Eugene Washington

Eugene Washington (born Eugene Washington Norman Walker; 7 August 1974) is a British actor of stage and screen.

Eugene Washington
Born
Eugene Washington Norman Walker

(1974-08-07) 7 August 1974
NationalityBritish
EducationThe Academy Drama School
OccupationActor
Years active2001-present

Early life

Washington was born in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.

Career

He was last seen on stage in 2010 playing the title role in Shakespeare's Othello in a 9-month world tour in a joint venture for American Drama Group Europe (ADGE) and TNT Theatre, which saw him perform to audiences in Israel, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Isle of Man, Jersey, Costa Rica, El Salvador and China.

Eugene has also played the part of Henry Angell in Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest (No.1 UK Tour) alongside Casualty's Simon MacCorkindale and EastEnders' Dean Gaffney for Bill Kenwright Ltd (making Eugene the first black actor to star in a professional Agatha Christie production in the UK).

He also played Dog Fox in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon and was in the cast for the world premiere of Howard Brenton's play Paul at the Royal National Theatre.

Eugene's screen credits include Law & Order: UK, Casualty, plus an appearance in the 2006 season of Doctor Who in an episode entitled "School Reunion", playing a creepy alien teacher named Mr. Wagner. He has also appeared in Doctors, Judge John Deed and had a lead guest role as Captain Rogan in Star Hyke in an episode entitled "Lucy In The Sky".

Personal life

Eugene graduated from The Academy Drama School, London in 2001.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Attack Max Short film
2009 The Last Time I Saw You Police Detective Short film
2013 The Last Job Man Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Judge John Deed Foreman Episode: "In Defence of Others"
2005 Doctors D.I. Earl Griffin Episode: "Catch Me If You Can"
2005-2007 Kings and Pharaohs Kyoza 7 episodes
2006 Casualty Carl Hanway Episode: "Needle"
2006 Doctor Who Mr. Wagner Episode: "School Reunion"
2006 Brief Encounters IT Teacher Episode: "Hot or Not"
2009 Star Hyke Captain Rogan Episode: "Lucy in the Sky"
2009 Law & Order: United Kingdom Andy Valente Episode: "Love and Loss"
2012 Casualty Supt. Clark Williams Episode: "#HolbyRiot: Part One"
2015 EastEnders Clerk of the Court 5 episodes
2016 Derren Brown: The Push Eugene Television documentary movie
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