Born on July 22, 2006 in Atlanta, Ga., Javon Walton began boxing at 4 years old. Walton is also known by his ring name, "Wanna." After being interviewed by Steve Harvey about his boxing career in 2017, Walton caught the attention of casting director Jennifer Venditti. Venditti reached out to Walton's dad to ask if his son would audition for "Euphoria."
Walton made his acting debut in his role as Ashtray in "Euphoria" (HBO, 2019-22). Walton's second major acting project was "Utopia" (Amazon, 2020). In MGM's animated "The Addams Family 2" (2021), Walton is the voice of Pugsley. In "Samaritan" (2022), he stars as Sam Cleary. Already a championship boxer and award-winning gymnast, athlete/actor Javon "Wanna" Walton is training to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.