Chris Walker is an English actor best known for his appearances in the BBC drama Playing the Field and the BBC soap series Doctors as Matthew Mullen and Rob Hollins, respectively. Walker has been nominated for several awards for his portrayal of Rob, and in 2010, he won the British Soap Awards for Best On-Screen Partnership with Jan Pearson, who plays his on-screen wife, Karen Hollins.
Walker made his television debut as Nick Shaw in the ITV criminal thriller The Bill, which he performed from 1985 until 1987. In 2007, he returned to the series in a different capacity. From March to May 1997, he played Ray Thorpe, a decorator, in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Walker made his first appearance as Matthew Mullen in the BBC drama series Playing the Field a year later.
Then, in 2001, he was cast as PC Larry ‘Tiger’ Barton in the BBC procedural serial Merseybeat, a role he played until 2004. He returned to Coronation Street in December 2005, playing repentant killer Ed Jackson until March 2006. Walker began as Rob Hollins in the BBC soap drama Doctors in 2009. In 2010, he and on-screen Jan Pearson, who plays his on-screen wife, Karen Hollins, won the British Soap Awards for Best On-Screen Partnership. He was also a contestant on Celebrity Masterchef in 2010, when he finished in the top five.
Who is Chris Walker’s Wife?
Walker has a daughter, Anastasia, who is a member of the rock band Bang Bang Romeo, and a wife, Sharron. Walker became an amateur chef after participating on Celebrity MasterChef and performed as a cook at the Doncaster Wool Market Show as part of the 2019 Doncaster Food Festival. He’s also put on gourmet nights, involving nine-course meals, at places like the Regent Hotel.