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Ashley Walters

Biography

Ashley Anthony Walters (born 30 June 1982), also known by his stage name Asher D, is an English actor and rapper. He first rose to fame as a member of the UK garage group So Solid Crew who hit the top spot on the UK charts in 2001 with their second single, "21 Seconds". On television, Walters is known for his roles in the BBC series Grange Hill (1997), Storm Damage (2000), Hustle (2007), Outcasts (2011), Truckers (2013) and Cuffs (2015), the Channel 4 crime drama Top Boy (2011–2023), the E4 series The Aliens (2016), the Sky One series Bulletproof (2018–2021), the Disney+ series A Thousand Blows (2025), and the Netflix series Missing You and Adolescence (both 2025). He also directed episodes of A Thousand Blows. Walters earned Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations for his performance in Adolescence. His films include Bullet Boy (2004), Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) and Life and Lyrics (2006).

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

29 releases · 10 albums · active 2001–2020

  • Performance · 32

Studios: Metropolis Studios · Britannia Row Studios · The Hide Out Studios · The Crib, London

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