-2010 Diary of a Single Mom Sam Sr.Recurring role
2010 Days of Our Lives Al2 episodes
2010 Sons of Tucson Fireman RandyEpisode: "Ron Quits"
2010 Hawthorne Evan WhitlockEpisode: "Hidden Truths"
2010-2012 Rules of Engagement Dan3 episodes
2010-2014 Parenthood Sekou TrussellRecurring role
2011LbsMangnumEpisode: "The Other Man"
2011 Justified JohnsonEpisode: "Save My Love"
2011Champion Road the SeriesJohn MerserMiniseries
2011 Bones FlanniganEpisode: "The Memories in the Shallow Grave"
2012 The Exes WalterEpisode: "Cool Hand Lutz "
2012Finding My ObamaTerrance1 episode
2012 CSI: NY Tony DavisEpisode: "Misconceptions"
2012Family TrapBarryTV Pilot
2013 The Haves and the Have Nots Detective Logan4 episodes
2013 Rizzoli & Isles Tyrell FeeneyEpisode: "In Over Your Head"
2013The HustleMarkMain cast
2013 Love That Girl! MelvinEpisode: "The Best Man for the Job"
2014 The Queen Latifah Show Hunky FiremanEpisode: "Actor Eric Dane and "True Blood's" Ryan Kwanten!"
2014 Key & Peele Secret ServiceEpisode: "Alien Impostors"
2015 Shameless Officer KleinEpisode: "Crazy Love"
2015Welcome to the FamilyTerrenceTV movie
2016 Goliath Detective KauzorEpisode: "Beauty and the Beast"
2016 Black-ish Napoleon2 episodes
2016The InfamousLamont LakeTV Pilot
2017Happily Never AfterNickTV Pilot
2019 Cloak & Dagger D'Spayre / Andre Deschaine Recurring role (season 2)
2023 Bel-Air Doc HightowerRecurring role (season 2)

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References

  1. 1 2 Penn, Charli (May 13, 2013). "Eye Candy: Meet Actor And Motivator Brooklyn McLinn". Essence. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. "Brooklyn McLinn - Biography". Clear Talent Group. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. Booth, Kaitlyn (March 14, 2019). "Cloak and Dagger Season 2: Meet the New Faces Coming to New Orleans". Bleeding Cool News. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2019.