Has Eamonn Walker ever had any scrapes with the law?
Walker: Eamonn Walker had a load of scrapes with the law when he was a young man. I was always in trouble. [Laughs] TVGuide.com: Been chased by bobbies, have you? Walker: Yes, I’ve been chased by the bobbies. TVGuide.com: Last question: Did playing a devout Muslim for all those years on HBO’s Oz afford you any special insights into the current world climate? Walker: Oh, for starters, Oz changed my life. That was my first introduction to America and vice versa. I tend to put a lot of research into my work, whether it be Oz or [the 2005 feature] Lord of War. I read a lot and get as close as I possibly can to the real McCoy. So with Oz, I spent a lot of time in the mosque at 116th Street, where a person called Brother Kareem would teach me about Islam, and taught me how to pray…. I did that every weekend, spent time with him to talk about stuff. [Oz creator] Tom Fontana wrote such amazing stuff for every single character…. You had to really dig down deep to portray the emotions and fe
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