Paul William Walker IV was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast and the Furious film series. He also played Chris Johnson in the 2003 action drama Timeline.
For Disney, he played Phil Deedle in the 1998 film Meet the Deedles, Dean Samson in the 1999 Miramax comedy film She's All That, and Jerry Shepard in the 2006 film Eight Below.
On November 30, 2013, Walker was riding as a passenger in his Porsche Carrera driven by his good friend, Roger Rodas, when Rodas suddenly lost control of the car, and it collided with a concrete lamp post and two trees, killing both Walker and Rodas instantly. He was only 40 years old.
Roles[]
Phil Deedle
(Meet the Deedles)
(Meet the Deedles)
Trivia[]
- He was considered for the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, along with Ryan Phillippe, Colin Hanks, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, James Van Der Beek, Joshua Jackson, Eric Christian Olsen, Erik von Detten, Chris Klein, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jonathan Brandis, but Hayden Christensen cast at the end.
External links[]
Paul Walker on Wikipedia- Paul Walker on IMDb
Gallery[]
Paul Walker with his brothers Cody (l) and Caleb (r) at premiere of Into the Blue in September 2005.
Paul Walker poses with a malamute at Eight Below premiere in February 2006.
Paul Walker at Fast & Furious 4 premiere in March 2009.
Paul Walker attending the 2013 SXSW Film Fest, about six months before his fatal car wreck.