Andrew Walker (actor)

Andrew Walker
Walker in 2020
Born	Montreal, Canada [1]
Occupations	Actor film producer
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Cassandra Troy Walker (m. 2012) [2]
Children	2

Andrew Walker is a Canadian actor and film producer. He made his film debut in Laserhawk (1997), followed by roles in American television series such as Maybe It's Me , Sabrina the Teenage Witch , and Hot Properties . He also co-starred in Steel Toes (2006), which earned him an ACTRA Award for Best Actor in 2008. He subsequently appeared in films such as The Mountie and The Gundown, and had a starring role on the Lifetime cop drama Against the Wall .

Personal life

Walker was born in Montréal, Canada on June 9, 1979, the son of the late Joyce Walker, a librarian, and Bruce Walker, a school administrator. His sister is actress and model Jenimay Walker. He is a graduate of Vanier College, ^[3] where he played football and was given a full scholarship to play at Boston College. After his commitment to BC, he returned home to spring camp at Vanier and tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a routine drill, thus ending his football career. ^[4]

He is married to fellow Montrealer Cassandra Troy. Together they have two sons: West, born July 2015, and Wolf, born December 2019. In 2013, the couple, along with a friend, started Clover, a company that bottles fresh, cold-pressed juices, with locations in the Los Angeles area. ^{[5] [6]} In 2018, the couple rebranded their juice company, naming it Little West after their love of the west coast and their son, West. ^[7]

Career

Walker started his acting career in Montreal as a recurring lead on the series Student Bodies in 1996-1997, a series lead on Back to Sherwood and then Radio Active from 1998-2000. A month after he arrived in Hollywood he booked a series lead on the TV show Maybe It's Me , then Sabrina, the Teenage Witch . ^[8] Following a holding deal at Warner Bros., he worked on Wicked Minds, Adopted , Lies and Deception and then landed a recurring spot on the short-lived ABC sitcom Hot Properties .^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2006, he played a Neo-Nazi skinhead in the film Steel Toes . His performance won him a 2006 Phillip Borsos award at the Whistler Film Festival ^[9] and the 2008 ACTRA Award for Best Actor. ^[10]

Walker appeared in the 2007 Lifetime film Abducted: Fugitive For Love. He went on to guest-star on ER , CSI: Miami , CSI: NY , Without a Trace , Reba , and The Big Bang Theory .

In 2010, he guest-starred in the Fox comedy series Sons of Tucson , the Spaghetti Western film The Gundown, and was associate producer for the film Dug Up. In 2011, Walker appeared in a Canadian western film, The Mountie (filmed in 2009), and produced four documentaries and reality TV series in development, also serving as a series regular on Lifetime's cop drama Against the Wall , which was cancelled in December 2011 after thirteen episodes. ^[11]

