Andrew Walker (actor)

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Andrew Walker
Walker in 2020
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active1994–present
SpouseCassandra Troy Walker
Children2

Andrew Walker is a Canadian actor and film producer. He made his film debut in Laserhawk (1997), followed by roles in American television series such as Maybe It's Me, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Hot Properties. He also co-starred in Steel Toes (2006), which earned him an ACTRA Award for Best Actor in 2008. He subsequently appeared in films such as The Mountie and The Gundown, and had a starring role on the Lifetime cop drama Against the Wall.

Personal life[edit]

Walker is the son of the late Joyce Walker, a librarian, and Bruce Walker, a school administrator. His sister is actress and model Jenimay Walker. He is a graduate of Vanier College,[1] where he played football and was given a full scholarship to play at Boston College. After his commitment to BC, he returned home to spring camp at Vanier and tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a routine drill, thus ending his football career.[2]

He is married to fellow Montrealer Cassandra Troy. Together they have two sons: West, born July 2015, and Wolf, born December 2019. In 2013, the couple, along with a friend, started Clover, a company that bottles fresh, cold-pressed juices, with locations in the Los Angeles area.[3][4] In 2018, the couple rebranded their juice company, naming it Little West after their love of the west coast and their son, West.[5]

Career[edit]

Walker started his acting career in Montreal as a recurring lead on the series Student Bodies in 1996-1997, a series lead on Back to Sherwood and then Radio Active from 1998-2000. A month after he arrived in Hollywood he booked a series lead on the TV show Maybe It's Me, then Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.[6] Following a holding deal at Warner Bros., he worked on Wicked Minds, Adopted, Lies and Deception and then landed a recurring spot on the short-lived ABC sitcom Hot Properties.[citation needed]

In 2006, he played a Neo-Nazi skinhead in the film Steel Toes. His performance won him a 2006 Phillip Borsos award at the Whistler Film Festival[7] and the 2008 ACTRA Award for Best Actor.[8]

Walker appeared in the 2007 Lifetime film Abducted: Fugitive For Love. He went on to guest-star on ER, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, Reba, and The Big Bang Theory.

In 2010, he guest-starred in the Fox comedy series Sons of Tucson, the Spaghetti Western film The Gundown, and was associate producer for the film Dug Up. In 2011, Walker appeared in a Canadian western film, The Mountie (filmed in 2009), and produced four documentaries and reality TV series in development, also serving as a series regular on Lifetime's cop drama Against the Wall, which was cancelled in December 2011 after thirteen episodes.[9]

In 2012, he starred in his first Hallmark Channel movie A Bride for Christmas alongside Arielle Kebbel.[10] He starred in his next Hallmark movie, A Dream of Christmas with Nikki DeLoach in 2016.[11] More Hallmark TV movies followed: six more in 2017 (Love Struck Cafe, Dashing Through the Snow, Appetite for Love, Date With Love, Love on Ice, and Bridal Wave.), Love in Design in 2018, and two more in 2020. His first film during SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) was Christmas Tree Lane with Alicia Witt.[12] He also reunited for the third time with real-life friend Nikki DeLoach in Sweet Autumn. As of December 2020, Walker has starred in eighteen films for the Hallmark Channel.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Laserhawk Bruce
2001 The Score Jeff Uncredited
2001 The Secret Pact Wills
2006 The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell Franklin
2007 Steel Toes Michael "Mike" Downey
2008 Fast Track: No Limits Mike Bender Cassidy
2008 The Torturer Rick
2011 The Gundown Cole Brandt
2011 The Mountie Wade Grayling
2012 Dark Canyon Jesse Helms
2013 Penthouse North Ryan
2014 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Kevin
2015 Loaded Alex
2015 Deadly Signal Dennis
2018 Oxalis John Ives
2018 God Bless the Broken Road Cody Jackson

