Andrew Walker (actor)
| Andrew Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 9, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor, film producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Andrew Walker (born June 9, 1979) is a Canadian actor and film producer. He made his film debut in Laserhawk (1997), followed by roles in American television series such as Maybe It's Me, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Hot Properties. He also starred alongside Academy Award-nominated actor David Strathairn in Steel Toes (2006), which earned him an ACTRA Award for Best Actor in 2008. He subsequently appeared in films such as The Mountie and The Gundown, and had a starring role on the Lifetime cop drama Against the Wall.
Personal
Andrew was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the son of Joyce Walker, a librarian, and Bruce Walker, a school administrator. His sister is actress and model Jenimay Walker. He is a graduate of Vanier College,[1] where he played football and was given a full scholarship to play at Boston College. After his commitment to BC, he returned home to spring camp at Vanier and tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a routine drill, thus ending his football career.
He is married to Cassandra Troy, a fellow Montrealer, and the two have a son together, West Walker, born July 15, 2015. They run a restaurant in Los Angeles.
Career
Andrew W. Walker started his acting career in Montreal as a recurring lead on the series Student Bodies in 1996-1997, a series lead on Back to Sherwood and then Radio Active 1998-2000. A month after he arrived in Hollywood he booked a series lead on the TV show Maybe It's Me, then Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.[2] Following a holding deal at Warner Bros., he worked on Wicked Minds, Adopted, Lies and Deception and then landed a recurring spot on the short-lived ABC sitcom Hot Properties.
In 2006 he starred opposite Academy Award nominee David Strathairn, playing a Neo-Nazi skinhead in the film Steel Toes. His performance won him a 2006 Phillip Borsos award at the Whistler Film Festival and the 2008 ACTRA Award for Best Actor.
Walker appeared in the 2007 Lifetime film Abducted: Fugitive for Love as the extremely charismatic Jack Carlson, which was a huge hit among the female demographic, subsequently Walker acquired a large fanbase and legions of female fans as a result of the tv movie, with multiple online message boards flooded with glowing, positive feedback of Walker.
He then garnered even more momentum guest-starring on ER, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Without a Trace and The Big Bang Theory.
In 2010, he guest-starred in the Fox comedy series Sons of Tucson, starred in the historic Canadian film The Mountie, the Spaghetti Western film The Gundown, and was associate producer for the film Dug Up. In 2011, producing four documentaries and reality TV series in development, Walker was a series regular on Lifetime's cop drama Against the Wall, which was cancelled in December 2011 after thirteen episodes.
In 2012, he also starred in A Bride for Christmas as Aiden along side Arielle Kebbel on the Hallmark Channel.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Laserhawk | Bruce | |
| 2001 | Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story | Jerry Kerschner | Television film |
| 2001 | Score, TheThe Score | Jeff | Uncredited |
| 2001 | Secret Pact, TheThe Secret Pact | Wills | |
| 2003 | Wicked Minds | Holden Price | Television film |
| 2005 | Lies and Deception | Eddie Fate | Television film |
| 2006 | Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell, TheThe Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell | Franklin | |
| 2007 | Abducted: Fugitive for Love | Jack Carlson | Television film |
| 2007 | Steel Toes | Michael "Mike" Downey | |
| 2008 | Fast Track: No Limits | Mike Bender Cassidy | |
| 2008 | Torturer, TheThe Torturer | Rick | |
| 2009 | Web of Lies | Josh Lawson/Jarod | Television film |
| 2011 | Carnal Innocence | Agent Matthew Burns | Television film |
| 2011 | Gundown, TheThe Gundown | Cole Brandt | |
| 2011 | Mountie, TheThe Mountie | Wade Grayling | also known as The Way of the West |
| 2012 | Dark Canyon | Jesse Helms | |
| 2012 | Bride for Christmas, AA Bride for Christmas | Aiden MacTiernan | Television film |
| 2012 | Finding Mrs. Claus | Myles | Television film |
| 2013 | Penthouse North | Ryan | |
| 2014 | 2 Bedroom 1 Bath | Kevin | |
| 2014 | Wedding Planner Mystery | Aaron Gold | Television film |
| 2015 | Bridal Wave | Luke Griggs | Television film |
| 2015 | Loaded | Alex | |
| 2015 | Kept Woman | Evan Crowder | Television film |
| 2015 | Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow | Dash | Television film |
| 2015 | Psychophonia | Dennis | Filming |
| 2016 | Appetite for Love | Clay | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Sirens | Bobby Corbin | Episode: "The Needle and the Damage Done" |
| 1995 | Ready or Not | Doug/Jake | Episode: "Crater Face" |
| 1996 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Eric | Episode: "The Tale of the Vacant Lot" |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Dr. Zisk | Episode: "Auntie Maimed" |
| 1996 | My Hometown | Brad | 3 episodes |
| 1997–99 | Student Bodies | JJ | 10 episodes |
| 1998 | Halifax f.p. | Body #4 | Episode: "Afraid of the Dark" |
| 1998 | V.I.P. | Derskin | Episode: "Val Got Game" |
| 1999 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Bucky | Episode: "The Tale of the Secret Admirer" |
| 1999 | Back to Sherwood | William de Gisborne | Episode: "Scribblers" |
| 1999–2000 | Radio Active | Blaire Resnickie | 4 episodes |
| 2001–02 | Maybe It's Me | Rick Stage | 22 episodes |
| 2002–03 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Cole Harper | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Reba | Frank | Episode: "Best Lil' Haunted House in Texas" |
| 2005 | Hot Properties | Scott | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Cuts | Jeremy | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | 10.5: Apocalypse | Sgt. Corbel | Miniseries |
| 2008 | ER | Jack | Episode: "Status Quo" |
| 2008 | Big Bang Theory, TheThe Big Bang Theory | Mike | Episode: "The Nerdvana Annihilation" |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Greg Pullman | Episode: "Sex, Lies and Silicone" |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Steve Howell | Episode: "Cheating Death" |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Jay Lester/Blake Keyes/Stephen Garcia/John Burroughs | Episode: "Chameleon" |
| 2010 | Sons of Tucson | Danny | Episode: "Gina" |
| 2011 | Against the Wall | John Brody | 11 episodes |
| 2012 | Flashpoint | Cole | Episode: "A World of Their Own" |
| 2014 | When Calls the Heart | Billy Hamilton | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Stalker | Coach Baker | Episode: "Lost and Found" |