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Paul Walker

Paul Walker
Walker was born in Glendale, California and raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County. The son of Paul WalkerI (a sewer contractor) and Cheryl a former fashion model), he is the second oldest of his four siblings (two brothers and two sisters). Walker is of Irish and German ancestry and was raised a Mormon, graduating from Village Christian School.After high school, he attended several community colleges, seeking a degree, and a career, in marine biology.

Walker's small-screen career began as a toddler, when he starred in a television commercial for Pampers.[8] He began modeling at the age of 2[9] and began working on television shows in 1985, possessing roles in shows such as Highway to Heaven, Who's the Boss?, The Young and the Restless and Touched By an Angel.

Walker's film career began in 1987, with the horror/comedy film Monster in the Closet. He continued with roles in several other movies without much success. It wasn't until 1998 that Walker made his feature film debut in the comedy Meet The Deedles, which finally gained him fame. This subsequently led to supporting roles in the movies Pleasantville, Varsity Blues, She's All That, and The Skulls.

In 2001, Walker's breakthrough role arrived when he starred opposite actor Vin Diesel in the successful action film The Fast And The Furious. The film established Walker as a notable film star and leading man and led to his reprisal of the role in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious. He continued his career with leading roles in films such as Joy Ride, Into the Blue, and Timeline, and also had a supporting role in Clint Eastwood's 2006 adaptation of Flags of Our Fathers.

Walker's most recent feature films are action/thriller Running Scared and Walt Disney Pictures' Eight Below, both released in 2006. Eight Below garnered critical-acclaim and opened in first place at the box office, grossing over $20 million during its first weekend. During the filming of Running Scared, director Wayne Kramer stated that, "[Walker] is that guy on some level but he’s not really" when comparing Walker with his character in the movie, Joey Gazelle. Kramer continued on to say that he "loved working with [Walker] because as a director he’s completely supportive of my vision of what the film is. And even better, he’s completely game for it."

Walker starred in the independent film The Lazarus Project which was released on DVD on October 21, 2008. He has recently finished the next film of The Fast And The Furious franchise, titled Fast and Furious, which was released on June 5, 2009.
His newest film Fast Five will be out in cinemas soon and it is part of the Fast and Furious Trilogy

Walker has been cast opposite Matt Dillon and Hayden Christensen in the crime drama Bone Deep, which began filming in early September 2008.



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  • The Fast And The Furious
  • The Fast And The Furious review by from England
    Rated - 1.0 stars Maybe you need a love for cars? 29 April 2005
    ...- but at least it was watchable. The first film contrasted the vulnerability of Paul Walker, (aka Keanu Reeves), against the world weariness of Vin Diesel, (aka Patrick Sw...   Read customer review
  • Eight Below
  • Eight Below review by joash from Rugby, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Fantastic 12 November 2006
    ... funny which lightens the mood just when it's needed. I actually believed that Paul Walker trained the dogs, his performance was that good. The perfect movie for a sunda...   Read customer review
  • Eight Below - Blu-ray
  • Eight Below - Blu-ray review by nated23 from Birmingham
    Rated - 3.0 stars Eight Below 30 May 2007
    ...ugh, things sag when the narrative cuts back to civilisation and their trainer (Paul Walker) tediously fretting about their plight. Walker and co. might get a healthy bur...   Read customer review

