Eamonn Walker Biography

Fast Facts

• Helped establish the Flipside Theatre Company based in London
• Studied dance and social work at the University of North London
• Born to a Grenadian father and Trinidadian mother
• Quote: "I look for good scripts․ I don't look for roles․ The script touches my mind or my gut․"
• Made his U․K․ stage debut in 1983 and would go on to make his American television series debut in 1997
• Originally trained as a classical dancer, he would sign with the Explosive Dance Theatre Company in England before a leg injury forced him to leave and pursue acting at the New York Film Academy
• He was the first black actor to portray the character of Othello at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre