Jimmy Walker (Actor)

Jimmy was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio where he performed and studied acting at the Karamu House, the oldest black theatre in the nation. He performed in such plays as August Wilson's Jitney and Langston Hughes's Simply Heavenly, directed by Richard Gant, Little Ham, Tamborines to Glory.He also performed as 'Loving Al' in the musical Working and 'Newt Lee' in Parade at the Cassidy theatre in Cleveland. Jimmy also performed in the play, Barbershop at The National Black Play Festival, at the midnight reading in Winston Salem North Carolina in 2001.  He moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a career in Television and Film. His TV credits include "My Name IS Earl, ER, and The District. His film credits include, Black Dynamite, The Hammer, and I'm Through With White Girls. Jimmy is proud to be a member of Write Act Rep. He was last seen there in a workshop production called Coffee Club.  He was also seen at Write Act as 'Little Andrew', in Blues For Central Avenue .Jimmy has studied acting at the Ivanna Chubbuck Studio. He currently studies tap with Arlene Kennedy and Charon Aldredge.