Polly Walker
Known for: Acting
Born: May 19, 1966
Place of birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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)
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Filmography
29 movies · 25 TV shows, newest first
7.5
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
2025
6.4
Bookish
2025
7.2
Dune: Prophecy
2024
8.1
Bridgerton
2020
7.1
Cursed
2020
7.9
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019
2.8
Age Before Beauty
2018
6.9
Mr Selfridge
2013
8.2
Line of Duty
2012
6.4
John Carter
2012
7.4
Prisoners' Wives
2012
5.9
Clash of the Titans
2010
6.9
Caprica
2010
7.7
Warehouse 13
2009
7.3
Sanctuary
2008
8.4
The Mentalist
2008
5.8
Cane
2007
5.3
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
2006
7.9
Psych
2006
8.2
Rome
2005
7.0
Numb3rs
2005
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
6.1
Control
2004
7.0
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
7.5
State of Play
2003
4.7
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002
5.4
Savage Messiah
2002
5.6
D-Tox
2002
7.2
Waking the Dead
2001
5.6
After Alice
2000
5.0
Dark Harbor
1999
5.5
8 ½ Women
1999
5.1
Curtain Call
1998
5.5
Talk of Angels
1998
5.1
The Woodlanders
1998
5.7
Brute
1997
4.8
The Gambler
1997
6.0
Robinson Crusoe
1997
6.6
Roseanna's Grave
1997
6.6
Emma
1996
6.1
Restoration
1995
6.0
The Trial
1993
5.6
Sliver
1993
6.7
Patriot Games
1992
6.3
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
6.8
Enchanted April
1991
4.9
Walking a Tightrope
1991
5.1
Journey of Honor
1991
6.2
Lorna Doone
1990
8.0
Kremlin Farewell
1990
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
7.1
Screen Two
1985
7.4
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971NR
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