Walter James Billingham II

Walter James Billingham II (born June 13, 1998) is an American actor from Oliver Springs, Tennessee.

Early life

He was born June 13, 1998 in Bradenton, Florida, to parents Walter James Billingham and Theresa Taylor Billingham. His father was a systems engineer who worked for Verizon as a contractor doing back up and storage for major clients. His mother works at Amazon as a Customer Service Associate. His father is of German/Polish/Irish/American Indian/French descent. His mother is of German/Irish/Scottish/American Indian/English descent. He has a younger brother, Tesla Samuel, who loves to write. His Great Grandfather, Walter Elbert Billingham was the General Manager of Coke Production for Inland Steel in Chicago, Illinois. His Great Great Grandfather, Walter Benjamin Billingham worked as a mechanical engineer helping design the first jet aircraft engines.

Career

Walter's acting career began at age 14 when he debuted in his first theatrical play at Oak Ridge PlayHouse in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He played the role of the Sorcerer's Apprentice. He starred in his second theatrical play at age 15 playing the role of Greg Williams in Bridge to Terabithia at Knoxville Children’s Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee. He starred in the straight to DVD movie Old Rugged Cross directed by Donald James Parker. He landed his first movie role at the age of 17 in the movie Dog Years starring Burt Reynolds, Chevy Chase, and Ariel Winter, and was directed by Adam Rifkin. Walter landed a role in the movie Life of the Party directed by Ben Falcone, starring Melissa McCarthy, Stephen Root, Maya Rudolph, Matt Walsh, and Christina Aguilera. He began his television debut at the age of 18 when he started working with Jupiter Entertainment starring in TV series made for Investigation Discovery such as [...] Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda, [...] Calls, and #[...].