Editing Christopher Walken (section)

==Career==
===1950s–1960s===
As a child, Walken appeared on screen as an [[Extra (actor)|extra]] in numerous [[anthology series]] and [[variety shows]] during the [[Golden Age of Television]].<ref name=tca/> After appearing in a sketch with [[Martin and Lewis]] on ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'', Walken decided to become an actor.<ref name="tiscali">{{cite web|url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/christopher_walken_biog/2|title=Christopher Walken Biography|publisher=[[Tiscali SpA]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070101033429/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/christopher_walken_biog/2|archive-date=January 1, 2007}}</ref> He landed a regular role in the 1953 television show ''Wonderful John Acton,'' playing the part of Kevin Acton. During this time, he was credited as Ronnie Walken.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EDsYAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA54 |title=Television Introductions: Narrated TV Program Openings since 1949|author=Vincent Terrace|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=November 7, 2013|page=54|isbn=9780810892507|access-date=November 21, 2019}}</ref>

Over the next two years, he appeared frequently on television, and had a thriving career in theater. From 1954 to 1956, Walken and his brother Glenn originated the role of Michael Bauer on the soap opera ''[[Guiding Light|The Guiding Light]].'' In 1963, he appeared as a character named Chris in an episode of ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'', starring [[Paul Burke (actor)|Paul Burke]].

In 1964, he changed his first name to Christopher at the suggestion of [[Monique van Vooren]], who had a nightclub act in which Walken was a dancer. She believed the name suited him better than nickname Ronnie, which he was credited as until then.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebratingchristopherwalken.com/biography.htm|title=Christopher Walken: The Song and Dance Man|publisher=Celebrating Christopher Walken|access-date=September 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005054824/http://www.celebratingchristopherwalken.com/biography.htm|archive-date=October 5, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> He prefers to be known as Chris instead of Christopher.<ref name="tiscali"/>

In 1966, Walken played the role of King Philip of France in the Broadway premiere of ''[[The Lion in Winter]]''.<ref name=site>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/200775%7c0/Christopher-Walken/ |title=Christopher Walken Biography |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307185148/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/200775%7C0/Christopher-Walken/ |archive-date=March 7, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1968, he played Lysander in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and Romeo in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Stratford Festival]] in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.stratfordfestival.ca/AIS/Details/people/10149|title=Stratford Festival Archives &#124; Details|website=archives.stratfordfestival.ca|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406224143/https://archives.stratfordfestival.ca/AIS/Details/people/10149|archive-date=April 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cda.mrs.umn.edu/~webbrl/WalkenStratford.html|title=Christopher Walken at Stratford 1968|website=cda.mrs.umn.edu|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117150537/http://cda.mrs.umn.edu/~webbrl/WalkenStratford.html|archive-date=November 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

He appeared in the made-for-TV movies ''[[Barefoot in Athens]]'' (1966) and ''[[The Three Musketeers (1969 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1969), and made his feature film debut in ''[[Me and My Brother (film)|Me and My Brother]]'' (1969), a low-budget production that also featured [[Sam Shepard]].

===1970s===

In 1970, Walken guest starred as Navy SP Walt Kramer in ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' season 2 episode 17, "Run, Johnny, Run". Walken also starred in the Off-Broadway production of [[Lanford Wilson]]'s ''[[Lemon Sky]]'' opposite [[Charles Durning]] and [[Bonnie Bartlett]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/18/archives/stage-immediacy-illuminates-wilsons-lemonsky.html |title=Stage: Immediacy Illuminates Wilson's 'Lemon Sky' |last=Barnes |first=Clive |date=May 18, 1970 |website=The New York Times |access-date=November 22, 2020 |quote="Christopher Walken as the nonhero, flip, baffled, charm ing, daring the audience with the author's semi‐off‐stage asides, amused and yet con cerned, is most convincing, moving from narration to ac tion with east and keeping the right distance between himself, audience and play."}}</ref> Later that year Walken received the [[Drama Desk Award]] for Outstanding Performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/christopher-walken-63778#Credits |title=Christopher Walken |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref>

Walken's first major studio film was [[Sidney Lumet]]'s ''[[The Anderson Tapes]]'' (1971) with [[Sean Connery]] and [[Dyan Cannon]]. In 1972's ''The Mind Snatchers'' a.k.a. ''[[The Happiness Cage]]'', Walken played his first starring role.<ref>''The Mind Snatchers'' is also known as ''The Happiness Cage'' and ''The Demon Within''.</ref> In this [[science fiction film]], which deals with [[Brainwashing|mind control]] and [[Normalization (sociology)|normalization]], he plays a [[Psychopathy|sociopathic]] U.S. soldier stationed in Germany.

