An imposing, Britain-born player who initially set out to be a dancer, Walker turned to acting after an injury sidelined his career. In the '90s, he appeared on numerous TV series in his homeland before coming to prominence Stateside and earning a CableACE Award as a simultaneously sympathetic and scary Muslim leader on the HBO prison series
Oz. During his tenure, Walker embodied the equally complex title character in a celebrated, modern-day small-screen adaptation of
Othello. Although he occasionally popped up on the big screen, TV remained his primary medium, and in 2006 he landed the plum role of a high-powered attorney on
Justice.
Eamonn Walker Fast Facts:
- His father is from Grenada and his mother is from Trinidad; raised in North London.
- Was inspired to pursue an entertainment career at age 9 after seeing Sidney Poitier in 1967's In the Heat of the Night.
- Began studying social work at the University of North London, but switched his concentration to dance and later joined London's Explosive Dance Theatre Company. A leg injury prompted him to trade dancing for acting.
- Made his professional acting debut in 1983's Labelled with Love, a musical based on the songs of British pop band Squeeze.
- Eamonn Walker Relationships:
- Sandra Walker - Wife
- College:
- Attended University of North London, London, England