Paul Walker - filmography


  • Trollied - Series 1 (2011)
    Starring: Jane Horrocks,  Jason Watkins,  Mark Addy
    Director: Paul Walker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    BAFTAŽ and Golden GlobeŽ nominee Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous, Little Voice) and Mark Addy (Game of Thrones, The Full Monty) and from the producers of The IT Crowd and The Office, comes Trollied, a new and original British comedy. And it's definitely one to check out... Set in Valco, it ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 85% from 20 members
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  • Fast and Furious 5 (2011)
    Starring: Vin Diesel,  Paul Walker,  Dwayne Johnson
    Director: Justin Lin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 949 members
    Not available for rental
  • Fast and Furious 5 - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Vin Diesel,  Paul Walker,  Dwayne Johnson
    Director: Justin Lin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 199 members
    Not available for rental
  • Takers on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Chris Brown,  Hayden Christensen,  Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    Director: John Luessenhop
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    'Takers,' directed by John Luessenhop, revolves around a notorious group of criminals (Idris Elba, Paul Walker, T.I., Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen and Michael Ealy) who continue to baffle police by pulling off perfectly executed bank robberies. They are in and out like clockwork, leaving no ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 15,777 members
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  • The Lazarus Project on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Lambert Wilson,  Tony Curran
    Director: John Glenn
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    In this mysterious and harrowing dramatic thriller, Paul Walker is Ben, a desperate man who blows his parole and once again loses his job and family when he makes the mistake of participating in a robbery with his derelict brother. With the heist resulting in murder, Ben is sentenced to a lethal ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,153 member
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  • Fast And Furious - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Jordana Brewster,  Vin Diesel,  Paul Walker
    Director: Justin Lin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    This fourth entry in THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS franchise reunites the original stars: Michelle Rodriguez, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, and of course the bad dude himself, Vin Diesel. Needless to say, there's going to be a lot of speed and demolition, especially in the fantastic opening truck ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 5,167 members
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  • Fast and Furious on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Vin Diesel,  Paul Walker,  Michelle Rodriguez
    Director: Justin Lin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam with Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed! From big rig heists to precision tunnel crawls, Fast & Furious takes you back into the high-octane world to race through crowded city streets and across ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 16,325 members
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  • The Death And Life Of Bobby Z on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Laurence Fishburne,  Jason Lewis,  Paul Walker
    Director: John Herzfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An action packed thrill ride about an ex-con (Walker) who agrees to impersonate a recently deceased drug dealer in order to gain his freedom. However, when things go terribly wrong, he finds himself on the run from a ruthless DEA agent (Fishburne) as well as several angry drug lords.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 825 members
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  • Flags of Our Fathers - HD (2006)
    Starring: Patrick Dollaghan,  Jon Kellam,  Andri Sigurosson
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Clint Eastwood's early-21st-century output has endeared him to Academy Awards voters, and he makes another bid for their attention with this tale of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. Eastwood cuts back and forth between the battle that led to the flag being firmly planted in enemy soil, and the tour ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 637 members
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  • Running Scared on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Chazz Palminteri,  Paul Walker,  Cameron Bright
    Director: Wayne Kramer
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    For over a decade Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) has successfully juggled his conflicting roles as loving family man and low-ranking mobster. However, when Joey ignores the mob's explicit instructions to dispose of the gun used in the fatal shooting of a corrupt cop during a bungled drugs operation, he ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 19,301 members
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  • Eight Below - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Bruce Greenwood,  Moon Bloodgood
    Director: Frank Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Inspired by a true story and the hit Japanese film NANKYOKU MONOGATARI, Frank Marshall's (ALIVE, CONGO) EIGHT BELOW captures a rugged world of ice, snow, and threatening weather that few will ever experience in person. As a guide for a National Science Foundation Research Base in Antarctica, Jerry ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 1,524 member
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  • Eight Below on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Bruce Greenwood,  Moon Bloodgood
    Director: Frank Marshall,  Bruce Hendricks
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Inspired by a true story and the hit Japanese film NANKYOKU MONOGATARI, Frank Marshall's (ALIVE, CONGO) EIGHT BELOW captures a rugged world of ice, snow, and threatening weather that few will ever experience in person. As a guide for a National Science Foundation Research Base in Antarctica, Jerry ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 16,765 members
