Ashley Walters (actor)

Ashley Anthony Walters (born 30 June 1982), also known by his stage name Asher D, is a British actor and rapper. He first rose to fame as a member of the UK garage group So Solid Crew, which hit the top spot with their second single "21 Seconds" .

This article is about the English-Jamaican actor and rapper. For the rapper who partnered Daddy Freddy, see Asher D (rapper).

Ashley Walters
Walters filming Truckers in 2013
Background information
Birth nameAshley Anthony Walters
Also known asAsher D
Born (1982-06-30) 30 June 1982
Peckham, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Actor
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Years active1992–present
Labels
  • Crescent Moon Media
  • AD82
Children8

Walters has also had an active acting career. After gaining recognition in the early 2000s for his roles in Storm Damage (2000) Bullet Boy (2004), Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) and Life and Lyrics (2006), Walters achieved nationwide fame in the 2010s for his lead role as Dushane Hill in the British crime series Top Boy, and as Ronnie Pike Jr. in the Sky One police procedural series Bulletproof, which he co-created with Noel Clarke and Nick Love. He has also appeared in British TV shows such as Grange Hill, The Bill, Holby City, Doctor Who, Silent Witness and the 2015 BBC police programme Cuffs.

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