Eamonn Walker Biography

Eamonn Walker is a British film, television, and theatre actor best known for his roles in the HBO television series Oz, for which he won a CableACE Award, and on Chicago Fire and other shows within the Chicago franchise. His first appearance in 1985, he appeared on television in an episode in the second episode of the series Dempsey and Makepeace which was broadcast on ITV on 19 October 1985.

Eamonn Walker Career

His first appearance in 1985, he appeared on television in an episode in the second episode of the series Dempsey and Makepeace which was broadcast on ITV on 19 October 1985, was in fact the first one of a kind in a rockery of a punk band called “Dempsey and Love.” Walker made his professional acting debut on stage in London in 1983. The following year, his next television show came in an episode of the Dramarama children’s anthology series, on ITV as well.

Also that year, for series 1–3 of In Sickness and in Health BBC1, he was cast as Winston, a black, gay, council carer, and a thorn in Alf Garnett’s side. In 1987, he appeared on Granada TV in an episode by Bulman, and in 1988 he appeared on Tales of the Unexpected in the ninth round. His first film role came in 1991 when he played in Young soul rebellions about the interplay among different youth cultural movements in the late 1970s in Britain.

In 1988 he was awarded the role of PC Malcolm Haynes in The Bill on ITV, which he played from 1988–89. He was also featured in an episode of the Bergerac BBC1 detective series. In 1992 he was featured in the Love Hurts and the Old Boy Network episodes. He appeared in 1993 on the BBC in two comedies, with three episodes of Colin’s Feather Birds, and also in One Foot in the Grave episode. His second film, Peters in Shopping, was produced in 1994.

1995 to present

In 1995, he attended the BBC, The Detectives, and Goodnight Sweetheart, with two more British Sitcoms. In the series The Governor, he also appeared. Walker appeared like Jake Brown in the supply & demand miniseries of 1997. He won the main role in the US TV series Oz, which was played by Kareem Saïd in the same year. in the USA. In 2001 he returned to British TV with John Othello as his contemporary adaptation, opposite Christopher Eccleston, for the William Shakespeare play Othello on ITV.

In 2003, Ellis “Zee” Pettigrew and Bruce Willis starred in the war movie Tears of the Sun. He made his Broadway debut in 2005, with Denzel Washington and Marcus Brutus in the Belasco Theater, in the city center. In the finale of Homicide: Life on the Street, Homicides: the film de facto Walker also appeared. At the first ceremony for the leading black TV stars and film stars of the UK, he won the best male performance in the TV Award.

In 2007, he became Othello’s first black actor at the original Globe Theater or at the modern reconstruction of the Globe in London. In 2008, he played Senator Joy in the 2nd episode of the BBC Bonekickers drama series. He also appeared in three movies: the Blood and Bone action drama; Cadillac Records biographical music-drama; and the romantic war drama The Messenger.

Eamonn Walker Age

Walker is 61 years old. He was born Eamonn Roderique Walker on June 12, 1962, in London, United Kingdom. He celebrates his birthday on the 12th of June every year.

Eamonn Walker Height

Walker stands at an average height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall.

Eamonn Walker Family

Walker is the son of a Grenadian father and a Trinidadian mother. He was brought up in Islington in north London, Walker lived in Trinidad for six months when he was nine years old.

Eamonn Walker Wife

Walker is married to Sandra Walker, an established novelist. The pair have been married for three decades and share three children, according to the artist. There are also the same twins as two of his kids. For most of the right reasons, his married life seems private. After all, it would have been a little hard to maintain the relationship intact during all those years with so many speculations about the TV icon’s love life.

Eamonn Walker Net Worth

Walker has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being an actor.

Eamonn Walker Leaving Chicago Fire

Walker has not released any statement about leaving the show.

Eamonn Walker Accent

Walker said, “Between action and cut, I do American. And the rest of my life, I do British.”

Eamonn Walker Movies and TV Shows

Movies

• 1991; Young Soul Rebels
• 1994; Shopping
• 2000; Once in the Life
• 2000; Unbreakable
• 2003; Tears of the Sun
• 2005; Duma
• 2005; Lord of War
• 2008; Cadillac Records
• 2009; The Messenger
• 2009; Blood and Bone
• 2010; The Company Men
• 2010; Legacy
• 2011; A Lonely Place to Die

TV Shows

• 1985 Dempsey and Makepeace
• 1987 In Sickness and in Health
• 1986 Dramarama
• 1987 Bulman
• 1988 Tales of the Unexpected
• 1988 The Bill
• 1991 Bergerac
• 1992 Love Hurts
• 1992 The Old Boy Network
• 1993 Birds of a Feather
• 1993 One Foot in the Grave
• 1995 The Detectives
• 1995 Goodnight Sweetheart
• 1995 The Governor
• 1997 Oz
• 1998 Supply & Demand

The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Walker.