Polly Walker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

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

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Bridgerton

    Bridgerton

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Rome

    Rome

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • Line of Duty

    Line of Duty

  • Dune: Prophecy

    Dune: Prophecy

  • Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

    Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • John Carter

    John Carter

  • Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans

  • Caprica

    Caprica

  • Mr Selfridge

    Mr Selfridge

  • Roseanna's Grave

    Roseanna's Grave

  • Sliver

    Sliver

  • Bookish

    Bookish

  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

    A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

  • Cursed

    Cursed

  • State of Play

    State of Play

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • Cane

    Cane

  • Journey of Honor

    Journey of Honor

  • Bandyta

    Bandyta

  • D-Tox

    D-Tox

  • Control

    Control

  • The Woodlanders

    The Woodlanders

  • The Gambler

    The Gambler

  • After Alice

    After Alice

  • Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

    Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

  • Robinson Crusoe

    Robinson Crusoe

  • Enchanted April

    Enchanted April

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • Dark Harbor

    Dark Harbor

  • Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

  • 8 ½ Women

    8 ½ Women

  • Savage Messiah

    Savage Messiah

  • Talk of Angels

    Talk of Angels

  • Prisoners' Wives

    Prisoners' Wives

  • Emma

    Emma

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • Scenes of a Sexual Nature

    Scenes of a Sexual Nature

  • Walking a Tightrope

    Walking a Tightrope

  • Age Before Beauty

    Age Before Beauty

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

    A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower

  • Restoration

    Restoration

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • Kremlin Farewell

    Kremlin Farewell