{{short description|American actor (born 1985)}} {{Infobox person | name = Sinqua Walls | image = Sinqua Walls at MTV Movie Awards 2012.jpg | caption = Walls interviewed at the MTV Movie Awards 2012 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|04|06}} | birth_place = Louisiana, U.S. | education = University of San Francisco (BA) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2007–present }} '''Sinqua Walls''' (born April 6, 1985) is an American actor known for appearing in ''Friday Night Lights'', ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', ''American Soul,'' and ''White Men Can't Jump''.<ref name=UsF>Sinqua Walls, [http://www.usfdons.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/walls_sinqua00.html USF Guard Bio]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Early life and education == Originally from Louisiana, Sinqua moved to Marina del Rey, California, with his family and attended El Segundo High School. Walls became interested in acting as a child after watching ''Radio Flyer''. In 2007, he graduated from University of San Francisco, where he studied theatre and film.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} During college, Walls played on the San Francisco Dons men's basketball team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sinqua Walls - Men's Basketball|url=https://usfdons.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/sinqua-walls/897|access-date=2020-12-05|website=University of San Francisco Athletics|language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Walls played Boyd, a beta werewolf who was a formerly recurring character on the MTV drama series ''Teen Wolf''.<ref name=Oncehire/> 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'',<ref>{{cite web|title='Necessary Roughness' Recruits 'Mad Men,' 'Teen Wolf' Alums|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/necessary-roughness-sam-page-sinqua-446590|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=25 April 2013 |accessdate=September 24, 2016}}</ref> and on MTV's ''Next''.
He starred in the 2011 horror feature ''Shark Night 3D''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sinqua Walls and Chris Carmack Join Shark Night 3D|url=http://movieweb.com/sinqua-walls-and-chris-carmack-join-shark-night-3d/|website=movieweb.com|accessdate=24 September 2016|date=30 August 2010}}</ref> Walls played a guest role on the second season of the ABC fantasy series ''Once Upon a Time'', as Sir Lancelot.<ref name="OUAT">{{cite web|last=Ng|first=Philiana|date=July 26, 2012|title='Once Upon a Time' Casts Sir Lancelot for Season 2|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/once-upon-a-time-sir-lancelot-354892|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=April 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Oncehire>{{cite web|last=West|first=Kelly|title=Teen Wolf's Sinqua Walls Headed To Once Upon A Time For Season 2|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Teen-Wolf-Sinqua-Walls-Headed-Once-Time-Season-2-45056.html|publisher=Cinema Blend|accessdate=August 8, 2012|date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> He returned to the show during the fifth season as a guest star.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Sinqua Walls returning as Lancelot for season 5 of 'OUAT'|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/26/once-upon-time-sinqua-walls-lancelot-season-5|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=September 24, 2016}}</ref> He played the role of Shawn in the TV series ''Power''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sinqua Walls of the Starz Hit Show, Power - Started From The Bottom - Parlé Magazine — The Voice of Urban Entertainment|url=http://www.parlemag.com/2015/06/sinqua-walls-of-the-starz-hit-show-power-started-from-the-bottom/|work=Parlé Magazine|accessdate=September 24, 2016|date=June 3, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Power>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/arts/television/50-cents-power-about-a-drug-dealer-debuts-on-starz.html|title=Trying to Go Legit, Despite the In-Laws|date=June 6, 2014|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|accessdate=April 11, 2018|work=The New York Times}}</ref> On August 1, 2017, Walls was cast in Clint Eastwood's biopic ''The 15:17 to Paris'', about the thwarted 2015 Thalys train attack.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris adds Sinqua Walls|url=https://www.deadline.com/article/2017/08/01/clint-eastwood%27s-the-15:17-to-paris-adds-sinqua-walls|work=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=August 1, 2017}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The film premiered on February 9, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clint Eastwood's 'The 15:17 To Paris' Gets February Release Date|url=https://www.deadline.com/article/2017/10/24/clint-eastwood%27s-the-15:17-to-paris-gets-february-2018-release-date|work=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Since 2019, Walls has portrayed Don Cornelius in BET's ''American Soul'', a fictionalized drama series based on Cornelius's long-running television dance show ''Soul Train''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2018/09/american-soul-sinqua-walls-star-bet-drama-series-1202455579/ ‘American Soul’: Sinqua Walls To Star In BET Drama Series]</ref>
In 2023, he starred in ''White Men Can't Jump'', a remake of the 1992 film of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Shadow and Act |title='White Men Can't Jump' Reboot Casts Sinqua Walls To Star Opposite Jack Harlow - Blavity |url=https://blavity.com/white-men-cant-jump-reboot-casts-sinqua-walls-to-star-opposite-jack-harlow |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Blavity News & Entertainment |language=en}}</ref>
In 2026, he was cast in ''Man of Tomorrow'', the 2027 sequel to ''Superman.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2026-05-11 |title=‘Man of Tomorrow’ Enlists Sinqua Walls (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/man-of-tomorrow-enlists-sinqua-walls-1236588558/ |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007 | ''Choose Connor'' | Voter | |- | 2009 | ''The Second Half'' | Harlan | Short film |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | ''From the Head'' | Santos | |- | ''Shark Night'' | Malik Henry | |- | 2014 | ''Believe Me'' | Tyler | |- | 2016 | ''Past Forward'' | Man #3 | Short film |- | 2018 | ''The 15:17 to Paris'' | Marine | |- | 2019 | ''Otherhood'' | Matt Walker | |- | 2021 | ''Resort to Love'' | Caleb King | |- | rowspan="4" | 2022 | ''Nanny'' | Malik | |- | ''Alice'' | Joseph | |- | ''The Blackening'' | Nnamdi | |- | ''Mending the Line'' | John Colter | |- | 2023 | ''White Men Can't Jump'' | Kamal Allen | |- | 2024 | ''Carry-On'' | Jason Noble | |- | 2027 | ''Man of Tomorrow'' | TBA |<ref name="Walls">{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=May 11, 2026 |title='Man of Tomorrow' Enlists Sinqua Walls (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/man-of-tomorrow-enlists-sinqua-walls-1236588558/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260512174911/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/man-of-tomorrow-enlists-sinqua-walls-1236588558/ |archive-date=May 12, 2026 |access-date=May 11, 2026 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007 | ''Lincoln Heights'' |Desmond | 2 episodes |- | 2008 | ''Chuck'' | Student | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Ex" |- | 2008 | ''Friday Night Lights'' | Jamarcus Hall | 9 episodes |- | 2010–2012 | ''Pair of Kings'' | Pierce | 4 episodes |- | 2010 | ''Grey's Anatomy'' | Tom Kates | Episode: "Blink" |- | 2010 | ''Blue Mountain State'' | Batman Barstow | 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 | 13 episodes |- | 2012–2015 | ''Once Upon a Time'' | Sir Lancelot | 6 episodes |- | 2012–2013 | ''Teen Wolf'' | Vernon Boyd | 15 episodes |- | 2013 | ''Necessary Roughness'' | Devon Langer | Episode: "Swimming with Sharks" |- | 2014–2015 | ''Power'' | Shawn | 18 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''The Breaks'' | Terrance "Lil Ray" Baltimore | Main role (season 1) |- | ''Tales'' | Marcus | Episode 7 |- | 2019–2020 | ''American Soul'' | Don Cornelius | Main role |- | 2024 | ''Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist'' | McKinley 'Mac' Rogers | Side Role |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{wikiquote}} * {{IMDb name|2344310|Sinqua Walls}}
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