Barney Walsh

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Barney Walsh
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Walsh in 2020
Born (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 27)
Westminster, London, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television presenter
Years active2013–present
Employer(s) ITV
BBC
Television Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad
Casualty
Gladiators
Father Bradley Walsh

Barney Walsh (born 2 December 1997) is an English actor and television presenter. He began his career in various acting roles including Law & Order: UK and Doctors , before working alongside his father Bradley Walsh on several projects, including the ITV series Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad since 2019 and the BBC's revival of Gladiators in 2024. Since 2023, he has appeared in the BBC drama Casualty as Cameron Mickelthwaite.

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Early life

Walsh was born on 2 December 1997 in Westminster, London. [1] He is the son of comedian, actor and television presenter Bradley Walsh and his wife Donna. [2] He has an older half sister (b. 1982) from his father’s previous relationship. [3]

Walsh attended both the East 15 Acting School and subsequently, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. [4]

Career

As an actor, Walsh has appeared in British television series such as The Larkins , [5] Death in Paradise , [6] Doctors and Law & Order: UK . He played a teenage King Arthur in 2017 Guy Ritchie feature film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword . [7] In 2023, he joined the cast of Casualty as Cameron Mickelthwaite. [8] In 2021, he took part in All Star Musicals . [9] He has also made appearances on CelebAbility and Celebrity Catchphrase in 2021 and 2023 respectively. [10]

Alongside his father Bradley, he appeared in the ITV series Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad , a travel series in which Walsh takes his father on a coming of age road trip across several countries. [11] The fifth series of the show premiered on ITV on 10 January 2023. [12] In May 2023, the pair were confirmed to be co-presenting the Gladiators reboot together. [13] [14]

Personal life

In 2020, Walsh became a dog-owner during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. [15] In 2022 Walsh was revealed to be dating Puerto Rican model and Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle. [16] [17]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Law & Order: UK Kit1 episodeGuest
2015 Doctors Tom Enders3 episodes
2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Young ArthurFilm
2019IndulgenceCharlie
2019–present Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad Himself5 seriesAlongside Bradley Walsh
2021–2022 The Larkins PC HarnessRecurring roleGuest
2021 All Star Musicals HimselfContestant
2021 CelebAbility HimselfGuest
2023 Death in Paradise Ryan Cook1 episode
2023 Celebrity Catchphrase HimselfGuest
2023–present Casualty Cameron Mickelthwaite Main role
2024–present Gladiators Presenter12 episodesAlongside Bradley Walsh

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