Walter Tabayoyong

Walter Tabayoyong


in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Walter was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois where he studied at the American Conservatory of Music, the Chicago Academy for the Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago, DePaul University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was in a string quartet with his siblings and toured the US and played at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila with Cecile Licad.

He danced with the Joel Hall Dancers for several seasons touring internationally and was a guest artist with numerous regional companies. He has been in productions of West Side Story, Miss Saigon, Guys and Dolls and many others in both Chicago and Los Angeles. He was one of the founding members in Chicago of the Asian sketch comedy group Stir Friday Night.

He is also a professional photographer and has photographed clients such as Toni Braxton, Billy Wirth, Michael Learned, Marianne Williamson, Alanis Morissette, Joe Manganiello, Owen Wilson, John Rubinstein, Bill Duke, Emo Philips, Elijah Wood, Steven Adler and Billy Ray Cyrus. He has shot for clients such as Maxim, Coca-Cola, Jockey Underwear, the Sundance Film Festival, FVM Global Magazine, Style Fashion Week LA, and Uni-Ball Pens.

He is a recording artist and has a cd of his music entitled Breathe.

His illustrations have appeared in Playboy Magazine, Face Magazine, FVMglobal.com, and numerous other ad campaigns.

He has cast, worked on and appeared in music videos for Toni Braxton, Chris Brown, Logic, Joyner Lucas, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, E-40, I Prevail, Ty Dolla Sign and many others.

Film and TV acting credits include MacGyver, Marry Me, Secret in Their Eyes, Jon Benjamin Has a Van and American Warfighter.

Produced three films in 2021: Krispr, Crisis and Killer Whales.

Currently working on several projects with Mark Labella, Joshua Lim, Petrie Willink, and many others. He is the CEO of Altamero Management in Los Angeles.

Movies for Walter Tabayoyong...

Title: MacGyver
Character: Dr. Laqman Megat
Released: September 23, 2016
Type: TV
20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
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Secret in Their Eyes
Title: Secret in Their Eyes
Character: Photographer
Released: October 14, 2015
Type: Movie
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
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Title: Marry Me
Character: Jamie The Singing Waiter
Released: October 14, 2014
Type: TV
Six years ago, Annie and Jake bonded over their mutual love of nachos and they've been inseparable ever since. Now, after returning from a romantic two-week island vacation, Jake’s all set to pop the question. Before he can ask, though, Annie lets loose on Jake for his inability to commit. She was expecting him to “put a ring on it” in paradise and now Jake’s perfect proposal is ruined. Not wanting to spend the next 60 years talking about that mess of a proposal, Jake and Annie decide to hold off on the engagement until they can do it right. Yet if history tells us anything, it’s when we really want things to go right that they all tend to go wrong. The only thing we know for sure is these two are destined to be together whether they can get it together or not.