Sinqua Walls
Sinqua Walls (born April 6, 1985) is an American actor and former college basketball player for Cal Poly Pomona and the University of San Francisco.[1]
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Walls interviewed at the MTV Movie Awards 2012 | |
Born | Louisiana, United States | April 6, 1985
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Early life
Originally from Louisiana, Sinqua moved to Los Angeles with his family and attended El Segundo High School. Growing up he played a variety of sports, but spent much of his childhood learning plays and studying his favorite movies, and would always watch his favorite movies until he could remember every line as practice for a future movie career. He knew that acting was what he wanted to do since he was eleven years old after watching "The Radio Flyer," which is also the first movie he memorized from start to finish. In 2007, he attended and graduated from University of San Francisco's art program where he studied Theatre and Film.[2]
Career
Walls played Beta werewolf Boyd, a formerly recurring character on the MTV drama series Teen Wolf.[3] He has also made appearances on Pair of Kings, Lincoln Heights, Friday Night Lights, Grey's Anatomy, Blue Mountain State, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Necessary Roughness,[4] and on MTV's Next.
He starred in the 2011 horror feature Shark Night 3D.[5] Walls played a guest role on the second season of the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time, as Sir Lancelot.[6][3] He returned to the show during the fifth season as a guest star.[7] He played the role of Shawn in the TV series Power.[8][9] On August 1, 2017, Walls was cast in Clint Eastwood's biopic The 15:17 to Paris, about the thwarted 2015 Thalys train attack.[10] The film premiered on February 9, 2018.[11]
Walls currently portrays Don Cornelius in BET's American Soul, a fictionalized drama series based on Cornelius's long-running television dance show Soul Train. [12]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Choose Connor | Voter | ||
2009 | The Second Half | Harlan | Short film | |
2011 | From the Head | Santos | ||
2011 | Shark Night 3D | Malik Williams | [13] | |
2014 | Believe Me | Tyler | [14] | |
2016 | Past Forward | Man #3 | Short film | [15] |
2018 | The 15:17 to Paris | Marine | ||
2019 | Otherhood | Matt Walker | [16] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Lincoln Heights | Desmond | Guest role; 2 episodes | |
2008 | Chuck | Student | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Ex" | |
2008 | Friday Night Lights | Jamarcus Hall | Recurring role; 9 episodes | [6] |
2010–2012 | Pair of Kings | Pierce | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Tom Kates | Episode: "Blink" | |
2010 | Blue Mountain State | Batman Barstow | Guest role; 2 episodes | |
2010 | Savage Country | Noah | Television film | |
2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Paramedic Sam Rill | Episode: "CSI Down" | |
2011–2012 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Daniel | Recurring role; 13 episodes | [6] |
2012–2015 | Once Upon a Time | Sir Lancelot | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
2012–2013 | Teen Wolf | Vernon Boyd | Recurring role; 15 episodes | |
2013 | Necessary Roughness | Devon Langer | Episode: "Swimming with Sharks" | |
2014–2015 | Power | Shawn | Main role (seasons 1–2); 18 episodes | [9] |
2017 | The Breaks | Terrance "Lil Ray" Baltimore | Main role (seasons 1) | |
2017 | Tales | Marcus | Episode 7 | |
2019-Present | American Soul | Don Cornelius | Main role (season 1) | |
References
- Sinqua Walls, USF Guard Bio
- "Lucky Man! Sinqua Walls Low-Key Dating; Meet The Gorgeous Model Girlfriend". Live Ramp Up. February 11, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- West, Kelly (July 26, 2012). "Teen Wolf's Sinqua Walls Headed To Once Upon A Time For Season 2". Cinema Blend. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- "'Necessary Roughness' Recruits 'Mad Men,' 'Teen Wolf' Alums". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- "Sinqua Walls and Chris Carmack Join Shark Night 3D". movieweb.com. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- Ng, Philiana (July 26, 2012). "'Once Upon a Time' Casts Sir Lancelot for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Sinqua Walls returning as Lancelot for season 5 of 'OUAT'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- "Sinqua Walls of the Starz Hit Show, Power - Started From The Bottom - Parlé Magazine — The Voice of Urban Entertainment". Parlé Magazine. June 3, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- Stanley, Alessandra (June 6, 2014). "Trying to Go Legit, Despite the In-Laws". The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris adds Sinqua Walls". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Clint Eastwood's 'The 15:17 To Paris' Gets February Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ‘American Soul’: Sinqua Walls To Star In BET Drama Series
- McClintock (August 31, 2010). "Actors feed 'Shark Night 3D'". Variety. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- Schek, Frank (September 26, 2014). "'Believe Me': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- Munzenrieder, Kyle (November 17, 2016). "Watch David O. Russell's Surreal, Star-Studded Short Film for Prada". W. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- N'Duka, Amanda (May 25, 2018). "Sinqua Walls Cast In 'Otherhood'; Madelyn Cline Boards 'Once Upon A Time In Staten Island'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
External links
- Sinqua Walls on IMDb