Ashley Walters
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Gregor van Baalen
2005
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
Hustle
Billy Bond
2004
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Series
Celebrity Juice
Self
2008
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
2011
Series
Dune: Prophecy
2024
Series
Adolescence
DI Luke Bascombe
2025
Series
Top Boy
Dushane
2019
Series
Playhouse Presents
Armani
2012
Series
Transporter: The Series
Benoit Nhsombo
2013
Series
A Thousand Blows
Switch
2025
Film
Speed Racer
Prince Kabala
2008
Series
Missing You
Josh Buchanan
2025
BBC Comedy Feeds
Nathan
2012
Series
Top Boy
Dushane
2011
Series
Bulletproof
Pike
2018
Series
Safe House
John Channing
2015
Series
I Am...
Chris
2019
Film
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Antwan
2005
Film
Two Is a Family
Lowell
2016
Series
Cuffs
PC Ryan Draper
2015
Series
Urban Gothic
Leo
2000
Series
In the Dark
DI Tim Cornish
2017
Series
Small Island
Michael
2009
Series
Outcasts
Jack Holt
2011
Series
The Aliens
Christophe
2016
Series
True Love
Paul
2012
Film
Stormbreaker
Wolf
2006
Series
Shockers
Brian
1999
Film
Take Down
Danny Dorsey
2016
Film
Remain
2027
Film
WΔZ
Daniel Leone
2007
Series
Truckers
Steve Warley
2013
Film
House of 9
Al B
2005
Series
Dark Realm
Black male student
2001
Series
Inside Men
Chris Lebdon
2012
Film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
Omar (archive footage)
2000
Film
Dead Man Running
Fitzroy
2009
Film
Anuvahood
Cracks
2011
Series
Last Rights
Max
2005
Film
The Ark
Angel
2015
Film
St George's Day
Kootz
2012
Film
Born Romantic
Lee
2000
Film
Sugarhouse
D
2007
Film
All Stars
Mark
2013
Film
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Stuart Lawrence
1999
Film
Tu£sday
Billy
2008
Film
reload
Club Owner
2025
Film
Fedz
Cherokee Blame
2013
Film
Montana
Ryan
2014
Film
Some Voices
Kitchen Hand
2000
Film
Storm Damage
Stefan
2000
Film
Sket
Trey
2011
Film
Demons Never Die
Bates
2011
Film
Bullet Boy
Ricky
2004
Cubs
Karl
2006
Film
Shiro's Story Part 3
Ty
2018
Film
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
Prince Kabala
2008
Life and Lyrics
Danny
2006
Film
Untitled
2018
Film
Thanatos
Film
West 10 LDN
Lacey
2008
Drawn Out
Big Mo
2018
Film
8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime
Self
2021
Film
Parent's Night
Brian
2001
Film
Krept and Konan We Are England
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Film
Softy
Ron
2025
This Is Tottenham
Self - Narrator
2015