[[Paul Mazursky]]'s 1976 film ''[[Next Stop, Greenwich Village]]'' had Walken, under the name "Chris Walken", playing the charismatic and promiscuous fictional poet Robert Fulmer. In [[Woody Allen]]'s 1977 film ''[[Annie Hall]]'' (in which his surname was misspelled "Wlaken" in the end credits), Walken played Duane, the borderline crazy brother of Annie Hall ([[Diane Keaton]]).<ref>He is incorrectly credited as "Christopher Wlaken" in the film's credits.</ref> Also in 1977, Walken had a minor role as [[Eli Wallach]]'s partner in [[The Sentinel (1977 film)|''The Sentinel'']]. In 1978, he appeared in ''[[Shoot the Sun Down]]'', a [[Western (genre)|western]] filmed in 1976 that costarred [[Margot Kidder]].<ref>'[http://www.walkenworks.com/sunleeds.html Interview with director David Leeds] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313121450/http://www.walkenworks.com/sunleeds.html |date=March 13, 2007}}</ref> Along with [[Nick Nolte]] and [[Burt Reynolds]], Walken was considered by [[George Lucas]] for the part of [[Han Solo]] in ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'';<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/aug/20/1 |title=It could have been so different |access-date=March 25, 2007 |work=The Guardian |location=London |first=Mark |last=King |date=August 20, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209060801/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/aug/20/1 |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timburtoncollective.com/walken.html |title=Christopher Walken |access-date=March 25, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526223817/http://www.timburtoncollective.com/walken.html |archive-date=May 26, 2012 }}</ref> the part ultimately went to [[Harrison Ford]].

In 1977, Walken also guest-starred in an episode of ''[[Kojak]]'' as Ben Wiley, a robber.

Walken won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for Best Supporting Actor in [[Michael Cimino]]'s 1978 film ''[[The Deer Hunter]]''. He played a Pennsylvania steelworker who was emotionally destroyed by the [[Vietnam War]]. To help achieve his character's gaunt appearance before the third act, Walken consumed only bananas, water and rice for a month.<ref name="Observer">{{cite news|url=http://www.observer.com/2009/culture/week-dvr-its-charlie-brown-christmas-plus-deer-hunter-new-world-and-brad-pitt-too|title=The Week in DVR: It's a Charlie Brown Christmas! Plus, The Deer Hunter, The New World and Brad Pitt Too|last=Vilkomerson|first=Sara|date=December 14, 2009|newspaper=The Observer|access-date=January 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215174448/http://www.observer.com/2009/culture/week-dvr-its-charlie-brown-christmas-plus-deer-hunter-new-world-and-brad-pitt-too|archive-date=December 15, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1980s===
[[File:Christopher Walken - 1984.jpg|thumb|Walken in 1984 stage play ''Hurlyburly'']]
Walken's first film of the 1980s was the controversial ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'', also directed by Cimino. Walken also starred in the 1981 action [[adventure film|adventure]] ''[[The Dogs of War (film)|The Dogs of War]]'', directed by [[John Irvin]]. He surprised many critics and filmgoers with his intricate tap-dancing striptease in [[Herbert Ross]]'s musical ''[[Pennies from Heaven (1981 film)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' (1981). In 1982, he played a socially awkward but gifted theater actor in the film adaptation of [[Kurt Vonnegut]]'s [[Who Am I This Time?|short story]] ''[[Who Am I This Time? (film)|Who Am I This Time?]]'' opposite [[Susan Sarandon]]. Walken then played schoolteacher-turned-[[psychic]] [[Johnny Smith (Dead Zone)|Johnny Smith]] in [[David Cronenberg]]'s 1983 [[The Dead Zone (film)|adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Dead Zone (novel)|The Dead Zone]]''. That same year, Walken also starred in ''[[Brainstorm (1983 film)|Brainstorm]]'' alongside [[Natalie Wood]] and (in a minor role) his wife, [[Georgianne Walken|Georgianne]].

