Film Roles
Walker starred in Will Frears' short narrative film, All Saint's Day (2007), which ran at Tribeca, Sarasota, and SCADs film festivals. The film was the Savannah College of Art and Design winner for the narrative short category.
Walker appeared in two independent films in 2009: in Will Frears' Coach as "Andy" and in Ron Daniel's film adaption of Naomi Wallace's play The War Boys (2009) as "David".
On June 17, 2010, Walker was cast as Hank McCoy / Beast in X-Men: First Class, but as of July 15, 2010 he bowed out of the role to star in the Broadway musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
It was announced on January 28, 2011, that Walker would play the starring role in the film adaptation of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. The film was released on June 22, 2012. Walker told Rolling Stone magazine that he read a number of biographies on Lincoln to help prepare for the role.
Walker was cast as Archangel Michael in Alex Proyas' film adaptation of Paradise Lost, but production was canceled as of February 9, 2012.
As of May 10, 2012, Walker is filming the role of Kevin Kennedy in Stephen Frears' Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight.
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