Cody Walker (actor)

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Cody Beau Walker (born June 13, 1988 ) is an American actor .

Childhood and youth

Walker was born in Los Angeles County , California, the son of Cheryl (née Cabtree) and Paul William Walker III. born. He has four older siblings: Paul , Caleb, Ashlie, and Amie. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara .

Career

Walker made his acting debut in 2013 in the low-budget - Horror Abandoned Mine , in the role of Thomas. The film was unsuccessful. He was seen again in Fast & Furious 7 after his brother Paul died on November 30, 2013 in a traffic accident with no third party involved . As the filming of the film was in progress at the time of the accident, Cody and Caleb stepped in to complete the missing scenes of their brother in the role as Brian O'Conner.

After appearing in Furious 7 , Cody Walker decided to pursue acting further and take on his brother's legacy. He starred in the 2016 World War II film USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage and took on a recurring role in the drama series In the Rough. Walker made his debut in a lead role in the horror film The Tunche , which premiered on July 28, 2017. In the fall of 2018 he took on a supporting role in the war drama The Last Full Measure alongside Christopher Plummer and Samuel L. Jackson .

Personal

Walker, who is a trained paramedic, is also a brand manager in his brother's Reach Out Worldwide charity, which gives emergency responders access to disaster areas around the world. On August 15, 2015, Walker married his long-time girlfriend Felicia Knox, who works alongside him as the equal Chief Operating Officer of the “Reach Out Worldwide” charity. Walker and his wife became parents for the first time in December 2017.

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Philip Caulfield: Paul Walker's brother, Cody Walker, pursuing Hollywood career after 'Furious 7'. In: Daily News . April 2, 2015, accessed on May 3, 2017 (English): “The University of California, Santa Barbara grad, the youngest of the five Walker siblings, recently lived in Oregon and worked as a paramedic, though it's not clear if he's fully ditching the life-saving biz for Tinseltown. "
  2. Brad Miska: 'Abandoned Mine' Clips Featuring 'Repo's' Alexa Vega! In: bloody-disgusting.com. August 7, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2017 (American English).
  3. Jacqueline Andriakos: Paul Walker's Brother Cody Walker on Furious 7: 'I Think Paul Would Be Proud'. In: People . April 2, 2015, accessed May 3, 2017 .
  4. Melody Chiu and Reagan Alexander: Paul Walker's Brother Cody Speaks Out: 'He Was Fearless'. In: People . May 13, 2015, accessed May 3, 2017 .
  5. Since then he has been in the TV series "In the Rough"! . Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. The Tunche (2017) - IMDb . Internet Movie Database . Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  7. Melanie Ho: Jeremy Irvine, Cody Walker Round Out Cast of Military Drama 'Last Full Measure'. In: Variety. August 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017 .
  8. ^ Rebecca Ford: Paul Walker's Brother Pursuing Acting Career. The youngest brother of Paul Walker is taking agency meetings. In: hollywoodreporter.com. April 1, 2015, accessed May 3, 2017 .
  9. Melanie Ho: Most beautiful and hardest day: Cody Walker got married! In: Promiflash. August 15, 2015, accessed May 3, 2017 .
  10. Melanie Ho: Meet Our Board and Staff. In: Reach Out World Wide. August 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017 .
  11. Megan Heintz: Paul Walker's Brother Cody Welcomes Baby Girl With Wife Felicia Knox. Meet Remi Rogue! In: intouchweekly.com. December 4, 2017, accessed on February 3, 2018 (English): “On Dec. 1, 2017, Paul Walker's brother and his wife welcomed a baby girl into the world, and they finally announced the exciting news to the public. "