LaMarcus Tinker

LaMarcus Tinker (born October 24, 1990) is an American actor, producer and director. He is best known for his roles as teenage football star Dallas Tinker on the NBC and Direct TV television drama Friday Night Lights, and as Kevin on the ABC comedy Cougar Town. He appeared as the recurring character Shane on the third season of the Fox television show Glee.

Early life and education Born in Houston, Tinker became interested in theatre during middle school. He later attended the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, where he also continued his activities in theater. He graduated as class salutatorian from NBCA Academy. Tinker received a full academic scholarship to the University of Texas at Arlington, where he studied English. His initial appearance is in the first episode of the season.

Films He made his feature film debut in the role of Big Corporation for the high school romance The First Time. The movie, by writer-director Jon Kasdan, was shot in Los Angeles in the spring of 2011. The First Time was in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and was among the top 5 best films at that festival. The First Time had a very limited release into theaters in Oct 2012, and grossed just $822,833. It was released on DVD and digital download on March 12, 2013.

Producing Tinker is a film producer, and the owner of LRT Interests INC & Scoot Productions LLC. He is an Executive Producer/Director on several feature films. One is Consequences, a co-production with Wisdom Productions. He is also set to release Down By the River on March 11, 2014.

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Television