Christopher Walken
Acting
Born March 31, 1943 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Antz (1998), Vendetta (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Joe Dirt (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, The Jungle Book (2016), and Irreplaceable You (2018). He has received a number of awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Deer Hunter.
Known for
Filmography
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025 · Self
Dune: Part Two
2024 · Emperor
From Roger Moore with Love
2024 · Self
The War with Grandpa
2020 · Jerry
Percy
2020 · Percy Schmeiser
Wild Mountain Thyme
2020 · Tony Reilly
The Jesus Rolls
2019 · Warden
Irreplaceable You
2018 · Myron
Father Figures
2017 · Dr. Walter Tinkler
The Family Fang
2016 · Caleb Fang
The Jungle Book
2016 · King Louie (voice)
One More Time
2016 · Paul Lombard
Eddie the Eagle
2016 · Warren Sharp
Nine Lives
2016 · Felix Perkins
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
2015 · Clem
Jersey Boys
2014 · Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
Turks & Caicos
2014 · Curtis Pelissier
Peter Pan Live!
2014 · Captain Hook
The Power of Few
2013 · Doke
Dark Horse
2012 · Jackie
Seven Psychopaths
2012 · Hans Kieslowski
Stand Up Guys
2012 · Doc
A Late Quartet
2012 · Peter Mitchell
Kill the Irishman
2011 · Shondor Birns
Life's a Beach
2010 · Roy Callahan
The Maiden Heist
2009 · Roger Barlow
$5 a Day
2008 · Nat Parker
Hairspray
2007 · Wilbur Turnblad
Balls of Fury
2007 · Feng
Click
2006 · Morty
Man of the Year
2006 · Jack Menken
Fade to Black
2006 · Brewster
Wedding Crashers
2005 · Secretary Cleary
Domino
2005 · Mark Heiss
Romance & Cigarettes
2005 · Cousin Bo
Envy
2004 · J-Man
Man on Fire
2004 · Paul Rayburn
The Stepford Wives
2004 · Mike Wellington
Around the Bend
2004 · Turner Lair
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
2004
The Rundown
2003 · Hatcher
Kangaroo Jack
2003 · Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
Gigli
2003 · Det. Stanley Jacobellis
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003 · Self
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003 · Self
Catch Me If You Can
2002 · Frank Abagnale
Undertaking Betty
2002 · Frank Featherbed
Poolhall Junkies
2002 · Uncle Mike
The Country Bears
2002 · Reed Thimple
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002 · Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
Joe Dirt
2001 · Clem
America's Sweethearts
2001 · Hal Weidmann
Scotland, PA
2001 · Lieutenant McDuff
The Affair of the Necklace
2001 · Count Cagliostro
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
2000 · Gabriel
The Opportunists
2000 · Vic Kelly
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000 · Self
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Hessian Horseman
New Rose Hotel
1999 · Fox
Blast from the Past
1999 · Calvin
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999 · Jacob Witting
Vendetta
1999 · James Houston
Antz
1998 · Colonel Cutter (voice)
The Prophecy II
1998 · Gabriel
The Eternal
1998 · Uncle Bill Ferriter
Illuminata
1998 · Bevalaqua
Suicide Kings
1997 · Carlo Bartolucci
MouseHunt
1997 · Caesar
Excess Baggage
1997 · Ray
Touch
1997 · Bill Hill
Basquiat
1996 · The Interviewer
The Funeral
1996 · Ray Tempio
Last Man Standing
1996 · Hickey
Wild Side
1996 · Bruno Buckingham
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · The Man with the Plan
Nick of Time
1995 · Mr. Smith
The Prophecy
1995 · Gabriel
The Addiction
1995 · Peina
Search and Destroy
1995 · Kim Ulander
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Captain Koons
A Business Affair
1994 · Vanni Corso
True Romance
1993 · Vincenzo Coccotti
Wayne's World 2
1993 · Bobby Cahn
Skylark
1993 · Jacob Witting
Scam
1993 · Jack Shanks
Batman Returns
1992 · Max Shreck
The Big Pardon 2
1992 · Pasco Meisner
Mistress
1992 · Warren Zell
McBain
1991 · McBain
Sarah, Plain and Tall
1991 · Jacob Witting
All-American Murder
1991 · P.J. Decker
King of New York
1990 · Frank White
The Comfort of Strangers
1990 · Robert
Communion
1989 · Whitley Strieber
Homeboy
1988 · Wesley Pendergass
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988 · Kyril Montana
Biloxi Blues
1988 · Sgt. Toomey
Puss in Boots
1988 · Puss
Deadline
1987 · Don Stevens
At Close Range
1986 · Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.
A View to a Kill
1985 · Max Zorin
The Dead Zone
1983 · Johnny Smith
Brainstorm
1983 · Michael Brace
Who Am I This Time?
1982 · Harry Nash
Pennies from Heaven
1981 · Tom
Heaven's Gate
1980 · Nathan D. Champion
The Dogs of War
1980 · Jamie Shannon
Last Embrace
1979 · Eckart
The Deer Hunter
1978 · Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
Annie Hall
1977 · Duane Hall
The Sentinel
1977 · Det. Rizzo
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1976 · Robert Fulmer
The Mind Snatchers
1972 · Pvt. James H. Reese
The Anderson Tapes
1971 · The Kid