Paul William Walker IV, or plain old Paul Walker as we know him, was born on September 12th 1973 in Glendale, California. He began acting at a young age appearing in many television commercials.

In 1986, made his movie debut in Monster in the Closet (1986) before starring in the television series Throb (1986) and then the film Programmed to Kill (1987).

After a brief spell on the American soap The Young and the Restless 1993, he won a part in the popular movie Pleastantvile (1998). Although his part was relatively small, his impressive performance led to more substantial roles in the movies Varsity Blues (1999), She's All That (1999) and The Skulls (2000).

In 2001 he was cast as Brian O'Conner in the movie The Fast and the Furious, and almost overnight Paul went from supporting actor to genuine Hollywood movie star. The obligatory sequel, imaginatively titled 2 Fast 2 Furious, followed in 2003.

Since then Paul has starred in a series of successful movies including Into the Blue (2005) Eight Below (2006) and Running Scared (2006). He will soon be seen fighting his way through Japan in Clint Eastwood's much anticipated WWII film Flags of Our Fathers (2006).