Cody Linley

Cody Linley (born November 20, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He played a recurring role as Jake Ryan in the television series Hannah Montana, and was a contestant on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars, in which he was partnered with Julianne Hough and finished fourth.

Acting career Linley made his acting debut in the 1998 made-for-television film Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack. Subsequently, he had supporting roles in four films released in 2000: My Dog Skip, Where the Heart Is, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Miss Congeniality. In 2003, Linley was in the independent film When Zachary Beaver Came to Town and appeared in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen as the bully Quinn. He also played a live-action version of Arnold in a commercial for Hey Arnold!: The Movie.

Other film and TV roles include a 10-episode stint as Jake Ryan in Hannah Montana, The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, Rebound, Hoot with Logan Lerman and Brie Larson, and That's So Raven as Daryl in the episode Five Finger Discount. Linley also co-hosted the 2008 Disney Channel Games.

Dancing with the Stars

Linley was a celebrity contestant on Dancing with the Stars for the seventh season, which premiered on September 22, 2008. He and his professional dance partner Julianne Hough were eliminated on November 18, finishing in fourth place. He was temporarily partnered with Edyta Śliwińska for two weeks when Julianne Hough was hospitalized on October 21, later diagnosed with endometriosis on October 27, and had to undergo surgery to remove her appendix on October 28.

+Cody Linley - Dancing with the Stars (season 7) Week Dance Music Judges' scores Total score Result 1 Cha-cha-cha "Tilt Ya Head Back" — Nelly & Christina Aguilera 6 6 6 18 Safe 1 Quickstep "I Want You To Want Me" — Letters to Cleo 8 7 8 23 Safe 2 Rumba "Bleeding Love" — Leona Lewis 7 7 7 21 Safe 3 Jive "Call Me the Breeze" — Lynyrd Skynyrd 7 7 7 21 Safe 4 Tango "Bohemian Like You" — The Dandy Warhols 7 8 8 23 Safe 5 Jitterbug "Big Time Operator" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 10 9 9 28 Safe 6 Samba "Whine Up" — Kat DeLuna, feat. Elephant Man 8 8 7 23 Safe Group Hip hop "It Takes Two" — Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock 7 Viennese waltz "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" — Bryan Adams 8 7 7 22 Safe TeamCha-cha-cha "Mercy" — Duffy 6 7 7 20 8 Foxtrot "Call Me Irresponsible" — Frank Sinatra 8 8 8 24 Safe Mambo "My Way" — Los Lonely Boys 8 8 8 24 9 Paso doble "Le Disko" — Shiny Toy Guns 8 7 7 22 Eliminated Salsa "Juventud de Presente" — Tito Puente 8 8 8 24

Personal life Linley was born in Lewisville, Texas, the son of Cathryn Sullivan, an acting coach, and Lee Linley.

Linley also took acting classes with Logan Henderson.

Linley's brother, Chad Linley, died on August 4, 2011. He was 29 years old.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1998 Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack Younger Tommy 1999 Walker, Texas Ranger Timmy "Jacob's Ladder" (Season 7, Episode 22) 2000 Griffin Pope"Desperate Measures" (Season 9, Episode 12) 1999 My Dog Skip Spit McGee Miss Congeniality Tough Boy 2000 Where the Heart Is Brownie Coop 2002 Beyond the Prairie 2: The True Story of Laura Wilder Charlie Magnuson 2003 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Cal Cheaper by the Dozen Quinn 2004 That's So Raven Daryl "Five Finger Discount" (Season 3, Episode 5) 2005 Echoes of Innocence Christopher Rebound Larry Burgess Jr. 2006 Hoot Mullet Fingers 2007 The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It Sean Redford 2006–2010 Hannah Montana Jake Ryan Recurring, 10 episodes 2008 The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft Joe Hardy Voice Dancing with the Stars Himself Contestant Disney Channel Games Online Host 2009 Forget Me Not Eli Channing 2012 Melissa & Joey Aiden 2 episodes The Playroom Ryan 2013 My Dog the Champion Eli 2014 Hoovey Hoovey 2016 Sharknado: The 4th Awakens Matthew Shepard 2017 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming