Paul Walker
Biography
Paul Walker was an American actor, born in Glendale, California, who started as a child model and television performer before moving into film. He appeared in Monster in the Closet (1986), Programmed to Kill (1987), and Tammy and the T-Rex (1994), then landed supporting parts in Varsity Blues (1999), She's All That (1999), and The Skulls (2000). His breakthrough came as Brian O'Conner in The Fast and the Furious (2001), opposite Vin Diesel, which launched the Fast and Furious franchise and earned the pair an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team. He also starred in Joy Ride (2001), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Eight Below (2006), and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). Walker returned to the franchise with Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011), and Fast & Furious 6 (2013), and starred in Takers (2010). He made his executive producing debut with Vehicle 19 (2013). He died in 2013, and Furious 7 (2015) was released after his death.
40years old at death
- Born Glendale
- Died Valencia
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Paul William Walker IV (birth name)Also credited as Paul William Walker and Paul Walker IV
Movie Career
- Films
- 31
- Career span
- 32 years1986 to 2018
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A role that slipped away
Walker had started training for the part of Jim Street in S.W.A.T. (2003) but backed out to return as Brian O'Conner in 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Colin Farrell took the role.
First role
Walker began as a toddler model, appearing in a Pampers commercial at age two, and kept doing commercials, including one for Showbiz Pizza in 1984, before he moved into television acting that year.
Behind the camera
Walker founded the production company Laguna Ridge Pictures in 2012, which signed a first-look deal with Universal Pictures, the distributor of Fast & Furious.
Paul Walker movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Justin Lin directed three of these films, Rob Cohen two and Wayne Kramer two. Vin Diesel appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Vin Diesel's page
Tyrese Gibson's page
Jordana Brewster's page
Michelle Rodriguez's page
Ludacris's page
Dwayne Johnson's page
All films by Justin Lin
All films by Rob Cohen
All films by Wayne Kramer
Also three films together4 more actors
- Scott CaanStories USA (2007), Into the Blue (2005) and Varsity Blues (1999)
- Elsa PatakyFurious 7 (2015), Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and Fast Five (2011)
- Gal GadotFast & Furious 6 (2013), Fast Five (2011) and Fast & Furious (2009)
- Sung KangFast & Furious 6 (2013), Fast Five (2011) and Fast & Furious (2009)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Paul Walker's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$4.4 billion
22 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 31 films: 22 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 22Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.5B34.6% of the total
- 2$789M18.0% of the total
- 3$626M14.3% of the total
- 4$363M8.3% of the total
- 5$236M5.4% of the total
- 6$207M4.7% of the total
- 7$120M2.7% of the total
- 8$103M2.4% of the total
$422 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2002 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo | The Fast and the Furious | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.