Ashley Walters (actor)








































Ashley Walters

Ashley Walters 2013 (cropped).jpg
Walters filming Truckers in 2013

Background information
Also known as Asher D
Born
(1982-06-30) 30 June 1982 (age 36)
Peckham, London, England
Genres
UK garage, grime, hip hop
Occupation(s)
Rapper, actor
Years active 1992–present
Labels Crescent Moon Media/AD82 Records
Associated acts
So Solid Crew, Mis-Teeq

Ashley Walters (born 30 June 1982), better known by his stage name Asher D, is an English rapper and actor best known for his star role as Ricky in Bullet Boy (2004) and his role as Antoine in Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005).




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Music career


  • 3 Acting career


  • 4 Personal life


  • 5 Filmography


    • 5.1 Film


    • 5.2 Television




  • 6 Discography


    • 6.1 Studio albums


    • 6.2 Mixtapes


    • 6.3 Singles




  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Early life


Walters was born in Peckham, south-east London, to Caribbean parents. He was raised by his mother, Pamela Case, a local government officer.[1] He attended St. Georges CE Primary School, Camberwell, from the age of four.


Having undertaken classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, after leaving school Walters starred in some stage productions.



Music career


Walters joined the group So Solid Crew, where under the moniker Asher D he both performed and acted as lyricist, particularly for their number-one hit "21 Seconds".


After the group split, in 2006 he recorded In Memory of the Street Fighter, featuring the single "Andrea". He released a studio album in 2008 entitled The Appetiser, a 12-track album produced with Laurence Ezra. In early 2012, Walters signed a recording contract with the independent record label SK Records. His single "How You Like Me Now" was released on 29 July 2012, followed up by "Your Love" released on 12 November 2012, featuring vocals from Alesha Dixon.[2]



Acting career


Walters is also an actor, appearing under his full name, Ashley Walters. He appeared on television as Omar in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles at the age of 10, and as Andy in Grange Hill at the age of 14. He appeared in Saul Dibb's 2004 feature film Bullet Boy, where he played Ricky, who had just came out of jail to start a new life, a role for which Walters was named Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards. He also appeared in 2005's Get Rich or Die Tryin'.


In 2006, he played the role of Wolf in the film Stormbreaker, and Danny in Life and Lyrics, for which he has received many plaudits. In 2007, he starred in WΔZ, alongside Selma Blair and Melissa George, and in Sugarhouse. He played Lacey in the BBC Three drama pilot West 10 LDN. He played the character Billy Bond in five episodes of the fourth series of BBC TV drama Hustle. He also appeared in the MTV series Top Buzzer and played the role of Al B in the 2006 production House of 9, alongside Dennis Hopper.


Walters performed on stage in 2002 at the Royal National Theatre in Roy Williams' Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads[3] and in 2008 at the Royal Court Theatre in Levi David Addai's Oxford Street.[4] 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. His Grange Hill history and autobiography was referenced by the comedian Stewart Lee on 16 March 2009, on the BBC Two show Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle in the episode themed on "Toilet Books". Walters also appeared on BBC TV in 2009's adaptation of Andrea Levy's Small Island and as Jack Holt in the short-lived drama Outcasts in February and March 2011.


For the BBC Learning project "Off By Heart Shakespeare", Walters delivered one of Shakespeare's best known speeches — "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?" from Romeo and Juliet.[5] In October 2011, Walters starred in the Arjun Rose slasher Demons Never Die. From 31 October 2011, he played Dushane in Channel 4's four-part drama Top Boy. In February 2012, he played Chris in the BBC drama Inside Men. In 2013, Walters reprised his role as main character Dushane in the second series of Top Boy.


He managed to get in trouble with the producers on the first day of filming Doctor Who episode "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" when he tweeted a picture of himself in his costume in his trailer with the word "space". The picture was immediately removed.[6]



Personal life


Ashley married Danielle Isaie on 22 June 2013; they had a daughter in late August 2014, Amiaya-Love Walters. And in early October 2016 they had a son, River Leslie Walters. With ex-partner Natalie, Walters has two sons Shayon Perry (born 2000), Paniro Ashley (born 2003) and one daughter China Sherrece (born 2001). He also has two young daughters Antonia and Ashleigh Walters.[7]


In July 2001, following an argument with a traffic warden, Walters was found to be carrying a loaded Brocock air pistol modified to fire live ammunition. He was arrested and, in 2002, jailed for 18 months, in a young offenders' institute. Having spent the previous nine months in custody, he subsequently served an additional nine months to complete his sentence.[8][9] On 31 March 2014, he was fined £600 after he admitted assaulting a security guard in Aberdeen in September 2013.



