Polly Walker

About

Polly Alexandra Walker (born 19 May 1966) is an English actress. She has starred in the films Enchanted April (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Sliver (1993), Restoration (1995), The Gambler (1997), and Savage Messiah (2002). In 2006, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role in the drama series Rome (2005–2007). She is also known for her roles in BBC One dramas Prisoners’ Wives (2012–2013), Line of Duty (2016, 2019) and Netflix’s Bridgerton (2020-present).

Walker was born in Warrington, Cheshire. She attended Padgate Church of England Primary School in Warrington, and Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in East Grinstead until joining Twickenham’s Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance at age 16. She had to abandon dancing after a leg injury at the age of 18, deciding to concentrate on acting.
She attended Drama Centre London, before working at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Walker landed the title role in the television series Lorna Doone (1990), before making her feature debut in Journey of Honor (1991). In that same year she appeared in Les Equilibristes and in Mike Newell’s Enchanted April, in which she…