In 1985, Walken played a [[James Bond]] villain, [[Max Zorin]], in ''[[A View to a Kill]]'', [[Roger Moore]]'s last appearance as Bond. Walken dyed his hair blond to befit Zorin's origins as a [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] [[Nazi human experimentation|experiment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamesbondmm.co.uk/bond-villains/christopher-walken |title=James Bond multimedia &#124; Christopher Walken (Max Zorin) |publisher=Jamesbondmm.co.uk |date=March 31, 1943 |access-date=May 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510035047/http://www.jamesbondmm.co.uk/bond-villains/christopher-walken |archive-date=May 10, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[At Close Range]]'' (1986) starred Walken as Brad Whitewood, a rural Pennsylvania [[crime boss]] who tries to bring his two sons into his empire; his character was mostly based on criminal [[Bruce Johnston (criminal)|Bruce Johnston]].

In 1988, Walken played a memorable role as Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey in [[Neil Simon]]'s ''[[Biloxi Blues (film)|Biloxi Blues]]'', which was directed by [[Mike Nichols]], and he played the role of Federal Agent Kyril Montana in ''[[The Milagro Beanfield War]]''. He also played the leading role of [[Whitley Strieber]] in 1989's ''[[Communion (1989 film)|Communion]]'', an autobiographical film written by Strieber. It was based on claims that he and his friends were subject to visitations by unknown, other-worldly entities variously identified as "aliens" or "visitors". That same year, Walken appeared in the film ''[[Homeboy (film)|Homeboy]]'', which was written by and featured Mickey Rourke in the titular role. In 1989, he played the lead role of "Puss" in the Cannon theater group's musical version of ''[[Puss in Boots (1988 film)|Puss in Boots]]''.

===1990s===
[[File:Steve Scott with Christopher Walken.jpg|thumb|Walken (right) with [[Massimo Ghini]] on the set of ''Celluloide'', 1996.]]
''[[The Comfort of Strangers (film)|The Comfort of Strangers]]'', an [[art house film]] directed by [[Paul Schrader]], features Walken as Robert, a decadent Italian [[aristocracy|aristocrat]] with extreme sexual tastes and murderous tendencies who lives with his wife ([[Helen Mirren]]) in [[Venice]].

''[[King of New York]]'' (1990), directed by [[Abel Ferrara]], stars Walken as ruthless New York City [[drug dealer]] Frank White, a recently released prisoner set on reclaiming his criminal territory. In 1991, Walken starred in ''[[Sarah, Plain and Tall (film)|Sarah, Plain and Tall]]'' as Jacob Witting, a widowed farmer. In 1992, Walken played villain millionaire industrialist Max Shreck in ''[[Batman Returns]]''. In January 1993, he appeared in [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna's]] music video for her hit single "[[Bad Girl (Madonna song)|Bad Girl]]" (directed by [[David Fincher]]). Walken also played Bobby, Cassandra's producer, in ''[[Wayne's World 2]]''.

Walken's next major film role was opposite [[Dennis Hopper]] in ''[[True Romance]]'', scripted by [[Quentin Tarantino]]. Walken later had a supporting role in Tarantino's ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' as a Vietnam veteran named Captain Koons.

Later in 1994, Walken starred in ''[[A Business Affair]]'', a rare leading role for him in a romantic comedy. Walken manages to once again feature his trademark dancing scene as he performs the [[tango (dance)|tango]]. In 1995, he appeared in ''[[Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead]]'', ''[[Wild Side (1995 film)|Wild Side]]'', ''[[The Prophecy]]'' and the modern vampire flick ''[[The Addiction]]'', which was his second collaboration with director [[Abel Ferrara]] and writer Nicholas St. John. He also appeared in ''[[Nick of Time (film)|Nick of Time]]'', which starred [[Johnny Depp]], and an arthouse film by [[David Salle]] titled ''[[Search and Destroy (1995 film)|Search and Destroy]]''. Also in 1995, Walken acted in ''Him'', the first play written by Walken, and about his idol Elvis in the afterlife, featured in the New York Shakespeare Festival.  ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave a somewhat positive review of his "most cheering and refreshingly absurd invention" of retelling Elvis' death as a disappearing act that enabled Elvis to flee to Morocco for a sex change to become "her" in a "woozily conceived, fantastical new play...in the sharpness and wit of writing and in the performances by Mr. Walken and Mr. Heyman."<ref>{{cite news|first=Vincent|last=Canby|title=Theater Review: Him; Walken Conjures Up the King|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 6, 1995}}</ref> Walken made an appearance in the music video for [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]]'s "[[Breakin' Down]]".