In 2012, he starred in his first Hallmark Channel movie A Bride for Christmas alongside Arielle Kebbel. ^[12] He starred in his next Hallmark movie, A Dream of Christmas with Nikki DeLoach in 2016. ^[13] More Hallmark TV movies followed: six more in 2017 (Love Struck Cafe,Dashing Through the Snow,Appetite for Love,Date With Love,Love on Ice, and Bridal Wave.), Love in Design in 2018, and two more in 2020. His first film during SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) was Christmas Tree Lane with Alicia Witt. ^[14] He also reunited for the third time with real-life friend Nikki DeLoach in Sweet Autumn. As of December 2020, Walker has starred in eighteen films for the Hallmark Channel.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Laserhawk	Bruce
2001	The Score	Jeff	Uncredited
2001	The Secret Pact	Wills
2006	The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell	Franklin
2007	Steel Toes	Michael "Mike" Downey
2008	Fast Track: No Limits	Mike Bender Cassidy
2008	The Torturer	Rick
2011	The Gundown	Cole Brandt
2011	The Mountie	Wade Grayling
2012	Dark Canyon	Jesse Helms
2013	Penthouse North	Ryan
2014	2 Bedroom 1 Bath	Kevin
2015	Loaded	Alex
2015	Deadly Signal	Dennis
2018	Oxalis	John Ives
2018	God Bless the Broken Road	Cody Jackson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Sirens	Bobby Corbin	Episode: "The Needle and the Damage Done"
1995	Ready or Not	Doug/Jake	Episode: "Crater Face"
1996	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Eric	Episode: "The Tale of the Vacant Lot"
	NYPD Blue	Dr. Zisk	Episode: "Auntie Maimed"
	My Hometown	Brad	3 episodes
1997–1999	Student Bodies	JJ	10 episodes
1998	Halifax f.p.	Body #4	Episode: "Afraid of the Dark"
	V.I.P.	Derskin	Episode: "Val Got Game"
1999	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Bucky	Episode: "The Tale of the Secret Admirer"
Back to Sherwood	William de Gisborne	Episode: "Scribblers"
1999–2001	Radio Active	Blaire Resnickie	Main role (seasons 2–3)
2001	Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story	Jerry Kerschner	Television film
2001–2002	Maybe It's Me	Rick Stage	Main role
2002–2003	Sabrina the Teenage Witch	Cole Harper	10 episodes
2003	Wicked Minds	Holden Price	Television film
2005	Lies and Deception	Eddie Fate	Television film
	Reba	Frank	Episode: "Best Lil' Haunted House in Texas"
	Hot Properties	Scott	2 episodes
2006	Cuts	Jeremy	5 episodes
	10.5: Apocalypse	Sgt. Corbel	Miniseries
2007	Abducted: Fugitive for Love	Jack Carlson	Television film
2008	ER	Jack	Episode: "Status Quo"
	The Big Bang Theory	Mike	Episode: "The Nerdvana Annihilation"
	CSI: NY	Greg Pullman	Episode: "Sex, Lies and Silicone"
	CSI: Miami	Steve Howell	Episode: "Cheating Death"
2009	Without a Trace	Jay Lester/Blake Keyes/Stephen Garcia/John Burroughs	Episode: "Chameleon"
	Web of Lies	Josh Lawson/Jarod	Television film
2010	Sons of Tucson	Danny	Episode: "Gina"
2011	Carnal Innocence	Agent Matthew Burns	Television film
	Against the Wall	John Brody	Main role
2012	Flashpoint	Cole	Episode: "A World of Their Own"
	A Bride for Christmas	Aiden MacTiernan	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Finding Mrs. Claus	Myles	Television film
2014	When Calls the Heart	Billy Hamilton	2 episodes
	Wedding Planner Mystery	Aaron Gold	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2015	Bridal Wave	Luke Griggs	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Stalker	Coach Baker	Episode: "Lost and Found"
	Kept Woman	Evan Crowder	Television film
	Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow	Dash Sutherland	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2016	Appetite for Love	Clay Hart	Television film [15] (Hallmark Channel)
	Date with Love	Vincent Walsh	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	A Dream of Christmas	Stuart Fischer	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
2017	Love on Ice	Spencer Patterson	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	The Perfect Catch	Chase Taynor	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Love Struck Café	Joe Wainwright	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Snowed-Inn Christmas	Kevin Jenner	Television film (Lifetime)
2018	My Secret Valentine	Seth Anderson	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New	Rob Atwell	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Love in Design	Jeff Winslow	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	A Christmas in Tennessee	Matthew Gilbert	Television film (Lifetime)
2019	Bottled with Love	Nick Everson	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Merry & Bright	Gabe Carter	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Christmas on My Mind	Zach Callahan	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2020	Sweet Autumn	Dex	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
	Christmas Tree Lane	Nate	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2021	The 27-Hour Day	Jack West	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	My Christmas Family Tree	Kristopher	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	An Unexpected Christmas	Tall guy (cameo)	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
2022	Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate	Detective Tom Schultz	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
	A Maple Valley Christmas	Aaron Davenport	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
	Three Wise Men and a Baby	Luke Brenner	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
2023	Curious Caterer: Grilling Season	Detective Tom Schultz	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)'
	A Safari Romance	Tim	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows	Detective Tom Schultz	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
	Christmas Island	Oliver MacLeod	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
2024	Curious Caterer: Foiled Again	Detective Tom Schultz	Television film (Hallmark Mystery)
	For Love and Honey	Austen	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit	Tom	Television film (Hallmark Mystery)
	Jingle Bell Run	Wes Cosgrove	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
	Three Wiser Men and a Boy	Luke Brenner	Television film (Hallmark Channel)
2025	The Reluctant Royal	Johnny	Television film (Hallmark Channel)

References

1. "Who is Hallmark Star Andrew Walker? Inside His Family Life & How He's Related to Tyler Hynes". 10 November 2023.
2. "Hallmark's Andrew Walker, Wife Cassandra Troy's Relationship Timeline". 26 January 2023.
3. "Andrew Walker: Former Vanier Football Star Turns Hollywood Hunk". Vanier College. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
4. "EXTRACT FROM GAZETTE ARTICLE ON ANDREW WALKER, APRIL 2002". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
5. "Clover". cloverjuice.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
6. "Cassandra Troy Walker of Clover Juice". west3rdstreet.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
7. "Clover Juice Rebrands as 'Little West'". www.bevnet.com (Press release). Retrieved December 28, 2019.
8. "Andrew Walker - Filmbug". filmbug.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
9. "Whistler Film Festival Winners". whistlerfilmfestival.com.
10. "ACTRA Awards in Montreal". ACTRA Montreal. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
11. "Lifetime cancels 'Against the Wall'". Hollywood Reporter. 9 December 2011.
12. "A Bride for Christmas". hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
13. "A Dream of Christmas". hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
14. "Interview With Actor Andrew Walker, "Sweet Autumn" & "Christmas Tree Lane"". Media from the Heart. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
15. "INTERVIEW: Andrew Walker Previews 'Appetite For Love' on Hallmark".

External links

• Andrew Walker at IMDb