Brooklyn McLinn was born in Inglewood, California and raised in Sherman Oaks.
He grew up in a "two bedroom, one bathroom duplex" and had to share a room with three elder brothers.
[1] He decided to pursue a basketball career and played professionally overseas in Taiwan and Mexico.
[2] McLinn later decided to pursue acting instead and booked roles on television advertisements such as Gatorade, Coors and Domino's Pizza.
He made appearances on major television series such as Justified, Days of Our Lives, Hawthorne, Parenthood and Rules of Engagement.