In the 1996 film ''[[Last Man Standing (1996 film)|Last Man Standing]]'', Walken plays a [[sadistic personality disorder|sadistic]] gangster named Hickey. That year, he played a prominent role in the video game ''[[Ripper (video game)|Ripper]]'', portraying Detective Vince Magnotta. ''Ripper'' made extensive use of real-time recorded scenes and a wide cast of celebrities in an [[interactive film]]. In 1996 Walken also appeared in the Italian film ''[[Celluloide]]'' as US Officer Rod Geiger and played the role of Ray in the [[Abel Ferrara]] crime-drama film ''[[The Funeral (1996 film)|The Funeral]]''. In 1997, Walken starred in the comedy films ''[[Touch (1997 film)|Touch]]'' and ''[[Excess Baggage (1997 film)|Excess Baggage]]'' and had a minor role in the film ''[[Mouse Hunt]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playboy.co.uk/article/1515/playboy-interview-christopher-walken|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121191409/http://www.playboy.co.uk/article/1515/playboy-interview-christopher-walken|archive-date=November 21, 2011|url-status=dead|title=Playboy Interview: Christopher Walken - |author=Lawrence Grobel|date=September 1, 1997|website=[[Playboy]]|via=archive.org|access-date=September 27, 2018}}</ref> He also appeared in the drama/thriller film ''[[Suicide Kings]]'', which was also filled with suspense and humor.

In 1998, Walken played an influential gay New York theater critic in [[John Turturro]]'s film ''[[Illuminata (film)|Illuminata]]''. The same year he voiced Colonel/General Cutter in the animated film ''[[Antz]]''.

In 1999, he played James Houston in ''[[Vendetta (1999 film)|Vendetta]]'', an [[HBO]] original film based on the [[March 14, 1891 New Orleans lynchings]]. In the same year, Walken appeared in the romantic comedy ''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]'' portraying Calvin Webber, a brilliant but eccentric [[Caltech]] [[nuclear physics|nuclear physicist]] whose fears of a [[Nuclear warfare|nuclear war]] lead him to build an enormous fallout shelter beneath his suburban home. The same year, he appeared as the [[Headless Horseman]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'', starring Johnny Depp and [[Christina Ricci]]. He also appeared in ''[[Kiss Toledo Goodbye]]'' with [[Michael Rapaport]] and [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]].

===2000s===
[[File:ChristopherWalkenFeb08.jpg|thumb|upright|Walken in 2008]]
In 2000, Walken was cast as the lead, along with [[Blair Brown]], in ''[[James Joyce's The Dead]]'' on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]]. A "play with music", ''The Dead'' featured music by [[Shaun Davey]], conducted by [[Charles Prince]], with music coordination and percussion by Tom Partington. ''James Joyce's The Dead'' won a [[Tony Award]] that year for Best Book for a Musical.

Walken had a music video performance in 2001 with [[Fatboy Slim]]'s "[[Weapon of Choice (song)|Weapon of Choice]]". Directed by [[Spike Jonze]], it won six MTV awards in 2001 and—in a list of the top 100 videos of all time compiled from a survey of musicians, directors and music industry figures conducted by UK music TV channel [[VH1]]—won Best Video of All Time in April 2002. In the video, Walken dances and flies around the lobby of the [[Marriott International|Marriott Hotel]] in Los Angeles; Walken also helped choreograph the dance. Also in 2001, Walken played a gangster who was in the [[witness protection program]] in the [[David Spade]] comedy ''[[Joe Dirt]]'' and an eccentric film director in ''[[America's Sweethearts]]''. Also in 2001, Walken played Lieutenant [[Macduff (Macbeth)|Macduff]] in ''[[Scotland, PA]]'', a loose film adaptation of [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]''.

