
Polly Walker
Acting
Born 1966-05-19 · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Polly Alexandra Walker was born on May 19, 1966 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. She graduated from Ballet Rambert School in Twickenham, began her career as a dancer, but an injury at age 18 forced her to change direction. She started at London's Drama Centre to the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she portrayed small parts before graduating to small roles on television. Polly landed the title role in the television series Lorna Doone (1990) before making her feature debut in Journey of Honor (1991) ("Shogun Mayeda"). She first gained attention as an English woman in an Irish terrorist brigade in Phillip Noyce's Patriot Games (1992)
Filmography

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Dec 14, 2025

John Carter
Mar 7, 2012

Clash of the Titans
Mar 26, 2010

Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Nov 3, 2006

Control
Dec 7, 2004

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Dec 1, 2002

Savage Messiah
Apr 26, 2002

D-Tox
Jan 4, 2002

After Alice
Jan 1, 2000

Dark Harbor
Dec 31, 1999

8 ½ Women
May 22, 1999

Curtain Call
Dec 5, 1998

Talk of Angels
Oct 30, 1998

The Woodlanders
Feb 6, 1998

Brute
Nov 7, 1997

The Gambler
Oct 30, 1997

Robinson Crusoe
Jun 11, 1997

Roseanna's Grave
Mar 6, 1997

Emma
Aug 2, 1996

Restoration
Dec 29, 1995

The Trial
Jun 18, 1993

Sliver
May 21, 1993

Patriot Games
Jun 4, 1992

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Apr 18, 1992

Enchanted April
Nov 27, 1991

Walking a Tightrope
Sep 1, 1991

Journey of Honor
Apr 27, 1991

Lorna Doone
Dec 26, 1990

Kremlin Farewell
Apr 1, 1990