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. He also played a live-action version of Arnold for a commercial for Hey Arnold!: The Movie.

Other film roles include Hannah Montana, The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, Rebound, and his biggest film role, Hoot (2006), with Logan Lerman and Brie Larson. He also had a role in an episode of That's So Raven as Daryl in the Episode Five Finger Discount the Boy who was friends with Corey Baxter that tricked Corey into stealing a Monkey Key Chain.

Most recently, Linley appeared in ten episodes of Hannah Montana as Jake Ryan. Linley co-hosted the 2008 Disney Channel Games.

Dancing with the Stars

Linley was a contestant on Season 7 of Dancing With The Stars. He was the youngest contestant of that season. He's also the youngest male star to ever compete. He was temporarily paired with Edyta Śliwińska, who had been eliminated earlier in the season with her partner Jeffrey Ross, for Weeks 7 and 8 of the competition. Śliwińska was brought back after Linley's partner on the show, Julianne Hough, was hospitalized. Hough became his partner again in Week 9. Linley, however, was voted off the show on November 18, 2008.

Performance

Week #	Dance/Song	Judges' score			Result
		Inaba	Goodman/Flatley in Week 6	Tonioli
1	Cha-Cha-Cha / "Tilt Ya Head Back"	6	6	6	Safe
	Quickstep / "I Want You to Want Me"	8	7	8	Safe
2	Rumba / "Bleeding Love"	7	7	7	Safe
3	Jive / "Call Me the Breeze"	7	7	7	Safe
4	Tango / "Bohemian Like You"	7	8	8	Safe
5	Jitterbug / "Big Time Operator"	10	9	9	Safe
6	Samba / "Whine Up" Old School Hip Hop / "It Takes Two"	8 No	8 Scores	7 Given	Safe
7 (With Edyta Sliwinska)	Viennese Waltz / "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"	8	7	7	Last to be Called Safe
	Team Cha Cha Cha / "Mercy"	6	7	7
8 (With Edyta Sliwinska)	Foxtrot / "Call Me Irresponsible"	8	8	8	Last to be Called Safe
	Mambo / "My Way"	8	8	8
Semifinals	Paso Doble / "Le Disko"	8	7	7	Placed Fourth
	Salsa / "Juventud del Presente"	8	8	8

On May 5, 2009, he returned to the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars. He participated in the new pro dancer competition as Afton DelGrosso's partner/student because the final three pro dancers each had to teach a star from a previous season.

Music career

Linley released his first single "Breathe" featuring Capo in September 2010. His debut album was released in 2012.

Personal life

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

Linley made YouTube videos, called the Ro and Co Show, with fellow Disney star, Roshon Fegan from Camp Rock. On June 14, 2008, they performed their song "Dis Me" at The Key Club Hollywood.

Linley is a member of the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team.

Linley also took acting classes with Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Logan Henderson.

Linley's brother, Chad Linley, died on August 4, 2011. He was 28 years old. Adult Swim did a tribute bumper to "Chad Linley ".

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
2008	The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft	Joe Hardy	Voice
	Dancing With The Stars	Himself	Contestant
	Disney Channel Games	Himself	Online Host
2009	Forget Me Not	Eli Channing
2012	Melissa & Joey	Aiden
	The Playroom	Ryan
2013	Champion
2014	Hoovey	Hoovey

[ Source: Wikipedia ]