In 2002 Walken played Mike in the film ''[[Poolhall Junkies]]'' and played Frank Abagnale Sr. in ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'', which is inspired by the story of [[Frank Abagnale]] Jr., a con artist who passed himself off as several identities and forged millions of dollars' worth of checks. His portrayal earned him a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Walken also had a part in the 2003 action comedy film ''[[The Rundown]]'', starring [[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] and [[Seann William Scott]], in which he plays a ruthless [[despotism|despot]]. He was nominated for a [[Golden Raspberry Award|Razzie]] (Worst Supporting Actor) in 2002's ''[[The Country Bears]]''<ref>{{cite web
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and in two 2003 films, ''[[Gigli]]'' and ''[[Kangaroo Jack]]''.<ref>{{cite web
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Walken also starred in [[Barry Levinson]]'s ''[[Envy (2004 film)|Envy]]'', in which he plays J-Man, a crazy guy who helps [[Ben Stiller]]'s character and in his starring role in 2004's ''[[Around the Bend]]'' he again has a dancing scene as he portrays an absentee father who has fled prison to reunite with his father, his son and the grandson he never knew before dying. Walken played the role of Paul Rayburn in 2004's ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'', where, when speaking about the imminent destructive actions of John Creasy ([[Denzel Washington]]), his character states: "A man can be an artist... in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasy's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece." Also in 2004, Walken played Mike in the film ''[[The Stepford Wives (2004 film)|The Stepford Wives]]''.

In 2005, he played Mark Heiss in the film ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]'' and the role of Secretary Cleary in the film ''[[Wedding Crashers]]''. In 2006, he played Morty, a sympathetic inventor who is more than meets the eye, in the comedy/drama ''[[Click (2006 film)|Click]]'' and also appeared in ''[[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]'' with [[Robin Williams]] and [[Lewis Black]]. He co-starred in the 2007 film adaptation ''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'', wherein he is seen singing and dancing in a romantic duet with [[John Travolta]] and portrayed the eccentric but cruel crime lord and [[Ping-Pong]] enthusiast Feng in the 2007 comedy action film ''[[Balls of Fury]]'' opposite [[Dan Fogler]]. Walken was in the film ''[[Five Dollars a Day]]'' (2008), in which he plays a con man proud of living like a king on $5 a day. ''[[The Maiden Heist]]'', a comedy co-starring [[Morgan Freeman]], [[William H. Macy]] and Walken about security guards in an art museum, debuted at the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/whats-on?&date=2009-06-25&per_page=15&page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629043154/http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/whats-on?&date=2009-06-25&per_page=15&page=2|url-status=dead|title=Event List &#124; Edinburgh International Film Festival|archive-date=June 29, 2009|website=www.edfilmfest.org.uk|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref>

Walken also starred in [[Universal Studios Florida]]'s "[[Disaster!]]" theme park attraction, which opened in 2008 and closed in 2015. He portrayed Frank Kincaid, the fictional CEO of "Disaster Studios" who encouraged guests to be extras in his latest film. In the attraction's pre-show, Walken was projected on a clear screen, much like a life-size hologram and interacted with the live-action talent.

===2010s===
Walken returned to Broadway in [[Martin McDonagh]]'s play ''[[A Behanding in Spokane]]'' in 2010 and received a [[Tony Award]] nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139245-2010-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Fela-and-La-Cage-Top-List |title=2010 Tony Nominations Announced; Fela! and La Cage Top List |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=May 4, 2010 |work=[[Playbill]] |access-date=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506062107/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139245-2010-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Fela-and-La-Cage-Top-List |archive-date=May 6, 2010}}</ref>
He had a small voice role in [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[30 Rock]]'', in the "[[Audition Day]]" episode. In 2011, he played the role of [[Jewish-American]] loan shark [[Alex Birns|Alex "Shondor" Birns]] in the film based on the life of gangster [[Danny Greene]], ''[[Kill the Irishman]]''. In 2012, Walken reunited with McDonagh for the British-American crime comedy film ''[[Seven Psychopaths]]'' and also played the founder and leader of a string quartet in ''[[A Late Quartet]]''.

