Known for

Acting

Geno Walker

Chicago proud and South Side strong, Geno has found success acting on stage, television, film, and in voiceover. He won the Black Theater Alliance Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play in 2018 and was nominated for a Jeff Award for Excellence in Theater in the same category. From 2016 to 2020, Geno did more award winning work lending his vocal talents as the voice of Wendy's Restaurants. Geno graduated from Oberlin College, attended Purdue University for graduate studies, and he received improv training at the Charlotte Comedy Theater in Charlotte, NC, the Groundling's Theater in LA, and Second City in Chicago, as a Bob Curry Fellow. He attended the Vagabond School of acting in Chicago for additional training. His hobbies include woodworking, gardening, archery, and virtual realty games.

Titles

Shameless

Series • 2011

Chicago P.D.

Series • 2014

Chicago Fire

Series • 2012

Empire

Series • 2015

The Chi

Series • 2018

Sirens

Series • 2014

South Side

Series • 2019

the T

Series • 2018

Night's End

Movie • 2022

Animator

Movie • 2019