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  • Letters from Iwo Jima - HD (2006)
    Starring: Ken Watanabe,  Kazunari Ninomiya,  Tsuyoshi Ihara
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    Clint Eastwood revisits familiar territory with LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, a companion piece to his critically-acclaimed World War II drama FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. Where the two films differ is in their version of events; FLAGS... is told from a predominantly American point-of-view, whereas LETTERS... ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 581 members
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  • Flags of Our Fathers - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Michael Ahl,  Joey Allen,  David Patrick
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Clint Eastwood's early-21st-century output has endeared him to Academy Awards voters, and he makes another bid for their attention with this tale of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. Eastwood cuts back and forth between the battle that led to the flag being firmly planted in enemy soil, and the tour ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 3,549 members
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  • Into the Blue on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Jessica Alba,  Scott Caan
    Director: John Stockwell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    When four young free divers come upon a legendary shipwreck rumoured to contain millions in gold, they believe their dreams of buried treasure has come true. But nearby on the ocean floor they unearth another, more sinister mystery... The fortune hunting friends make a pact to keep quiet about both ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 38,259 members
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  • Shameless - S03 E07 (2005)
    Starring: David Threlfall,  Maggie O'Neill,  Dean Lennox Kelly
    Director: Paul Walker
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When the lights go out on Debbie's party the Gallaghers discover that Sue's forgotten to pay the electricity bill. No big deal until they scratch the surface of her excuses and unravel Sue's got twelve grand worth of debt. She claims it's owed to her by her ex Craig but Carol's having none of it ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • Into the Blue - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Jessica Alba,  Scott Caan
    Director: John Stockwell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    When four young free divers come upon a legendary shipwreck rumoured to contain millions in gold, they believe their dreams of buried treasure has come true. But nearby on the ocea floor they unearth another, more sinister mystery... The fortune hunting friends make a pact to keep quiet about both ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 3,051 members
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  • Shameless - S03 E08 (2005)
    Starring: David Threlfall,  Maggie O'Neill,  Dean Lennox Kelly
    Director: Paul Walker
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Frank and Sheila's wedding day looms, and in celebration Sheila commissions a conservatory for her back yard. Unfortunately she doesn't bargain on the builders needing to excavate for the foundations - in a panic she cancels the work, and then confesses to Frank: her first husband, Sheldon, is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • Noel on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Susan Sarandon,  Penelope Cruz,  Paul Walker
    Director: Chazz Palminteri
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Watch now: £2.49
    A first-rate cast comes together for this collection of intertwining tales of lonely New Yorkers reaching out to each other on Christmas Eve. Susan Sarandon plays Rose, a widowed editor who spends way too much time at the hospital bed of her Alzheimers-stricken mother. Robin Williams is the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 3,901 members
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  • 2 Fast, 2 Furious - HD (2003)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Eva Mendes,  Tyrese Gibson
    Director: John Singleton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Since moving to Los Angeles Brian O'Connor agrees to go undercover to infiltrate a group of street-racers in exchange for his criminal record to be wiped.. This time he is helped by an agent called Monica and an ex-con called Roman together they must work together to bring down Carter Verone and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 434 members
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  • The Royal - Series 1 - Complete (2 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Julian Ovenden,  Amy Robbins,  Wendy Craig
    Director: Paul Walker
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    ITV drama THE ROYAL first started life as a spin-off from the long-running, much-loved show HEARTBEAT; taking place in Aidensfield's nearby St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital in the sea-side town of Elsinby. Set in the 1960s, when matrons ruled the wards, the drama focuses on the various emergencies ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 15 members
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  • Timeline on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Frances O'Connor,  Michael Sheen
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The archaeological excavation at La Roque Castle in Castelgard, France, appears to be like any other dig. At least it does until archaeology student Kate (Frances O'Connor) and assistant professor Andre Marek (Gerard Butler) discover a note from their boss Professor Edward Johnston (Billy Connolly) ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 13,612 members
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  • 2 Fast, 2 Furious on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Eva Mendes,  Tyrese Gibson
    Director: John Singleton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The sequel to the racing smash THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS may not have Vin Diesel as its star, but it burns with even higher octane than its predecessor, and a lot less extraneous drama. Back in action is undercover cop Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) whose career has hit the skids since he let Diesel's ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 16,861 members
