Ashley Walters

Ashley Walters

Known for
Acting
Born
June 30, 1982 (age 44)
Birthplace
Peckham, London, England, UK

Biography

Ashley Anthony Walters (born 30 June 1982) is a British actor and rapper, also known by his stage name Asher D. He first rose to fame as a member of the UK garage group So Solid Crew, hitting the top spot on the UK charts with their second single "21 Seconds". Walters is best known for portraying drug dealer Dushane in the hit British crime drama Top Boy. 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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Thanatos poster

Thanatos

Movie

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First Woman

First Woman

TV · as Ben Reith · 1 ep

2027
Remain poster

Remain

Movie · as Oscar

2026
Echoes poster

Echoes

Movie · as Andre

2026
The Making of Animol poster

The Making of Animol

Movie

2026
100 Questions with Tom Simons poster

100 Questions with Tom Simons

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2025
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Movie · as Club Owner

2025
Softy poster

Softy

Movie · as Ron

2025
Missing You poster

Missing You

TV · as Josh Buchanan · 5 eps

2025
A Thousand Blows poster

A Thousand Blows

TV · as Switch · 3 eps

2025
Adolescence poster

Adolescence

TV · as DI Luke Bascombe · 2 eps

2024
Dune: Prophecy poster

Dune: Prophecy

TV · 8 eps

2021
8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime poster

8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime

Movie · as Self

2021
Krept and Konan We Are England poster

Krept and Konan We Are England

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2019
I Am... poster

I Am...

TV · as Chris · 1 ep

2019
Top Boy poster

Top Boy

TV · as Dushane · 24 eps

2018
Untitled poster

Untitled

Movie

2018
Shiro's Story Part 3 poster

Shiro's Story Part 3

Movie · as Ty

2018
Drawn Out

Drawn Out

Movie · as Big Mo

2018
Bulletproof poster

Bulletproof

TV · as Pike · 17 eps

2017
In the Dark poster

In the Dark

TV · as DI Tim Cornish · 2 eps

2016
Two Is a Family poster

Two Is a Family

Movie · as Lowell

2016
Take Down poster

Take Down

Movie · as Danny Dorsey

2016
The Aliens poster

The Aliens

TV · as Christophe · 1 ep

2015
The Ark poster

The Ark

Movie · as Angel

2015
This Is Tottenham

This Is Tottenham

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2015
Cuffs poster

Cuffs

TV · as PC Ryan Draper · 8 eps

2015
Safe House poster

Safe House

TV · as John Channing · 3 eps

2014
Montana poster

Montana

Movie · as Ryan

2014
The Secrets poster

The Secrets

TV · as Ray · 1 ep

2013
All Stars poster

All Stars

Movie · as Mark

2013
Fedz poster

Fedz

Movie · as Cherokee Blame

2013
Truckers poster

Truckers

TV · as Steve Warley · 5 eps

2013
Transporter: The Series poster

Transporter: The Series

TV · as Benoit Nhsombo · 1 ep

2012
St George's Day poster

St George's Day

Movie · as Kootz

2012
Inside Men poster

Inside Men

TV · as Chris Lebdon · 4 eps

2012
True Love poster

True Love

TV · as Paul · 1 ep

2012
BBC Comedy Feeds

BBC Comedy Feeds

TV · as Nathan · 1 ep

2012
Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents

TV · as Armani · 1 ep

2011
Anuvahood poster

Anuvahood

Movie · as Cracks

2011
Demons Never Die poster

Demons Never Die

Movie · as Bates

2011
Sket poster

Sket

Movie · as Trey

2011
Outcasts poster

Outcasts

TV · as Jack Holt · 8 eps

2011
Top Boy poster

Top Boy

TV · as Dushane · 8 eps

2011
The Jonathan Ross Show poster

The Jonathan Ross Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
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Dead Man Running

Movie · as Fitzroy

2009
Small Island poster

Small Island

TV · as Michael · 2 eps

2008
Tu£sday poster

Tu£sday

Movie · as Billy

2008
West 10 LDN poster

West 10 LDN

Movie · as Lacey

2008
Speed Racer poster

Speed Racer

Movie · as Prince Kabala

2008
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family poster

Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family

Movie · as Prince Kabala

2008
Celebrity Juice poster

Celebrity Juice

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
WΔZ poster

WΔZ

Movie · as Daniel Leone

2007
Sugarhouse poster

Sugarhouse

Movie · as D

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Stormbreaker poster

Stormbreaker

Movie · as Wolf

2006
Cubs

Cubs

Movie · as Karl

2006
Life and Lyrics

Life and Lyrics

Movie · as Danny

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin' poster

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Movie · as Antwan

2005
House of 9 poster

House of 9

Movie · as Al B

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Gregor van Baalen · 1 ep

2005
Last Rights poster

Last Rights

TV · as Max · 3 eps

2004
Bullet Boy poster

Bullet Boy

Movie · as Ricky

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as Billy Bond · 5 eps

2003
Coming Up poster

Coming Up

TV · as Riz · 1 ep

2001
Parent's Night poster

Parent's Night

Movie · as Brian

2001
Dark Realm poster

Dark Realm

TV · as Black male student · 1 ep

2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure

Movie · as Omar (archive footage)

2000
Storm Damage poster

Storm Damage

Movie · as Stefan

2000
Born Romantic poster

Born Romantic

Movie · as Lee

2000
Some Voices poster

Some Voices

Movie · as Kitchen Hand

2000
Urban Gothic poster

Urban Gothic

TV · as Leo · 1 ep

2000
The Coral Island

The Coral Island

TV · as Jack · 4 eps

1999
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence poster

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

Movie · as Stuart Lawrence

1999
Shockers poster

Shockers

TV · as Brian · 1 ep

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 1 ep