EastEnders’ Patrick star Rudolph Walker’s life including Teletubbies role
06.07.2023 - 15:51
/ ok.co.uk
He’s been a mainstay on our screens for decades now and has enjoyed a wide range of roles to put his acting chops to the test, from the likes of Teletubbies to EastEnders. But don’t expect him to slow down anytime soon. Despite being 83-years-old, he recently told Metro: “Retiring? What’s that?! No, I enjoy it, I enjoy being there, I enjoy working." "I’m sure there are going to be storylines that are going to come up, having been here for a number of years.
I’m sure there are exciting things in the pipeline,” he added. Rudolph’s early life Rudolph Walker CBE, was born in San Juan in Trinidad and Tobago, where he began acting at the young age of eight. He signed up to Derek Walcott's Trinidad Theatre Workshop, becoming its youngest member.
His passion for the stage took him to the UK, where the training was believed to be superior to what was being offered for actors in the United States, somewhere he originally had intended on moving to. When did he join EastEnders? Rudolph’s best known role is as Patrick in EastEnders, where he’s been a fixture since 2001. In the show, he plays the role of Patrick Neville Loftus Alfonso Trueman, a Trinidadian-born immigrant and a long-standing resident of Albert Square.
The star shows no signs of leaving Albert Square, saying: “No, I enjoy it, I enjoy being there, I enjoy working.” What other roles has he played? Rudolph has played a variety of roles on our screens over the years, featuring in Doctor Who and Mr Bean, amongst many others. And other than the world of soap, he’s built an impressive portfolio of work, especially in film. He’s also played characters in the movies 10 Rillington Place, King Ralph and Let Him Have It.