Ashley Walters

Ashley Anthony Walters was born on 30 June in Peckham, south-east London, to Jamaican and Guyanese parents. He was raised by his mother, Pamela Case, a local government officer. Walters has said his father's absence while he was growing up contributed to his criminal behaviour. He attended St. George's CE Primary School, Camberwell, from the age of four, then at Pimlico School, now known as Pimlico Academy, He also studied performing arts at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. ==Music career==

Walters started his music career as a rapper known as Asher D, joining the Battersea-based UK garage group So Solid Crew in 2001. The group achieved a number one hit on the UK singles chart in 2001, with their second single, "21 Seconds". featuring the single "Andrea", and the track "Every Little Thing I Say". ==Acting career==

Walters appeared on television as Omar in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) at age 10, He appeared in Saul Dibb's 2004 feature film Bullet Boy, He also appeared in 2005's ''Get Rich or Die Tryin'''. Walters performed on stage in 2002 at the Royal National Theatre in Roy Williams' Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads and in 2008 at the Royal Court Theatre in Levi David Addai's Oxford Street. Another feature film, Tuesday (2008), sees him playing a jewel thief. He appeared in Bola Agbaje's play Off the Endz at the Royal Court Theatre during February and March 2010. He made appearances in ITV's police drama The Bill and firefighting drama ''London's Burning. In October 2011, Walters starred in the Arjun Rose slasher Demons Never Die. In 2013, Walters reprised his role as main character Dushane in the second series of Top Boy''. From 2018 to 2022, Walters co-created and co-starred alongside Noel Clarke in the British police procedural television series, Bulletproof, where he played NCA Officer Ronnie Pike for 3 seasons. In 2024, Walters starred in an advertising campaign for PG Tips, directed by Steve McQueen. In 2025, Production started on Animol, his feature length directorial debut. Later in 2025, he played Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe in the Netflix series Adolescence, For his performance, he was nominated for the 2025 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. ==Personal life==

Walters has four children with his ex-partner. He lives with his wife, Danielle Walters, and their two children in Herne Bay, Kent. His wife is an actress featured in Chewing Gum, Top Boy, and EastEnders. Walters is a cousin of singer Olivia Dean. On 31 March 2014, he was fined £600 after he admitted assaulting a security guard in Aberdeen in September 2013. In July 2014, he was fined £1,250 for possession of cannabis at Holyhead, Anglesey. In May 2016, Walters was fined £1,000 after admitting to using threatening words and behaviour towards staff at the Hilton Hotel, Islington. Walters is an avid supporter of Arsenal F.C. Political views In December 2019, along with 42 other leading cultural figures, Walters signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership in the 2019 general election. The letter stated that "Labour's election manifesto under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership offers a transformative plan that prioritises the needs of people and the planet over private profit and the vested interests of a few." ==Filmography==

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