Walter van Dyk

Walter van Dyk (born 20 May 1961) is a British actor, singer, narrator and photographer.

Early life

Van Dyk is the son of Dutch composer Rudi Martinus van Dijk and the Montessori educator Jeanne Elisabeth Anna Koning. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, van Dyk was educated at Hull High School in Hull, Massachusetts in the United States, and later studied acting with Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof (HB) Studios in New York and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He later studied singing at Trinity College of Music in London.

Career

Walter van Dyk will be seen as Major Petkoff in Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man directed by Brigid Larmour in the Watford Palace Theatre's Autumn season in 2016. He recently co-starred with Felicity Dean in the World Premiere of a new play This Thing called Love by Shelley Silas directed by Ben Caplan on August 31st, 2015 as part of a repertory season of four new plays in London. He has performed in Olivier Award nominated shows in the West End and worked with some of Britain's finest directors Richard Eyre, Stephen Unwin, Jeremy Sams, Rachel Kavanaugh, and Brigid Larmour. He most recently played the title role of Krapp in Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape in London.