Linden Ashby is an American theater and film artist who became famous for participating in the famous film based on the Mortal Kombat game of the same name, in which he performed as martial artist Johnny Cage. But this is far from the only film with the actor. He also appeared in such famous films as “The Explosion”, “Undercover”, “The Time of Her Dawn”, “Crazy”, “Resident Evil-3” and in other equally successful projects, including series. About the biography and creative career of the actor can be found in this article.
Linden Ashby Biography
Linden was born in late May 1960 in America. The actor’s hometown was a small Atlantic Beach, located in the state of Florida, and his parents were Garnet and Eleanor Ashby.
The actor’s father worked in the pharmaceutical industry, and when his son was born, he could not imagine that one day he would become a world-class star, and he would be recognized in all corners of the world. Linden Ashby's childhood and youth took place in Florida, and after some time he left for Durango, Colorado.
After leaving school, Ashby planned to continue his studies at Fort Lewis University. It was there that the future actor received the highest degree in psychology and business administration. When Linden decided to move to New York and build his own business, this came as a big surprise to all his relatives and close friends.
After some time, Ashby realized that he did not want to do business. Then Linden decided to go to the lessons of drama and art, and after a while he managed to test his strength for the first time on the set.
The beginning of an acting career
At the very beginning of his acting career, Linden Ashby was able to play only minor roles of a secondary plan, but the actor did not give up, as he well understood that many world stars went through this. He was quickly given rating projects, which were very popular among viewers. Among the popular works in which Ashby took part, it should be noted such films as: “Days of our life”, “Young and daring”, “Endless love” and “Werewolf”. Thanks to these paintings, the artist became popular and famous. After some time, Linden began to receive more serious offers related to filming a movie.
Work in the cinema
The first project in which the actor played one of the main roles was the horror film "Night Angel". The director of the picture is Dominic Otenin-Girard. The film appeared at the box office in 1990. The actor played the role of a character named Craig. Despite the low rating of the film, the actor almost immediately after that received one of the leading roles in the project called "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge."
This was followed by participation in a film called "Operation" Towards the Center of the Sun "." After that, there were several more successful movie roles. But none of the above paintings brought unheard of popularity to the actor. Linden Ashby became famous and successful thanks to the Mortal Kombat movie trilogy, which appeared at the box office in 1995. The director of the fantastic action movie was Paul W. S. Anderson. Many fans of this film praised the image of the actor in the film. Linden Ashby played the role of Joni Cage, a successful film actor with excellent martial arts techniques. To play the role of a martial arts master, the actor had to study karate technique for some time.
The main secret that led the actor to success is his excellent physical form, which he always tried to maintain. In addition, Linden has always been involved in skiing and surfing, thanks to which he had a good stretch.
Further career
After the release of the picture “Mortal Kombat”, Linden Ashby began to appear even more often in film projects, which were very popular among viewers. The filmography of the actor contains more than eighty paintings. In almost half of them, Linden played the main role. Few people know that behind the image of American film characters played by the artist, there is a kind, cheerful and exemplary family man who has two charming sons. I would like to believe that the actor will repeatedly appear on television and will delight fans of his work.