Walker mentioned drawing upon personal tragedy for his acting, which can offer a sense of healing.

He actually played a different sport football.

“Mine was an acting career.”

Andrew Walker smiling in a dark suit at an event

Like any entrepreneurial undertaking, getting the business off the ground was a challenge.

It was the perfect most humbling place for us at that time in our lives."

This changed, however, during the COVID-19 pandemic where she began developing Parkinson’s symptoms.

Andrew Walker smiling in a gray suit at an event

He remained positive that the mother he knew was still there.

“Her body was atrophying,” he said.

“Her eyes would just brighten, though, when she would see me come in.

Andrew and Cassandra Troy Walker at an event

Her soul was there.”

Sadly,Joyce died in 2023.

“I’m so lucky to call you my mother.

Andrew Walker’s mother

According to Walker, his acting has helped him grieve the loss of his mother.

“That’s what I love about acting,” he told TV Fanatic in 2021.

… [Y]ou have this platform where it can be healing.”

Andrew Walker in front of shrubbery