Mini-Biography
Cody Linley was born on November 20, 1989 in Texas and by age 17, he had been in many hit feature films, and appeared often on popular TV shows. Having shot films in Mississippi, Texas and California, Cody knows his way around a movie set. With budgets ranging from $3 to $45 million, Cody chooses his projects carefully, balancing between big movie projects and small independent features.
Cody's diversity is shown, not only in his choice of films, but in his range of characters. In his role as "Larry Burgess JR," in the feature Rebound, Cody plays a basketball stud who wreaks havoc for the opposing team. Cody's role as a Beverly Hills snob in Steve Martin's Cheaper By the Dozen, had him intimidating Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt's kids. In the independent feature, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. In Echoes of Innocence, Cody plays the lead as a kind, generous and caring prince-in-hiding who begins a romance with his soul-mate, a girl of twelve that lasts a lifetime. Cody also had a guest-starring role in That's So Raven (Disney), where he played "Daryl," a cool kid who tries to get "Corey" (Kyle Massey) to shoplift.
He also has done several TV movies including Beyond the Prairie 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, where he plays Laura's best friend and has shown his true Texan spirit, by appearing on episodes of Walker Texas Ranger, starring Chuck Norris. For 2006 he joined the cast of Hannah Montana. Cody's also played the role of 'Mullet Fingers' in Hoot he starred with Logan Lerman, and for 2007 appears in the direct to video film The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It along with Emily osment. He lives with his parents and two of his four brothers in Texas, along with their dog, Missy.
