“I love 'Donnie Brasco' and 'Days of Thunder,' so after I did 'The Skulls,' I was like, 'I want to be either an undercover cop, or I want to race cars!' Universal came to me with a newspaper article about street racing in L.A., and I was like, 'Are you kidding me? I grew up doing that right off Peoria in Sun Valley.' They asked if I wanted to do it.”

American actor

Paul Walker was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious film franchise. His career became closely associated with that role, which he first took on in 2001 and remained linked to through the series' run. He worked in film and became widely recognized through action cinema, especially the Fast & Furious titles. His name is most often remembered for that franchise and the character that made him familiar to audiences.