Filmography



Film






















































































































































Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999

Take 2
Bro
Short film
2000

The Elevator
Young man

Some Voices
Kitchen hand


Born Romantic
Lee

2004

Bullet Boy
Ricky

2005

House of 9
Al B
Credited as Asher D

Goal!
Carl Francis


Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Antoine

2006

Stormbreaker
Wolf


Cubs
Karl
Short film

Life and Lyrics
Danny Lewis

2007

WΔZ
Daniel Leone


Sugarhouse
D

2008

Speed Racer
Prince Kabala


Tu£sday
Billy

2011

Fedz
Cherokee Blame
Short film

Reparations for the Soul
The Entity

Anuvahood
Cracks


Sket
Trey


Demons Never Die
Bates

2012

St. George's Day
Kootz

2013

Grace and Danger
Felling


The Charlatans

Writer and director
2014

Montana
Ryan

2016

Billionaire Ransom
Danny Dorsey

2016

Demain tout commence




Television




























































































































































































































Year
Title
Role
Notes
1992

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Omar
Episode: "My First Adventure"
1997

Grange Hill
Andy Phillips
12 episodes
1999

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Stuart Lawrence

2000

The Coral Island
Jack


Storm Damage
Stefan


Urban Gothic
Leo
Episode: "Dead Meat"

The Bill
Michael Dexter
Episode: "Search Me"

Never Never
Lee
2 episodes
2001

Shockers: Parent's Night
Brian


The Whistle-Blower
Keith Lindo
2 episodes

The Bill
Jess Thomas
Episode: "Lick of Paint"

Dark Realm
Student
Episode: "Castle Keep"
2002

The Hidden City
Sid
21 episodes
2003

Holby City
Roy Woodley
Episode: "One of Our Own"
2004

Top Buzzer
Bugsy
Episode: "Germination"
2005

Last Rights
Max
3 episodes
2007

Hustle
Billy Bond
6 episodes
2008

West 10 LDN
Lacey

2009

Small Island
Michael

2010

Five Days
Jamal Matthews
5 episodes
2011

Bedlam
Mark
Episode: "Committed"

Outcasts
Jack Holt
8 episodes

Top Boy
Dushane
Series 1
2012

Inside Men
Chris
4 episodes

True Love
Paul
Episode: "Story Four"

Sinbad
Abdul-Fahim
Episode: "House of Games"
2013

Doctor Who
Gregor Van Baalen
Episode: "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS"
2013

Top Boy
Dushane
Series 2
2013

Truckers
Steven Warley
5 episodes
2014

The Musketeers
Charon
Episode: "The Homecoming"
2014

The Secrets
Ray
Episode: "The Return"
2014

Silent Witness
DI Dale Carter
Episodes: "Fraternity" Parts 1 & 2
2015

Cuffs
PC Ryan Draper
8 episodes
2016

The Aliens
Christophe
6 episodes
2017

Safe House
John Channing
4 episodes
2017

In The Dark
DI Tim Cornish
Episodes: "Time of Death" Parts 1 & 2
2018

Bulletproof

NCA Detective Ronnie Pike
6 episodes


Discography



Studio albums


































Date
Title
Chart positions
Credit

UK
2002

Why Me?
  • Unreleased debut studio album



Asher D
14 June 2004

Street Sibling
  • Second studio album



Asher D
9 October 2006

In Memory of the Street Fighter
  • Third studio album



Asher D
26 February 2009

Ashley Walters
  • Fourth studio album



Ashley Walters


Mixtapes




















































Date
Title
Chart positions
Credit

UK
June 2006

Cure 4 Cancer
  • First mixtape



Asher D
4 February 2007

The Appetiser
  • Second mixtape



Asher D
15 December 2011

Forgotten Treasures Vol. 1
  • Third mixtape



Ashley Walters
31 December 2011

Forgotten Treasures Vol. 2
  • Forth mixtape



Ashley Walters
31 December 2011

Forgotten Treasures Vol. 3
  • Fifth mixtape



Ashley Walters
2 January 2012

Forgotten Treasures Vol. 4
  • Sixth mixtape




Ashley Walters
16 February 2012

Forgotten Treasures: The Complete Legacy
  • Compilation mixtape



Ashley Walters


Singles


















































































Date
Title
Chart positions
Album
Credit

UK
27 May 2002
"Back in the Day"/"Why Me?"
#43

Why Me?
Asher D
14 February 2006
"This is Real"


In Memory of the Street Fighter
Asher D
1 August 2006
"Andrea"

Asher D
9 July 2007
"Still Here"

Asher D
5 November 2007
"Inside Out"


Non-album single
Asher D featuring Ghetto
28 July 2008
"Lies"

Baby J featuring Ashley Walters
28 October 2008
"M.O. (Pt. 2)"


Ashley Walters
Ashley Walters
12 January 2009
"With You"

Ashley Walters featuring Mutya Buena
18 May 2009
"Own Two Feet"

Ashley Walters featuring Chipmunk
29 July 2012
"How You Like Me Now"


TBC
Ashley Walters featuring Lisa Moorish
11 November 2012
"Your Love"

Ashley Walters featuring Alesha Dixon


References





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  2. ^ "Ashley Walters interview by Pete Lewis". Bluesandsoul.com. December 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


  3. ^ [1] Archived 18 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine.


  4. ^ "The Royal Court Presents Oxford Street". Royalcourttheatre.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


  5. ^ "Schools – Teachers – Off By Heart Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?"". BBC. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.


  6. ^ Lazarus, Susanna (22 October 2011). "Ashley Walters on his Doctor Who role: you'll see more of the Tardis than ever before". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 January 2013.


  7. ^ "Ashley Walters on the perils of being Top Boy". Radio Times. 31 October 2011.


  8. ^ "Asher D gets jailed for gun crime". Newsround. BBC. 25 March 2002.


  9. ^ Sean O'Neill (26 March 2002). "So Solid Crew rapper sentenced to 18 months for having loaded gun". Daily Telegraph.




External links




  • Asher D on IMDb

  • Official Ashley Walters website

  • Official Asher D Myspace












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