Cody Walker, brother of the late Paul Walker, is following his beloved sibling’s footsteps into show business.
Cody has been cast in Mario Van Peebles’ “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage,” an history-based drama starring Nicolas Cage, a rep for the actor confirmed to TheWrap.
“USS Indianapolis” will tell of the U.S. Navy vessel of the same name during World War II.
Both crew and captain were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days while attempting to deliver parts for the atomic bomb later dropped on Hiroshima.
Cody will play one of the brave men who suffered shark attacks and starvation on the mission. The film is currently shooting in Alabama.
The younger Walker served his brother’s stand-in to help complete scenes on “Furious 7,” following Paul’s tragic 2013 death in an auto crash.
Cody is represented by Luber Roklin and Paradigm.
The Evolution of 'Fast and the Furious' Franchise (Photos)
“The Fast and the Furious” (2001): The movie that launched it all. Brian (Paul Walker), an undercover cop, infiltrates the street racing crew of Dom (Vin Diesel)
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"2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003): Diesel sat this thrill-ride out, with Brian recruiting his friend Roman (Tyrese Gibson) to help take down a drug lord
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"Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006): The odd man out in the series, Lucas Black took the wheel as a brash American who makes a name for himself as a drift racer in Japan
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"Fast & Furious" (2009): The old gang got back together for this hit in which Brian recruits Dom and his new crew to take down a heroin importer
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"Fast Five" (2011): Dom and Brian plan a massive heist while avoiding the ire of a drug kingpin and federal agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson)
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"Fast & Furious 6" (2013): Hobbs promises to wipe Dom and his crews' records clean if they help him take down a gang of mercenaries
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"Furious 7" (Release date: April 3, 2015): A new enemy emerges to take revenge on Dom and the crew. Walker died during filming in 2013
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Take a look back at the megahit film series from its rubber-burning beginnings
“The Fast and the Furious” (2001): The movie that launched it all. Brian (Paul Walker), an undercover cop, infiltrates the street racing crew of Dom (Vin Diesel)