Walken costarred with [[Al Pacino]] and [[Alan Arkin]] in the film ''[[Stand Up Guys]]'', a story about aging gangsters out on the town for one last hoorah. He also appeared in ''[[The Power of Few]]''. In 2012, Walken was selected as a "GQ" Man of the Year.<ref>"Gentlemen's Quarterly."  April 2018. p.&nbsp;24.</ref> In 2013, Walken became the protagonist in the campaign "Made From Cool" by Jack & Jones. In 2014, he appeared in ''[[Turks & Caicos (film)|Turks & Caicos]]''. Walken appears as [[Gyp DeCarlo]] in the 2014 film ''[[Jersey Boys (film)|Jersey Boys]]''. In 2014, Walken played [[Captain Hook]] in the NBC production ''[[Peter Pan Live!]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/07/20/celebrity-extra-260/|title=Celebrity Extra|last=Elavsky|first=Cindy|publisher=[[King Features]]|date=July 20, 2014|access-date=August 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109032410/http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/07/20/celebrity-extra-260/|archive-date=January 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Walken starred in the film ''[[When I Live My Life Over Again]]'' and played the role of Clem for the second time in the [[David Spade]] comedy ''[[Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser]]''. In 2016, he voiced [[King Louie]] in the CGI-live action adaptation of Disney's ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', directed by [[Jon Favreau]]. He also recorded a cover of Louie's song "[[I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)|I Wan'na Be Like You]]", which he sings in the film as well as on the soundtrack.<ref>{{cite news|last=Feeney|first=Nolan|title=Christopher Walken Joins Disney's New The Jungle Book|date=July 28, 2014|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|url=https://time.com/3048493/christopher-walken-jungle-book/|access-date=January 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323123528/http://time.com/3048493/christopher-walken-jungle-book/|archive-date=March 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Also that year, he appeared in [[Dexter Fletcher]]'s ''[[Eddie the Eagle (film)|Eddie the Eagle]]'' and [[Barry Sonnenfeld]]'s ''[[Nine Lives (2016 film)|Nine Lives]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Anthony D'Alessandro |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/christopher-walken-kevin-spacey-nine-lives-eddie-the-eagle-hugh-jackman-1201402220/ |title=Christopher Walken Joins Movies 'Nine Lives' & 'Eddie The Eagle' |website=Deadline |date=March 31, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504005448/http://deadline.com/2015/03/christopher-walken-kevin-spacey-nine-lives-eddie-the-eagle-hugh-jackman-1201402220/ |archive-date=May 4, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, Walken replaced [[Bill Irwin]] in the role of Walter Tinkler in the critically panned ''[[Father Figures]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.laineygossip.com/owen-wilson-ed-helms-father-figures-release-date-re-scheduled-for-january/48059|title=Owen Wilson and Ed Helms' Father Figures release date re-scheduled for January|date=September 29, 2017|access-date=February 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220212241/http://www.laineygossip.com/owen-wilson-ed-helms-father-figures-release-date-re-scheduled-for-january/48059|archive-date=February 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, he played Myron in the [[Netflix]] film ''[[Irreplaceable You]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ford|first1=Rebecca|title=Christopher Walken, Steve Coogan Join 'Irreplaceable You' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-walken-steve-coogan-join-irreplaceable-you-981591|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=March 21, 2017|date=February 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307130025/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-walken-steve-coogan-join-irreplaceable-you-981591|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2020s===
In 2021, Walken appeared as Frank in the [[BBC One]]/[[Amazon Prime Video]] comedy ''[[The Outlaws (2021 TV series)|The Outlaws]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last=Sunner | first=Amber | title=Christopher Walken's best film roles as he stars in new BBC show | website=BristolLive | date=October 25, 2021 | url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/who-christopher-walken-play-outlaws-6108424 | access-date=October 25, 2021}}</ref> and in the second series broadcast on BBC1 in 2022.

In 2022, he had a supporting role as Burt Goodman, the severed chief of the Optics and Design division in the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[Severance (TV series)|Severance]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last=Mangan | first=Lucy | title=Severance review – Ben Stiller's workplace fantasy might make your mind explode | website=the Guardian | date=February 18, 2022 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/18/severance-review-ben-stillers-workplace-fantasy-might-make-your-mind-explode | access-date=March 12, 2022}}</ref> For his performance, he was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/07/apple-scores-record-breaking-52-emmy-noms-for-ted-lasso-severance-and-more/|title= Apple scores record-breaking 52 Emmy Award nominations, with "Ted Lasso" leading as most nominated comedy, and freshman breakout "Severance" landing Outstanding Drama nomination|website= Apple|access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref> Walken next portrayed [[Shaddam IV|Emperor Shaddam IV]] in the 2024 film, ''[[Dune: Part Two]]''.<ref name=Walken>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-walken-dune-two-1235144841/|title=Christopher Walken Joins Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya in 'Dune: Part Two'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=May 12, 2022|access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref> The film received universal critical acclaim and [[/Film|''SlashFilm'']] wrote: "It's a treat to watch Walken work — he shows up, delivers his ominous lines with a whisper, and wipes the floor with anyone he's acting against. Show 'em how it's done, Christopher Walken."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1522684/dune-part-two-review/|title=Dune: Part Two Review: A Bleak Blockbuster About Religion, Revenge, And Really Big Worms|website=/Film|last=Evangelista|first=Chris|date=February 21, 2024|access-date=February 29, 2024}}</ref>