Polly Walker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-05-19 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

Polly Walker

Biography

Polly Alexandra Walker was born on May 19, 1966 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. She graduated from Ballet Rambert School in Twickenham, began her career as a dancer, but an injury at age 18 forced her to change direction. She started at London's Drama Centre to the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she portrayed small parts before graduating to small roles on television. Polly landed the title role in the television series Lorna Doone (1990) before making her feature debut in Journey of Honor (1991) ("Shogun Mayeda"). She first gained attention as an English woman in an Irish terrorist brigade in Phillip Noyce's Patriot Games (1992)

Known For

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Bridgerton

    Bridgerton

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Line of Duty

    Line of Duty

  • Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

  • Rome

    Rome

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Dune: Prophecy

    Dune: Prophecy

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • John Carter

    John Carter

  • Caprica

    Caprica

  • Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans

  • Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

    Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

  • Bookish

    Bookish

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Brute

    Brute

  • Sliver

    Sliver

  • Cursed

    Cursed

  • Mr Selfridge

    Mr Selfridge

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • Robinson Crusoe

    Robinson Crusoe

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower

    A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower

  • 8 ½ Women

    8 ½ Women

  • The Woodlanders

    The Woodlanders

  • The Gambler

    The Gambler

  • Enchanted April

    Enchanted April

  • Dark Harbor

    Dark Harbor

  • Walking a Tightrope

    Walking a Tightrope

  • Cane

    Cane

  • Control

    Control

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • After Alice

    After Alice

  • Savage Messiah

    Savage Messiah

  • State of Play

    State of Play

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas

    A Ghost Story for Christmas

  • Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

    A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

  • Journey of Honor

    Journey of Honor

  • Roseanna's Grave

    Roseanna's Grave

  • Scenes of a Sexual Nature

    Scenes of a Sexual Nature

  • Talk of Angels

    Talk of Angels

  • Emma

    Emma

  • D-Tox

    D-Tox

  • Prisoners' Wives

    Prisoners' Wives

  • Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

    Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • Age Before Beauty

    Age Before Beauty

  • Restoration

    Restoration

  • Kremlin Farewell

    Kremlin Farewell