Walker, Eamonn 1970(?)–

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Walker, Eamonn 1970(?)–

PERSONAL

Born January 1, 1970 (some sources say 1960), in London, England; son of Renwick Walker; married; children: three. Education: Trained as a dancer; studied film at New York University.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actor. Explosive Dance Theatre Company, dancer; Flipside Productions (a theater company), founder. Marden Hill (acid jazz band), vocalist.

Awards, Honors: CableACE Award, actor in a dramatic series, 1997, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a series, drama, 2000, both for Oz.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Carlton, Young Soul Rebels (also known as La radio pirata and Young Soul Rebels: La radio pirata), Prestige, 1991.

Peters, Shopping, New Horizons, 1994.

Tony, Once in the Life, Lions Gate Films, 2000.

Dr. Mathison, Unbreakable, Buena Vista, 2000.

Ellis "Zee" Pettigrew, Tears of the Sun, Columbia, 2003.

Journey to Safety: Making "Tears of the Sun" (documentary), 2003.

Ripkuna, Duma, Warner Bros., 2005.

Andre Baptiste Sr., Lord of War, Lions Gate Films, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Winston, In Sickness and in Health, BBC (England), 1985–87.

Malcolm Haynes, The Bills, ITV1 (England), 1988–89.

Snoopy Oswald, The Governor, YTV (England), 1995–96.

Kareem Said, Oz, HBO, 1997–2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jake Brown, Supply & Demand, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Eric Thomas James, Homicide: The Movie, NBC, 2000.

John Othello, Othello, PBS, LWT, and CBC (Canada), 2001.

Jew Don Boney, Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Show, Showtime, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Edwin Shore, "The Hit," Dempsey & Makepeace, ITV (England), 1985.

"White Lies," Bulman, 1987.

Bates, "Mr. Know-All," Tales of the Unexpected, ITV1 (England) and syndicated, 1998.

Conrad, "Warriors," Bergerac, BBC1 (England), 1991.

Young Ghod, "Take It to the Limit," Love Hurts, BBC (England), 1992.

Colin, "A Brush with the Law," Birds of a Feather, BBC, 1993.

Colin, "An Inspector Stays," Birds of a Feather, BBC, 1993.

Colin, "All Gone Pear-Shaped," Birds of a Feather, BBC, 1993.

Hugo, "One Foot in the Algarve," One Foot in the Grave, BBC1, 1993.

Colin, "The Chigwell Access," Birds of a Feather, BBC, 1994.

Thursfield, bank manager, "Don't Get Around Much Any More," Goodnight Sweetheart, BBC, 1995.

Ted Truziak, "Last Rites," The Jury, Fox, 2004.

George Parris, "Rose and Maloney," ITV, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Labelled with Love, London, 1983.

Marc Antony, Julius Caesar, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 2005.

Also appeared in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea; Pecong; Anthony; Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Ridley Walker.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 37, Thomson Gale, 2003.

Periodicals:

Daily Record, December 15, 2001.

Entertainment Weekly, April 22, 2005, p. 70; September 23, 2005, p. 64.

The Independent on Sunday, September 2, 2001.

Los Angeles Weekly, 6, 2005.

Newsday, January 28, 2002.

St. Petersburg Times, January 5, 2003.

Trinidad Express, June 29, 2001.

The Voice, February 17, 1997; September 7, 1998.

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