{{Short description|English actor}} {{Notability|date=November 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Sonny Walker | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1997}} | birth_place = Merseyside, England | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2021–present | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Sonny Walker''' is an English actor.
==Early life== Sonny Walker was born in Merseyside, United Kingdom and grew up in the Liverpool suburb of Kensington.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url= https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/bbcs-responder-star-proud-liverpool-29185888?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_mobile|title= BBC's The Responder star proud of their Liverpool heritage|first=Paul|last=McAuley|date=18 May 2023| website=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=30 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/selectedartistsandicons/docs/actors_edition|title=Actors' Edition|work=Selected Artists and Icons|date=8 January 2024|accessdate=30 May 2024}}</ref>
==Career== In 2016 at the age of 19, Walker signed with a modelling agency and worked at London Fashion Week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collingwood |first=Daisy |date=2016-10-01 |title=Liverpool boxer swaps the ring for the catwalk at London Fashion Week |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-boxer-swaps-ring-catwalk-11963496 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref>
In 2021, Walker made his television debut in ''Doctor Who''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venn |first=Lydia |date=2024-05-29 |title=Here's where you recognise the cast of Channel 4's The Gathering from |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/g60934349/the-gathering-cast-recognise-from/ |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-GB}}</ref>
He appeared in BBC One drama series ''The Responder'' in 2022, alongside Martin Freeman in the lead role.<ref name=":0" />
''Deadline'' announced that Walker would portray the character of Adam Kabia in Channel 4 thriller ''The Gathering'', alongside Eva Morgan in the lead role, as well as Warren Brown, Richard Coyle, Vinette Robinson, and Sadie Soverall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=July 27, 2023 |title='The Gathering': Channel 4 Sets Cast For Drama From 'Line Of Duty' Producer World Productions |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/line-of-duty-producer-world-channel-4-drama-the-gathering-sets-cast-1235448560/ |access-date=1 September 2025 |website=Deadline}}</ref> He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2025 British Academy Television Awards for his role in the drama.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntosh |first=Steven |date=2025-05-11 |title=Bafta TV Awards: The winners list in full |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grlp8p264o |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2021 | ''Doctor Who'' | Stevie | 1 episode |- | 2022 | ''The Responder'' | Stevo Marsh | 1 episode |- | 2024 | ''The Gathering'' | Adam Kabia | 6 episodes |}
==See also== *''The Vanquishers''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|13189310|Sonny Walker}} * [https://www.selectmodel.com/london/model/sonny-walker Sonny Walker] at Select Model Management
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