Cody Linley

Cody Linley
Cody Linley in June 2011.
Born	Cody Martin Linley (1989-11-20) November 20, 1989 (age 27) Lewisville, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, singer, rapper, dancer
Years active	1994–present

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

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 [Kyle Massey] that tricked Corey into stealing a Monkey Key Chain.