Ashley Walters

Born: 30th of June 1982 (43 years old)

Biography:
Ashley Anthony Walters (born 30 June 1982) is a British actor and rapper, also known by his stage name Asher D. He first rose to fame as a member of the UK garage group So Solid Crew, hitting the top spot on the UK charts with their second single "21 Seconds". Walters is best known for portraying drug dealer Dushane in the hit British crime drama Top Boy.

Walters has also had an active acting career. After gaining recognition in the early 2000s for his roles in Storm Damage (2000) Bullet Boy (2004), Get Rich or Die Tryin'  (2005) and Life and Lyrics (2006), Walters achieved nationwide fame in the 2010s for his lead role as Dushane Hill in the British crime series Top Boy and as Ronnie Pike Jr. in the Sky One police procedural series Bulletproof, which he co-created with Noel Clarke and Nick Love. He has also appeared in British TV shows such as Grange Hill, The Bill, Holby City, Doctor Who, Silent Witness and the 2015 BBC police programme Cuffs.

Ashley Walters's Filmography

Adolescence

Adolescence

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
DI Luke Bascombe
A Thousand Blows

A Thousand Blows

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Switch
Missing You

Missing You

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Josh Buchanan
Dune: Prophecy

Dune: Prophecy

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Transporter: The Series

Transporter: The Series

  •   TV Show
  • 2013
Benoit Nhsombo
Top Boy

Top Boy

  •   TV Show
  • 2011
Dushane
Sket

Sket

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Trey
Anuvahood

Anuvahood

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Cracks
Dead Man Running

Dead Man Running

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Fitzroy
Speed Racer

Speed Racer

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Prince Kabala
Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Antwan
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Gregor van Baalen
A Thousand Blows

A Thousand Blows

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Director