Brooklyn McLinn | |
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Born | Brooklyn L. McLinn |
Alma mater | California State University, Northridge |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Brooklyn L. McLinn is an American actor and former basketball player.
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]
Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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2000 | Through Thick and Thin | David | Short film |
2003 | Ride or Die | Direct-to-video | |
2004 | Sleepover | Bartender | |
2008 | Smokeless | Darius | Short film |
2009 | Dough Boys | Nate | |
2009 | See Dick Run | D-Man | |
2009 | Nobody Knows | Cinematography | Short film |
2010 | The Company We Keep | Harrison | |
2011 | Friends with Benefits | Policeman | |
2011 | He's Mine Not Yours | Randy | |
2015 | Sister Code | Rick | |
2020 | After the Reign | Matt, News Anchor |
Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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1998 | Getting Personal | Assistant director | Episode: "Bring in 'Da Milo, Bring in 'Da Robyn" |
Steve | Episode: "The Wedding Zinger" | ||
2002 | The Shield | Dmitri | Episode: "Pilot" |
2006 | Eve | Mike | Episode: "Diva Day Care" |
2007 | All of Us | Fitz Escoffrey | Episode: "He's Got Game" |
2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Rescue Crew Foreman | Episode: "Weight of What Was" |
2008 | NCIS | Sergeant Jim Gilroy | Episode: "In the Zone" |
2008 | Rita Rocks | Roger | Episode: "You Gotta Have Friends" |
2009 | Meteor | Medic | Miniseries |
2009 | Three Rivers | Medic | 2 episodes |
2009 | Buppies | Derek | Recurring role |
2009 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Karl the Bartender | Episode: "Till Payne Do We Part" |
2009-2010 | Diary of a Single Mom | Sam Sr. | Recurring role |
2010 | Days of Our Lives | Al | 2 episodes |
2010 | Sons of Tucson | Fireman Randy | Episode: "Ron Quits" |
2010 | Hawthorne | Evan Whitlock | Episode: "Hidden Truths" |
2010-2012 | Rules of Engagement | Dan | 3 episodes |
2010-2014 | Parenthood | Sekou Trussell | Recurring role |
2011 | Lbs | Mangnum | Episode: "The Other Man" |
2011 | Justified | Johnson | Episode: "Save My Love" |
2011 | Champion Road the Series | John Merser | Miniseries |
2011 | Bones | Flannigan | Episode: "The Memories in the Shallow Grave" |
2012 | The Exes | Walter | Episode: "Cool Hand Lutz " |
2012 | Finding My Obama | Terrance | 1 episode |
2012 | CSI: NY | Tony Davis | Episode: "Misconceptions" |
2012 | Family Trap | Barry | TV Pilot |
2013 | The Haves and the Have Nots | Detective Logan | 4 episodes |
2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Tyrell Feeney | Episode: "In Over Your Head" |
2013 | The Hustle | Mark | Main cast |
2013 | Love That Girl! | Melvin | Episode: "The Best Man for the Job" |
2014 | The Queen Latifah Show | Hunky Fireman | Episode: "Actor Eric Dane and "True Blood's" Ryan Kwanten!" |
2014 | Key & Peele | Secret Service | Episode: "Alien Impostors" |
2015 | Shameless | Officer Klein | Episode: "Crazy Love" |
2015 | Welcome to the Family | Terrence | TV movie |
2016 | Goliath | Detective Kauzor | Episode: "Beauty and the Beast" |
2016 | Black-ish | Napoleon | 2 episodes |
2016 | The Infamous | Lamont Lake | TV Pilot |
2017 | Happily Never After | Nick | TV Pilot |
2019 | Cloak & Dagger | D'Spayre / Andre Deschaine | Recurring role (season 2) |
2023 | Bel-Air | Doc Hightower | Recurring role (season 2) |
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