Karl Makinen

Karl Makinen is an American actor who is set to portray Richard in Season 7 of AMC's The Walking Dead.

Biography
Karl Edward Makinen Jr., born in Queens, New York to Marilyn and Karl Sr., moved to Long Island at the age of two. Growing up fishing, swimming and boating on Lake Ronkonkoma gave him a great childhood. After performing shows in his basement for the neighborhood kids and enjoying the laughs and reactions he created, Karl became involved in school plays. He performed the lead in Guys and Dolls, Fools, Dracula and many others, winning him the best actor award and a scholarship that he spent in New York City, going to HB studios with his actor high school friend Chris Franjola.

After booking some extra work and being turned down for a few Broadway shows, Karl briefly contemplated his father's wishes of becoming one of New York's finest, but he and Chris ultimately decided it was time to get serious about acting and make the move to Hollywood. Disappointing his father's wishes, the two bought a one-way ticket to Los Angeles. Landing at LAX with less than two thousand dollars between them, nowhere to stay and not knowing anyone, they slowly made their way. After getting some small parts in B films, he finally quieted his father's pleas to become a cop, "take the test, take the test, get on the list" when he received a guest-starring role on his father's favorite show, NYPD Blue, playing Jimmy Clayton - a cop killer in the first season.

Other Works

 * Ice Cream Man
 * Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
 * Crazy Horse
 * When the Cradle Falls
 * Houdini
 * The Human Contract
 * Saviors in the Night
 * Days of Our Lives
 * Prison Break
 * Thirst