Acting

Geno Walker

Biography

Chicago proud and South Side strong, Geno has found success acting on stage, television, film, and in voiceover. He won the Black Theater Alliance Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play in 2018 and was nominated for a Jeff Award for Excellence in Theater in the same category. From 2016 to 2020, Geno did more award winning work lending his vocal talents as the voice of Wendy's Restaurants. Geno graduated from Oberlin College, attended Purdue University for graduate studies, and he received improv training at the Charlotte Comedy Theater in Charlotte, NC, the Groundling's Theater in LA, and Second City in Chicago, as a Bob Curry Fellow. He attended the Vagabond School of acting in Chicago for additional training. His hobbies include woodworking, gardening, archery, and virtual realty games.