EXCLUSIVE: Range Media Partners has signed multi-hyphenate artist Ashley Walters (Top Boy) for representation.Walters is an actor, writer, director, producer and recording artist best known for exec producing and starring in Netflix’s British crime drama Top Boy, created and written by Ronan Bennett.
He stars alongside Kano (aka Kane Robinson) as Dushane Hill, a drug dealer plying his trade at the fictional Summerhouse estate, within the London borough of Hackney.
The series, currently in its final season, has been credited with changing the television landscape in the UK through its authentic representation of Black London culture.
It ran for two seasons on Channel 4 from 2011-2013 with Yann Demange directing and continuing as EP under Netflix, who brought the series back in 2018 for a further three seasons.Walters’ acting career launched with a breakout, award-winning performance in Saul Dibb’s drama Bullet Boy.
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