Sinqua Walls (born April 6, 1985) is an American actor known for appearing in ''Friday Night Lights'', ''

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'', and ''

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Early life and education

Originally from

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, Sinqua moved to

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, with his family and attended

El Segundo High School El Segundo High School, or ESHS, is a four-year public high school located in El Segundo, California. It is the only secondary school incorporated by El Segundo Unified School District. First built in 1927, the school campus contains 5 main build ...

. Walls became interested in acting as a child after watching ''Radio Flyer''. In 2007, he graduated from

University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hil ...

, where he studied theatre and film. During college, Walls played on the

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team.

Career

Walls played Boyd, a beta werewolf who was a formerly recurring character on the

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drama series ''

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''. He has also made appearances on ''

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'', '' Lincoln Heights'', '' Friday Night Lights'', ''

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'', '' Blue Mountain State'', ''

'', '' Necessary Roughness'', and on

's ''

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''. He starred in the 2011 horror feature ''

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''. Walls played a guest role on the second season of the

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series ''

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'', as

Sir Lancelot Lancelot du Lac (French for Lancelot of the Lake), also written as Launcelot and other variants (such as early German ''Lanzelet'', early French ''Lanselos'', early Welsh ''Lanslod Lak'', Italian ''Lancillotto'', Spanish ''Lanzarote del Lago' ...

. He returned to the show during the fifth season as a guest star. He played the role of Shawn in the TV series ''

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''. On August 1, 2017, Walls was cast in

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's biopic '' The 15:17 to Paris'', about the thwarted

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. The film premiered on February 9, 2018. Since 2019, Walls has portrayed

Don Cornelius Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show ''Soul Train'', which he hosted from 1971 until 1993 ...

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's ''

'', a fictionalized drama series based on Cornelius's long-running television dance show ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walls, Sinqua 1985 births Living people American male television actors African-American actors University of San Francisco alumni El Segundo High School alumni 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people