Date of birth 12 September, 1973. Birth place California, USA Birth name Paul William Walker IV Height 6' 2 " (188 cm) Paul Walker is an American actor and former fashion model.

Paul William Walker is a rising American actor and ex- fashion model. He was born in 1973 in California, where he grew up with his grand parents. As a child he appeared in the famous sitcom ‘Throb. During the 80s Walker was a well known fashion model who has been associated with many brands. His modeling career created paths for him to enter the movie industry.

Later he moved onto doing co star and main roles in cheap budget movies which didn’t help him much to grab the big fish. It was in 1998 that he got his first recognized role in ‘Meet the Deedles’ and then went on to star with Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon in ‘Pleasantville’. His next hits were ‘Varsity Blues’ and ‘She’s all that’.

His breakthrough movie that brought him out was 2001’s ‘The fast and the furious’ alongside Vin Diesel. He also starred in the sequel to this as the main character in ‘2 fast 2 furious’, which went to become a financially fruitful movie. He was asked to do a role in ‘SWAT”, but was later replaced by Colin Farrell. After working on ‘Into the Blue’, which went onto become a flop, he worked on two other movies which were well received by critics. These were ‘Running Scared’, were he plays the role of a mobster who fights his way to save his family from danger and ‘Eight Below’ which has become a financially successful Disney film.