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Sinqua Walls

Sinqua Walls

American actor

Sinqua Walls (born April 6, 1985) is an American actor known for appearing in Friday Night Lights, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and American Soul.[1]

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Early life and education

Originally from Louisiana, Sinqua moved to Marina del Rey, California, with his family and attended El Segundo High School. Walls became interested in acting as a child after watching Radio Flyer. In 2007, he graduated from University of San Francisco, where he studied theatre and film.[citation needed] During college, Walls played on the San Francisco Dons men's basketball team.[2]

Career

Walls played Boyd, a beta werewolf who was a formerly recurring character on the MTV drama series Teen Wolf.[3] He has also made appearances on Pair of Kings, Lincoln Heights, Friday Night Lights, Grey's Anatomy, Blue Mountain State, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Necessary Roughness,[4] and on MTV's Next.

He starred in the 2011 horror feature Shark Night 3D.[5] Walls played a guest role on the second season of the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time, as Sir Lancelot.[6][3] He returned to the show during the fifth season as a guest star.[7] He played the role of Shawn in the TV series Power.[8][9] On August 1, 2017, Walls was cast in Clint Eastwood's biopic The 15:17 to Paris, about the thwarted 2015 Thalys train attack.[10] The film premiered on February 9, 2018.[11]

Since 2019, Walls has portrayed Don Cornelius in BET's American Soul, a fictionalized drama series based on Cornelius's long-running television dance show Soul Train.[12]

Filmography

Film

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Television

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References

  1. [1]
    Sinqua Walls, USF Guard Bio[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    "Sinqua Walls - Men's Basketball". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
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    West, Kelly (July 26, 2012). "Teen Wolf's Sinqua Walls Headed To Once Upon A Time For Season 2". Cinema Blend. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
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    "'Necessary Roughness' Recruits 'Mad Men,' 'Teen Wolf' Alums". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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    "Sinqua Walls and Chris Carmack Join Shark Night 3D". movieweb.com. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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    Ng, Philiana (July 26, 2012). "'Once Upon a Time' Casts Sir Lancelot for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
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    "Sinqua Walls returning as Lancelot for season 5 of 'OUAT'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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    "Sinqua Walls of the Starz Hit Show, Power - Started From The Bottom - Parlé Magazine — The Voice of Urban Entertainment". Parlé Magazine. June 3, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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    Stanley, Alessandra (June 6, 2014). "Trying to Go Legit, Despite the In-Laws". The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris adds Sinqua Walls". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  11. [11]
    "Clint Eastwood's 'The 15:17 To Paris' Gets February Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  12. [12]
    ‘American Soul’: Sinqua Walls To Star In BET Drama Series
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