Linden Ashby is an American theater and film actor. Fame brought him the role of martial artist Johnny Cage in the motion picture of the eponymous game "Mortal Kombat". He starred in the films Explosion, Undercover, The Time of Her Dawn, Crazy, Resident Evil-3.
The artist starred in many successful films, but the most famous work was the film project "Mortal Kombat". The star role was originally intended for Jean-Claude Van Damm and Brandon Lee.
The beginning of the path to the heights of success
Linden Ashley's biography began in Atlantic City on May 23. The future artist was born in 1960 in the family of Garnet and Eleanor Ashby. The childhood and youth of the future artist was held in Florida. He graduated from high school and decided to continue his education at the University of Colorado.
The graduate became a student at Fort Lewis College, one of the departments of the institution. Linden studied business and psychology. During his studies, a promising student received the highest degree in business administration and psychology. He decided to create a business in New York. This act greatly surprised both friends and relatives of the young man.
Ashby gradually realized that entrepreneurship was not his way. He decided to start an artistic career. After classes in drama and art, a debut on the set took place. At first, Ashby's roles were almost invisible. However, the secondary characters did not force Ashby to leave the film profession, as he was well aware that many celebrities passed through this stage.
Soon, the actor received an invitation to star in the rating projects Endless Love, Werewolf, Days of Our Lives, Young and the Bold. They brought recognition. The actor began to get more serious roles. The first main character was a character in the horror film "Night Angel" in 1990. In the movie Dominic Otenin-Girard, Ashby played Craig. Almost immediately after the premiere, Linden received one of the roles in the project "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge."
Film career
At the same time, filming took place in the films "Grated Kalach" and "Secret Agent McGyver." The character with the name "Dragon" the actor played in the film "In the center of the sun." In the story, the best pilot of the air force is given the task of acquainting the subtleties of flying business, which is being prepared for a new role in the action movie, by popular performer Tom Slade.
The crew goes on a training flight, which ends with an air battle. A plane shot down over enemy territory. Exciting duels in the air unfold behind enemy lines. Other successful works followed the film, but they did not add popularity.
From 1993 to 1998, the artist participated in the series "Melrose Place". The project shows the stories of several heroes. At first, the project did not seem successful. Everything changed in the appearance of insidious anti-heroes. Very quickly they made the project rated. And the combination of melodrama and humor stopped in an explosive mixture of shocking and absurd plot twists. The yuppie culture was first glorified in the television project. Ashby played the role of Brett “Coop” Cooper.
The 1994 biographical film "Wyatt Earp" shows the story of America's national hero, Sheriff Wyatt Earp. The story begins with the early youth of a young man dreaming of military exploits, and ends with the showing of a venerable gentleman whitened by gray hairs. In the picture, Linden appeared in the image of Morgan Earp.
Star movie
The starring role came with the Mortal Kombat project. The rental creation of director Paul Anderson was released in 1995. The image created by Linden in the film was highly appreciated by fans. He reincarnated as Johnny Cage.
In the story, the hero is a well-known film actor, perfectly master of martial arts. However, in the press such art is questioned. Therefore, the hero decides to take part in the battle to whitewash his name and prove his right to the title of master of martial arts.
For the role of Ashby, a lot had to study the technique of karate. He always sought to maintain physical fitness at the proper level, and finally it played a decisive role. Linden is also interested in skiing, surfing, airplane flying. The artist was engaged in martial arts before filming began.
After the premiere of "Mortal Kombat", the actor was increasingly invited to new projects that enjoyed superpopularity among the audience. During the film career, the artist performed more than eight dozen roles. Almost half of them initially meant the main roles.
