Ashley Walters

Ashley Walters

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ashley Walters (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2025

Missing You
Missing You
as Josh Buchanan
TV - Released: 1/1/2025
A Thousand Blows
A Thousand Blows
as Switch
TV - Released: 2/21/2025
Adolescence
Adolescence
as DI Luke Bascombe
TV - Released: 3/13/2025

2021

8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime
8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/16/2021
Krept and Konan We Are England
Krept and Konan We Are England
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/9/2021

2019

I Am...
I Am...
as Chris
TV - Released: 7/23/2019
Top Boy
Top Boy
as Dushane
TV - Released: 9/13/2019

2018

Untitled
Untitled
Movie - Released: 1/13/2018
Shiro's Story Part 3
Shiro's Story Part 3
as Ty
Movie - Released: 9/16/2018
Bulletproof
Bulletproof
as Pike
TV - Released: 5/15/2018

2017

In the Dark
In the Dark
as DI Tim Cornish
TV - Released: 7/11/2017

2016

Two Is a Family
Two Is a Family
as Lowell
Movie - Released: 12/7/2016
Take Down
Take Down
as Danny Dorsey
Movie - Released: 5/5/2016
The Aliens
The Aliens
as Christophe
TV - Released: 3/8/2016

2015

The Ark
The Ark
as Angel
Movie - Released: 3/30/2015
Movie
This Is Tottenham
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/9/2015
Cuffs
Cuffs
as PC Ryan Draper
TV - Released: 10/28/2015
Safe House
Safe House
as John Channing
TV - Released: 4/20/2015

2014

Montana
Montana
as Ryan
Movie - Released: 10/5/2014

2013

All Stars
All Stars
as Mark
Movie - Released: 5/1/2013
Fedz
Fedz
as Cherokee Blame
Movie - Released: 3/13/2013
Truckers
Truckers
as Steve Warley
TV - Released: 10/10/2013
Transporter: The Series
Transporter: The Series
as Benoit Nhsombo
TV - Released: 1/4/2013

2012

St George's Day
St George's Day
as Kootz
Movie - Released: 9/7/2012
Inside Men
Inside Men
as Chris Lebdon
TV - Released: 2/2/2012
Playhouse Presents
Playhouse Presents
as Armani
TV - Released: 4/12/2012
True Love
True Love
as Paul
TV - Released: 6/17/2012

2011

Anuvahood
Anuvahood
as Cracks
Movie - Released: 3/18/2011
Demons Never Die
Demons Never Die
as Bates
Movie - Released: 10/27/2011
Sket
Sket
as Trey
Movie - Released: 10/28/2011
Outcasts
Outcasts
as Jack Holt
TV - Released: 2/7/2011
Top Boy
Top Boy
as Dushane
TV - Released: 10/31/2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/3/2011

2009

Dead Man Running
Dead Man Running
as Fitzroy
Movie - Released: 1/29/2009
Small Island
Small Island
as Michael
TV - Released: 12/6/2009

2008

Tu£sday
Tu£sday
as Billy
Movie - Released: 10/10/2008
West 10 LDN
West 10 LDN
as Lacey
Movie - Released: 3/10/2008
Speed Racer
Speed Racer
as Prince Kabala
Movie - Released: 5/7/2008
Celebrity Juice
Celebrity Juice
as Self
TV - Released: 9/24/2008

2007

WΔZ
WΔZ
as Daniel Leone
Movie - Released: 5/19/2007
Sugarhouse
Sugarhouse
as D
Movie - Released: 8/24/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker
as Wolf
Movie - Released: 7/21/2006
Movie
Cubs
as Karl
Movie - Released: 7/29/2006
Life and Lyrics
Life and Lyrics
as Danny
Movie - Released: 8/24/2006

2005

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
as Antwan
Movie - Released: 11/9/2005
House of 9
House of 9
as Al B
Movie - Released: 6/19/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Gregor van Baalen
TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

Bullet Boy
Bullet Boy
as Ricky
Movie - Released: 9/15/2004
Hustle
Hustle
as Billy Bond
TV - Released: 2/24/2004

2001

Dark Realm
Dark Realm
as Black male student
TV - Released: 5/26/2001

2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
as Omar (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/10/2000
Storm Damage
Storm Damage
as Stefan
Movie - Released: 1/23/2000
Parent's Night
Parent's Night
as Brian
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Born Romantic
Born Romantic
as Lee
Movie - Released: 9/14/2000
Some Voices
Some Voices
as Kitchen Hand
Movie - Released: 8/25/2000

1999

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
as Stuart Lawrence
Movie - Released: 2/18/1999

1996

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
TV - Released: 11/12/1996

Unknown

Thanatos
Thanatos
as Leonard
Movie