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Sirens Bobby Corbin Episode: "The Needle and the Damage Done"
1995 Ready or Not Doug/Jake Episode: "Crater Face"
1996 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Eric Episode: "The Tale of the Vacant Lot"
NYPD Blue Dr. Zisk Episode: "Auntie Maimed"
My Hometown Brad 3 episodes
1997–1999 Student Bodies JJ 10 episodes
1998 Halifax f.p. Body #4 Episode: "Afraid of the Dark"
V.I.P. Derskin Episode: "Val Got Game"
1999 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Bucky Episode: "The Tale of the Secret Admirer"
Back to Sherwood William de Gisborne Episode: "Scribblers"
1999–2001 Radio Active Blaire Resnickie Main role (seasons 2–3)
2001 Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story Jerry Kerschner Television film
2001–2002 Maybe It's Me Rick Stage Main role
2002–2003 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Cole Harper 10 episodes
2003 Wicked Minds Holden Price Television film
2005 Lies and Deception Eddie Fate Television film
Reba Frank Episode: "Best Lil' Haunted House in Texas"
Hot Properties Scott 2 episodes
2006 Cuts Jeremy 5 episodes
10.5: Apocalypse Sgt. Corbel Miniseries
2007 Abducted: Fugitive for Love Jack Carlson Television film
2008 ER Jack Episode: "Status Quo"
The Big Bang Theory Mike Episode: "The Nerdvana Annihilation"
CSI: NY Greg Pullman Episode: "Sex, Lies and Silicone"
CSI: Miami Steve Howell Episode: "Cheating Death"
2009 Without a Trace Jay Lester/Blake Keyes/Stephen Garcia/John Burroughs Episode: "Chameleon"
Web of Lies Josh Lawson/Jarod Television film
2010 Sons of Tucson Danny Episode: "Gina"
2011 Carnal Innocence Agent Matthew Burns Television film
Against the Wall John Brody Main role
2012 Flashpoint Cole Episode: "A World of Their Own"
A Bride for Christmas Aiden MacTiernan Television film (Hallmark Channel)
Finding Mrs. Claus Myles Television film
2014 When Calls the Heart Billy Hamilton 2 episodes
Wedding Planner Mystery Aaron Gold Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2015 Bridal Wave Luke Griggs Television film (Hallmark Channel)
Stalker Coach Baker Episode: "Lost and Found"
Kept Woman Evan Crowder Television film
Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow Dash Sutherland Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2016 Appetite for Love Clay Hart Television film[13] (Hallmark Channel)
Date with Love Vincent Walsh Television film (Hallmark Channel)
A Dream of Christmas Stuart Fischer Television film (Hallmark Channel)
2017 Love on Ice Spencer Patterson Television film (Hallmark Channel)
The Perfect Catch Chase Taynor Television film (Hallmark Channel)
Love Struck Café Joe Wainwright Television film (Hallmark Channel)
Snowed-Inn Christmas Kevin Jenner Television film (Lifetime)
2018 My Secret Valentine Seth Anderson Television film (Hallmark Channel)
Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New Rob Atwell Television film (Hallmark Channel)
Love in Design Jeff Winslow Television film (Hallmark Channel)
A Christmas in Tennessee Matthew Gilbert Television film (Lifetime)
2019 Bottled with Love Nick Everson Television film (Hallmark Channel)
Merry & Bright Gabe Carter Television film (Hallmark Channel)
Christmas on My Mind Zach Callahan Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2020 Sweet Autumn Dex Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Christmas Tree Lane Nate Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2021 The 27-Hour Day Jack West Television film (Hallmark Channel)
My Christmas Family Tree Kristopher Television film (Hallmark Channel)
An Unexpected Christmas Tall guy (cameo) Television film (Hallmark Channel)
2022 Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate Detective Tom Schultz Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
A Maple Valley Christmas Aaron Davenport Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Three Wise Men and a Baby Luke Brenner Television film (Hallmark Channel)
2023 Curious Caterer: Grilling Season Detective Tom Schultz Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)'
A Safari Romance Tim Television film (Hallmark Channel)
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows Detective Tom Schultz Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Christmas Island Oliver MacLeod Television film (Hallmark Channel)
2024 Curious Caterer: Foiled Again Detective Tom Schultz Television film (Hallmark Mystery)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Andrew Walker: Former Vanier Football Star Turns Hollywood Hunk". Vanier College. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "EXTRACT FROM GAZETTE ARTICLE ON ANDREW WALKER, APRIL 2002". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Clover". cloverjuice.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cassandra Troy Walker of Clover Juice". west3rdstreet.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Clover Juice Rebrands as 'Little West'". www.bevnet.com (Press release). Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Andrew Walker - Filmbug". filmbug.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Whistler Film Festival Winners". whistlerfilmfestival.com.
  8. ^ "ACTRA Awards in Montreal". ACTRA Montreal. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "Lifetime cancels 'Against the Wall'". Hollywood Reporter. 9 December 2011.
  10. ^ "A Bride for Christmas". hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  11. ^ "A Dream of Christmas". hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  12. ^ "Interview With Actor Andrew Walker, "Sweet Autumn" & "Christmas Tree Lane"". Media from the Heart. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "INTERVIEW: Andrew Walker Previews 'Appetite For Love' on Hallmark".

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