Eamonn Walker
Biography
Eamonn Roderique Walker is an English film, television, and theatre actor born in London, England, on June 12, 1962. In the United States, he is recognized for his television roles, including Kareem Saïd in the HBO series Oz, for which he won a CableACE Award, and Chief Wallace Boden on the NBC series Chicago Fire. He also starred as Reverend Ephram Samuels on Kings and as Terence Edgecomb on The Whole Truth. His film credits include Unbreakable, Tears of the Sun, Lord of War, Cadillac Records, and The Company Men. In England, he starred as Police Constable Malcolm Haynes in The Bill and as Winston on the sitcom In Sickness and In Health.
Career overview
Eamonn Roderique Walker is an English film, television, and theatre actor born on June 12, 1962, in London, England, United Kingdom. In the United States, he is recognized for his television roles, including playing Kareem Said in the HBO television series Oz, for which he won a CableACE Award, and portraying Chief Wallace Boden on the NBC series Chicago Fire. His additional United States television credits include starring as Reverend Ephram Samuels on Kings and as Terence Edge Edgecomb on The Whole Truth. On the big screen, his film appearances include Unbreakable, Tears of the Sun, Lord of War, Cadillac Records, and The Company Men.
In England, Walker starred on television as Police Constable Malcolm Haynes in The Bill and as Winston on the sitcom In Sickness and In Health. Throughout his career, he has accumulated notable credits across film, television, and theatre, establishing a diverse body of work on both sides of the Atlantic.
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- No Masks (2020)
- Chicago Justice (2017) as Wallace Boden
- Chicago Med (2015) as Wallace Boden
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Wallace Boden
- Chicago Fire (2012) as Wallace Boden
- A Lonely Place to Die (2011) as Andy
- 17th Precinct (2011) as Wilder Blanks
- Strike Back (2010) as Walter Lutulu
- The Company Men (2010) as Danny
- The Whole Truth (2010) as Terrence 'Edge' Edgecomb
- Legacy (2010) as Darnell Gray Jr.
- Blood and Bone (2009) as James
- Kings (2009) as Reverend Ephram Samuels
- The Messenger (2009) as Stuart Dorsett
- Moses Jones (2009) as Solomon
- Cadillac Records (2008) as Howlin' Wolf
- Bonekickers (2008)
- Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2008) as Othello
- Justice (2006)
- Lord of War (2005) as Andre Baptiste Sr.
- Duma (2005) as Ripkuna
- The Jury (2004)
- Tears of the Sun (2003) as Ellis 'Zee' Pettigrew
- Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun' (2003) as Self
- Rose and Maloney (2002) as George Parris
- Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002) as Jew Don Boney
- Othello (2001) as John Othello
- Starwater (2001) as Captain Walker
- Unbreakable (2000) as Dr. Mathison
- Homicide: The Movie (2000) as Eric Thomas James
- Once in the Life (2000) as Tony
- Supply and Demand (1998) as DC Jake Brown
- Oz (1997) as Kareem Saïd
- The Governor (1995) as Snoopy Oswald
- ER (1994) as Dr. Stephen Dakarai
- Shopping (1994) as Peters
- Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) as Thursfield
- The Detectives (1993) as D.I. Tyler
- One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve (1993) as Hugo
- Young Soul Rebels (1991) as Carlton
- The Upper Hand (1990) as Kev
- Birds of a Feather (1989) as Colin
- Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) as Edwin Shore
- In Sickness and in Health (1985) as Winston
- The Bill (1984)
- The Bill (1984) as Malcolm Haynes
- Bergerac (1981) as Conrad
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Bates