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name: "Chris Walker"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1964"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T16:27:20.174993+00:00"
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# Chris Walker

Actor. Born 1 January 1964 in South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1964, South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Christopher Walker
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Walker_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5108393, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907614/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65889

## Biography

Chris Walker is an English actor. Born in 1964 in South Elmsall, Yorkshire, he trained at Minsthorpe High School under playwright John Godber and began his career with stage work at Hull Truck Theatre.

He is known for his long-running role as Rob Hollins in the BBC soap opera *Doctors* (2009–2024). Other television credits include Matthew Mullen in *Playing the Field* (1998–2002), PC Larry 'Tiger' Barton in *Merseybeat* (2001–2004), and Detective Jim Prentice in the *Red Riding* trilogy (2009). He has also appeared in *The Bill*, *Coronation Street* and *Midsomer Murders*.

Walker won the British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership in 2010 (with Jan Pearson) and again in 2023 for his work on *Doctors*. He has directed episodes of the series.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Red Riding* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Detective Jim Prentice — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Last Witness* (2018), as Gerrard
- *Time Gentlemen, Please* (2010), as The Bad Chap, Thanks
- *Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974* (2009), as Jim Prentice
- *Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980* (2009), as Jim Prentice
- *Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983* (2009), as Jim Prentice
- *Red Riding* (2009), series, as Detective Jim Prentice — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)
- *To the Ends of the Earth* (2005), series, as Oldmeadow
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Driver
- *Born and Bred* (2002), series, as Frank Cosgrove
- *Merseybeat* (2001), series, Acting
- *The King Is Alive* (2000), as Paul
- *Doctors* (2000), series, as Rob Hollins
- *Swing* (1999), as Prison Warder
- *Sunny's Ears* (1998), as Fred Stephens
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Sam Fielding
- *The Fix* (1997), as David 'Bronco' Layne
- *When Saturday Comes* (1996), as Mac
- *Our Friends in the North* (1996), series, as DCI Paul Boyd — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/our-friends-in-the-north.md)
- *A Breed of Heroes* (1994), as C.S.M.
- *Funny Man* (1994), as The Hard Man
- *Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era* (1994), as Ken from Pontefract
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Danny Jackson, Hugh Mitchell
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Eddie King
- *Chernobyl: The Final Warning* (1991), as Grisha
- *Portrait of a Marriage* (1990), series, as Ben Nicolson
- *Defrosting the Fridge* (1989), as Dave
- *The Fourth Protocol* (1987), as Skinhead
- *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), series, as Barman — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md)

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