Walters is also an actor, appearing under his full name, Ashley Walters. He appeared on television as Omar in "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" at the age of 10, and as Andy in "Grange Hill" at the age of 14. He appeared in Saul Dibb's 2004 feature film "Bullet Boy", where he played Ricky, who had just been released from prison and back into living a normal life, a role for which Walters was named Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards. He also appeared in 2005's "Get Rich or Die Tryin"'.