Sinqua Walls is making a name for himself. Currently, the actor has a role in the Starz crime-drama Power, however, Walls is set to make audiences laugh in the comedy Believe Me coming out in early September.
Although originally born in Louisiana, Walls studied theater and film at the University of San Francisco. In 2007, he landed his first role in the film Choose Connor. One year later, Walls earned a spot on the Panthers football team as Jamarcus Hall in the Emmy-winning series Friday Night Lights. In 2011, Walls starred in the horror-thriller Shark Night 3D. Throughout his career, he made many appearances on popular shows such as Chuck, Californication, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Necessary Roughness, and Grey’s Anatomy. One of his most recognized parts was his role as Daniel in The Secret Life of an American Teenager alongside Shailene Woodley. In the fantasy series Once Upon a Time, Walls was cast as Lancelot, and his portrayal was one of very few performances in television and film history in which Lancelot was played by a black man. Walls recently appeared in 15 episodes of MTV’s Teen Wolf as Boyd, a lonely high school teenager bitten by a werewolf. In an interview posted on the website Just Jared Jr., when Walls was questioned about how the make-up effects his character, Walls said “As soon as you see the teeth come in and the contact lenses, I just feel that carnal rage…it really brings it out in you.”
In the Starz series Power, a wealthy New York night club owner doubles as a drug kingpin. Walls plays the role of Shawn. In Believe Me, releasing Sept. 26, four desperate college seniors organize a fake charity in order to pay off their tuition. Walls will star as one of the schemers. Clearly, Walls is finding his place in both the television and film industry.