About
Polly Alexandra Walker was born on May 19, 1966 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. She graduated from Ballet Rambert School in Twickenham, began her career as a dancer, but an injury at age 18 forced her to change direction. She started at London's Drama Centre to the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she portrayed small parts before graduating to small roles on television. Polly landed the title role in the television series Lorna Doone (1990) before making her feature debut in Journey of Honor (1991) ("Shogun Mayeda"). She first gained attention as an English woman in an Irish terrorist brigade in Phillip Noyce's Patriot Games (1992)
Known for
The MentalistSeries • 2008
PsychSeries • 2006
Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989
Numb3rsSeries • 2005
BridgertonSeries • 2020
Warehouse 13Series • 2009
Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004
Waking the DeadSeries • 2001
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
Line of DutySeries • 2012
Dune: ProphecySeries • 2024
RomeSeries • 2005
SanctuarySeries • 2008
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerSeries • 2019
CapricaSeries • 2010
Mr SelfridgeSeries • 2013
Clash of the TitansMovie • 2010
John CarterMovie • 2012
CursedSeries • 2020
Patriot GamesMovie • 1992
BookishSeries • 2025
CaneSeries • 2007
SliverMovie • 1993
A Ghost Story for ChristmasSeries • 1971