Ashley Walters

UK NEWS: ACTOR ASHLEY WALTERS BECOMES THE FIRST GUEST EDITOR OF FLAVOUR MAGAZINE

February 29, 2012

Inside Men and Top Boy star Ashley Walters guest edits the March/April edition of popular youth culture publication Flavour Magazine. In his role as Guest Editor, Ashley reveals his Top 10 music artists that act and interviews Flavour’s cover star Alexandra Burke. When asked about his role as Guest Editor Walters said, It’s been hard work juggling everything as guest editor and it was more work than I thought! But it’s been good fun getting to know what it takes to put together […]

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ACTOR/RAPPER ASHLEY WALTERS (“I DON’T THINK THERE ARE ENOUGH STREET DRAMAS”)

November 13, 2011

I think Channel 4 is so brave. They’re the only channel that put things on like that and doesn’t worry about what people think. It was a good show, a well acted drama. Why is it people always complain? It’s a TV show and we should have all supported it.” “What upsets me so much is, as soon as something like this comes on, every black person in the country acts like there’s never been anything good. We just had Anuvahood, which […]

UK NEWS: ASHLEY WALTERS AND NOEL CLARKE SET TO BRING US THE UK VERSION OF ‘BAD BOYS’

November 4, 2011

Actor Ashley Walters has revealed to The Telegraph that he has co-written a script with fellow actor and director Noel Clarke. Walters describes it as being, A UK version of Bad Boys. We’re playing cops,  we’re trying to make police glamorous over here, trying to give an advert to   the Met.” Well this should be interesting. With a decent storyline and a talented fresh supporting cast of actor/actresses (not the same old faces) this could be a success. I hope they manage to get the project off the ground.

UK MUSIC: TOP BOY SPECIAL: ASHER D, SCORCHER, SWAY, KANO (CYPHER)

November 2, 2011

Currently riding on the crest of a wave thanks to the new four-part “urban” drama Top Boy (which is currently airing on Channel 4 – 10pm) cast members/artists Asher D (Ashley Walters), Kano (Kane Robinson) alongside Sway, Scorcher and Adidas (which seems to be “TEAM UK” brand of choice) appear in the first episode of Soul Culture’s new online series Prose N Percussion featuring drummer Pauli The PSM. ….. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK TV / TRAILER: NEW FOUR-PART DRAMA ‘TOP BOY’ TO AIR ON CHANNEL 4 (STARRING ASHLEY WALTERS AND KANO)

October 12, 2011

Click HERE to view more photographs. Soul Culture reports that “Urban” drama Top Boy will be coming to our screens on Channel 4 at the end of October . The four-part drama stars Ashley Walters and rapper Kano. On London’s Summerhouse Estate, lives are lived along lines, and challenges come in all forms, even – especially – for kids. Thirteen-year-old Ra’Nell (Malcolm Kamulete) finds he has to ‘step up and be a man’ when his mentally ill mother Lisa (Sharon Duncan Brewster) is […]

UK MUSIC: REALZ (AKA RLZ) FT ASHLEY WALTERS – GLOWING

October 30, 2010

Check out the debut single Glowing from up and coming rapper Realz aka Rlz featuring So Solid star / actor Ashley Walters. The video was shot on location in Capetown, South Africa and is Ashley’s directorial debut. How old is Realz? He looks like he’s no more than fourteen years old. Anyway I really like this track. The beat is infectious and I think it will go down well in the clubs. Glowing gets the Mad News seal of approval. I just […]

UK FILM: FIND HER KEEP HER (TRAILER)

May 24, 2009

The soon to be released feature film Find Her Keep Her stars Ashley Walters, comedian Kojo and model turned actress Rachel Ritfeld. Film synopsis: They are the wealthiest players in town. They live the fast life,drive fast cars,live in plush apartments in the posh areas of London. Life can’t be better, money, fame the girls, but one thing they aim for is finding her and keeping her. Jide, a property developer lives with his fiancée of 4 years, Abi. He’s a workaholic who hardly spends […]

UK NEWS: FORMER SO SOLID STAR/ACTOR ASHLEY WALTERS ARRESTED

March 11, 2009

Via BBC News Former So Solid Crew member and actor Ashley Walters has been arrested by police investigating an assault at a nightclub in Belfast. Mr Walters was one of four men arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning in relation to an alleged assault at Thompson’s Garage. It is understood all four men remain in police custody. Mr Walters has been in Northern Ireland filming for a forthcoming television production. Small Island is being shot in the Portaferry area of […]