Sinqua Walls
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Sinqua Walls | |
|---|---|
 Walls interviewed at the MTV Movie Awards 2012 | |
| Born | April 6, 1985 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, and American Soul.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
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] During college, Walls played on the San Francisco Dons men's basketball team.[2]
Career[edit]
Walls played Boyd, a beta werewolf who was 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]
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.[12]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Choose Connor | Voter | |
| 2009 | The Second Half | Harlan | Short film |
| 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 | |
| 2022 | Nanny | Malik | |
| Alice | Joseph | ||
| The Blackening | Nnamdi | ||
| Mending the Line | John Colter | ||
| 2023 | White Men Can't Jump | Kamal Allen | |
| Carry-On | Post-Production |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | 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 |
| 2017 | The Breaks | Terrance "Lil Ray" Baltimore | Main role (season 1) |
| 2017 | Tales | Marcus | Episode 7 |
| 2019–2020 | American Soul | Don Cornelius | Main role |
References[edit]
- ^ Sinqua Walls, USF Guard Bio[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sinqua Walls - Men's Basketball". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ a b 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
External links[edit]
- Sinqua Walls at IMDb