
Ashley Walters
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 30, 1982
- Birthplace
- Peckham, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography

Thanatos TBA
Actor

Remain 2027
as Oscar

Animol 2026
Director, Producer

The Making of Animol 2026
Actor

Echoes 2026
as Andre

reload 2025
as Club Owner

Softy 2025
as Ron

8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime 2021
as Self

Krept and Konan We Are England 2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Boys 2021
Director

Shiro's Story Part 3 2018
as Ty
- Drawn Out
Drawn Out 2018
as Big Mo

Untitled 2018
Actor

Two Is a Family 2016
as Lowell

Take Down 2016
as Danny Dorsey
- This Is Tottenham
This Is Tottenham 2015
as Self - Narrator

The Ark 2015
as Angel

Montana 2014
as Ryan

All Stars 2013
as Mark

Fedz 2013
as Cherokee Blame

St George's Day 2012
as Kootz

Sket 2011
as Trey

Demons Never Die 2011
as Bates

Anuvahood 2011
as Cracks

Dead Man Running 2009
as Fitzroy

Tu£sday 2008
as Billy

Speed Racer 2008
as Prince Kabala

Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family 2008
as Prince Kabala

West 10 LDN 2008
as Lacey

Sugarhouse 2007
as D

WΔZ 2007
as Daniel Leone
- Life and Lyrics
Life and Lyrics 2006
as Danny
- Cubs
Cubs 2006
as Karl

Stormbreaker 2006
as Wolf

Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005
as Antwan

House of 9 2005
as Al B

Bullet Boy 2004
as Ricky

Parent's Night 2001
as Brian

Born Romantic 2000
as Lee

Some Voices 2000
as Kitchen Hand

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure 2000
as Omar (archive footage)

Storm Damage 2000
as Stefan

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence 1999
as Stuart Lawrence
Credits from TMDB.