Brooklyn L. McLinn is an American actor and former basketball player.
Biography Brooklyn McLinn was born in Inglewood, California and 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. He decided to pursue a basketball career and played professionally overseas in Taiwan and Mexico.
McLinn later 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.
In 2019, McLinn joined the cast of Marvel's Cloak & Dagger for season 2.
Filmography + Film rolesYearTitleRolesNotes2000Through Thick and ThinDavidShort film2003Ride or DieDirect-to-video2004SleepoverBartender2008SmokelessDariusShort film 2009Dough BoysNateSee Dick RunD-ManNobody KnowsCinematographyShort film2010The Company We KeepHarrison 2011Friends with BenefitsPolicemanHe's Mine Not YoursRandy2015Sister CodeRick2020After the ReignMatt, News Anchor
+ Television rolesYearTitleRolesNotes1998Getting PersonalAssistant directorEpisode: "Bring in 'Da Milo, Bring in 'Da Robyn"SteveEpisode: "The Wedding Zinger"2002The ShieldDmitriEpisode: "Pilot"2006EveMikeEpisode: "Diva Day Care" 2007All of UsFitz EscoffreyEpisode: "He's Got Game"Ghost WhispererRescue Crew ForemanEpisode: "Weight of What Was" 2008NCISSergeant Jim GilroyEpisode: "In the Zone"Rita RocksRogerEpisode: "You Gotta Have Friends" 2009MeteorMedicMiniseriesThree RiversMedic2 episodesBuppiesDerekRecurring roleTyler Perry's House of PayneKarl the BartenderEpisode: "Till Payne Do We Part"2009–2010Diary of a Single MomSam Sr.Recurring role 2010Days of Our LivesAl2 episodesSons of TucsonFireman RandyEpisode: "Ron Quits"HawthorneEvan WhitlockEpisode: "Hidden Truths"2010–2012Rules of EngagementDan3 episodes2010–2014ParenthoodSekou TrussellRecurring role 2011LbsMangnumEpisode: "The Other Man"JustifiedJohnsonEpisode: "Save My Love"Champion Road the SeriesJohn MerserMiniseriesBonesFlanniganEpisode: "The Memories in the Shallow Grave" 2012The ExesWalterEpisode: "Cool Hand Lutz "Finding My ObamaTerrance1 episodeCSI: NYTony DavisEpisode: "Misconceptions"Family TrapBarryTV Pilot 2013The Haves and the Have NotsDetective Logan4 episodesRizzoli & IslesTyrell FeeneyEpisode: "In Over Your Head"The HustleMarkMain castLove That Girl!MelvinEpisode: "The Best Man for the Job" 2014The Queen Latifah ShowHunky FiremanEpisode: "Actor Eric Dane and "True Blood's" Ryan Kwanten!"Key & PeeleSecret ServiceEpisode: "Alien Impostors" 2015ShamelessOfficer KleinEpisode: "Crazy Love"Welcome to the FamilyTerrenceTV movie 2016GoliathDetective KauzorEpisode: "Beauty and the Beast"Black-ishNapoleon2 episodesThe InfamousLamont LakeTV Pilot2017Happily Never AfterNickTV Pilot2019Cloak & DaggerD'Spayre / Andre DeschaineRecurring role (season 2)2023Bel-AirDoc HightowerRecurring role season 2
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