Cast & creator
Ashley Walters
Best known for The Graham Norton Show, Doctor Who, The One Show
Ashley Anthony Walters (born 30 June 1982) is a British actor and rapper, also known by his stage name Asher D. He first rose to fame as a member of the UK garage group So Solid Crew, hitting the top spot on the UK charts with their second single "21 Seconds". Walters is best known for portraying drug dealer Dushane in the hit British crime drama Top Boy. Walters has also had an active acting career. After gaining recognition in the early 2000s for his roles in Storm Damage (2000) Bullet Boy (2004), Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) and Life and Lyrics (2006), Walters achieved nationwide fame in the 2010s for his lead role as Dushane Hill in the British crime series Top Boy and as Ronnie Pike Jr. in the Sky One police procedural series Bulletproof, which he co-created with Noel Clarke and Nick Love. He has also appeared in British TV shows such as Grange Hill, The Bill, Holby City, Doctor Who, Silent Witness and the 2015 BBC police programme Cuffs.
Also known as: Asher D, اشلی والترز, 艾什雷·沃特斯, Ashley Anthony Walters
42
film credits
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television credits
73
1996–2027 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (76)
Showing 76 of 76 credits
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Doctor Who
Gregor van Baalen
2005
The One Show
Self
2006
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Celebrity Juice
Self
2008
Hustle
Billy Bond
2004
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
2011
Dune: Prophecy
2024
Playhouse Presents
Armani
2012
Adolescence
DI Luke Bascombe
2025
Transporter: The Series
Benoit Nhsombo
2013
Missing You
Josh Buchanan
2025
Top Boy
Dushane
2019
A Thousand Blows
Switch
2025A Thousand Blows
Director
2025BBC Comedy Feeds
Nathan
2012
Speed Racer
Prince Kabala
2008
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Antwan
2005
Safe House
John Channing
2015
Top Boy
Dushane
2011
I Am...
Chris
2019
Urban Gothic
Leo
2000
Cuffs
PC Ryan Draper
2015
Bulletproof
Pike
2018
The Aliens
Christophe
2016
Remain
2027
True Love
Paul
2012
Small Island
Michael
2009
Two Is a Family
Lowell
2016
Shockers
Brian
1999
In the Dark
DI Tim Cornish
2017
Outcasts
Jack Holt
2011
Stormbreaker
Wolf
2006
The Secrets
Ray
2014
Take Down
Danny Dorsey
2016
Inside Men
Chris Lebdon
2012
All Stars
Mark
2013
St George's Day
Kootz
2012
Dark Realm
Black male student
2001
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
Omar (archive footage)
2000
Truckers
Steve Warley
2013
Last Rights
Max
2005
The Ark
Angel
2015
Dead Man Running
Fitzroy
2009
Storm Damage
Stefan
2000
WΔZ
Daniel Leone
2007
House of 9
Al B
2005
Animol
Director
2026
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
Prince Kabala
2008
reload
Club Owner
2025
Echoes
Andre
2026
Some Voices
Kitchen Hand
2000
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Stuart Lawrence
1999Cubs
Karl
2006The Coral Island
Jack
2000
Parent's Night
Brian
2001
Sugarhouse
D
2007
Krept and Konan We Are England
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Boys
Director
2021
Born Romantic
Lee
2000
8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime
Self
2021
Montana
Ryan
2014
Demons Never Die
Bates
2011
Thanatos
Anuvahood
Cracks
2011
Bullet Boy
Ricky
2004
Softy
Ron
2025
Sket
Trey
2011
West 10 LDN
Lacey
2008
Fedz
Cherokee Blame
2013
Shiro's Story Part 3
Ty
2018Life and Lyrics
Danny
2006
Tu£sday
Billy
2008Drawn Out
Big Mo
2018
Untitled
2018This Is Tottenham
Self - Narrator
2015