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  • 2 Fast, 2 Furious - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Eva Mendes,  Tyrese Gibson
    Director: John Singleton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The sequel to the racing smash THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS may not have Vin Diesel as its star, but it burns with even higher octane than its predecessor, and a lot less extraneous drama. Back in action is undercover cop Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) whose career has hit the skids since he let Diesel's ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,197 member
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  • Roadkill on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Steve Zahn,  Paul Walker,  Leelee Sobieski
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director John Dahl knows his way around a thriller as few contemporary filmmakers do. He revitalized the film noir with his darkly witty films, RED ROCK WEST and THE LAST SEDUCTION. With ROADKILl, Dahl streamlines the plot and ratchets up the tension. Two brothers, Lewis (Paul Walker) and Fuller (..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6,605 members
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  • The Fast And The Furious - HD (2001)
    Starring: Vin Diesel,  Paul Walker,  Jordana Brewster
    Director: Rob Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS is a nitro-burning joyride that makes outstanding use of special effects, innovative camera work, and a nonstop throbbing soundtrack. From the opening sequence--a high-speed, high-tech truck robbery--the film never drops below the red line. Roaring along at breakneck speed, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 587 members
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  • The Fast And The Furious on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Vin Diesel,  Paul Walker,  Jordana Brewster
    Director: Rob Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS is a nitro-burning joyride that makes outstanding use of special effects, innovative camera work, and a nonstop throbbing soundtrack. From the opening sequence--a high-speed, high-tech truck robbery--the film never drops below the red line. Roaring along at breakneck speed, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 17,181 members
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  • The Skulls on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Joshua Jackson,  Hill Harper,  Paul Walker
    Director: Rob Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    College senior, Luke McNamara, is invited to join a secret fraternity organisation called 'The Skulls'. At first he is excited by this prospect, but as time passes he realises that the group harbours some sinister secrets...
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,522 members
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  • She's All That on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Kieran Culkin,  Matthew Lillard,  Paul Walker
    Director: Robert Iscove
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A modern retelling of George Bernard Shaw's story PYGMALION, the film stars Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Zach, a high-school stud who makes a bet with a friend that he can transform the artistic, geeky Laney (Rachel Leigh Cook) into a prom queen. It turns out the transformation is even more successful ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 9,037 members
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  • Pleasantville on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Joan Allen,  Reese Witherspoon
    Director: Gary Ross
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Two modern American teenagers are sucked into their television set and end up living in a black-and-white fifties sitcom. Bewildered by their new world's naivete and innocence, they slowly start to add color and spice to the town's life. Eventually, however, they begin to question their influence, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 7,312 members
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  • Varsity Blues on DVD (1998)
    Starring: James Van Der Beek,  Jon Voight,  Paul Walker
    Director: Brian Robbins,  Peter O'Brian
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Surprise hit high school football saga from MTV Pictures starring James ("Dawson") Van Der Beek as a star player and Jon Voight as his brutally gruff coach. While the coaches and everyone else believe they know what is right for the young star, he has other ideas.
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 1,687 member
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  • Meet The Deedles on DVD
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Steve Van Wormer
    Director: Steve Boyum
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Surfing fanatics Stew and Phil Deedle are about to be expelled from school. Hoping to bring about reform, their father sends them to a summer camp, where they are mistaken for Park Ranger Recruits. The hapless duo go along with their new roles, but can they survive the great outdoors?
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 175 members
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Paul Walker facts

5 most recent films

Trollied - Series 1 - 4.5 stars
Fast and Furious 5 - 4.0 stars
Fast and Furious 5 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Takers - 3.0 stars
Takers - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Shameless - Series 7 - 4.0 stars
Fast and Furious 5 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Fast and Furious 5 - 4.0 stars
Letters from Iwo Jima - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Eight Below - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Royal - Series 2 - Complete - 2.5 stars
The Royal - Series 1 - Complete - 3.0 stars
Bone Deep - 3.5 stars
Trollied - Series 1 - 4.5 stars
Highway To Heaven - Series 2 - 4.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

David Threlfall - 9 times - show films
Robert Patrick - 8 times - show films
Adam Beach - 8 times - show films
Jamie Bell - 8 times - show films
Jesse Bradford - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Clint Eastwood - 8 times - show films
Justin Lin - 5 times - show films
Lawrence Till - 5 times - show films
David Threlfall - 5 times - show films
Rob Cohen - 4 times - show films