Walden Gonzales

 (born October 15, 1972) is an American stage & TV actor. He is best known for performing Orlando the Axe from Redwall in many Redwall stage shows.

Early Years
Walden was born in but moved to the  when he was 8 years old. He graduated with honors from in. Walden began acting while attending the in.

Barney the Dinosaur
In 1997, Walden, then 24 years old, was performing with when he heard that auditions for another actor for Barney the Dinosaur were being held. Walden began performing Barney for "sing-along" shows in small venues that Barney "was starting to outgrow by then". He also performed Barney in some home videos and filled-in for "at least 20 times." Walden continued performing the purple dinosaur until 2003.

Redwall
In mid-2000, Walden bumped into Cindy Eachern (longtime performer of Matthias in Redwall stage tours) at (Cindy was at the Nelvana stand as the Matthias walkaround, Walden was at Lyrick Studios' stand performing Barney). The two bonded over a shared affinity for the, and Cindy asked Walden if he wanted to tour with the next Redwall stage tour. Walden agreed and gave her his agent's information but did not think much of it.

Four days after MIPCOM and returning to Dallas, Walden received a call from Renald-Zanni Entertainment co-founder & CEO Corbin Zanni, who wanted to fly Walden down to to try out for the role of Orlando the Axe in Redwall - Mattimeo's Journey.

Walden performed as Orlando the Axe in Redwall - Mattimeo's Journey at the age of 28 for it's 2001-02 North American tour, and would reprise the role several times throughout the years. He has recently performed Orlando in the Latikuu Edacra TikTok videos (with Anthony Bekenn doing the voice).

Personal Life
Walden proposed to Jill Gonzales (née Bonneton) during the tour of Redwall - The Battle Against Urgan in. In 2007, Walden finished his degree in technologies. He currently moonlights as a programmer for. He resides in,.

Video

 * Baby Bop's Counting Video (1999) - Barney the Dinosaur (body costume)
 * Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall Live! (2002; recording of Redwall - Mattimeo's Journey) - Orlando the Axe (body costume)