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Hunter Parrish (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Silas Botwin in Showtime's television series Weeds.
Personal life:
Parrish was born in Richmond, Virginia. His mother, Annie Parrish, works with children with autism, and his father, Bruce Tharp, is an engineer. In 2007, he graduated from Plano Senior High School and from the Texas Tech University Independent School District. Parrish is a "liberal Christian".
Career:
Parrish has guest starred in several TV series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Close to Home, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Summerland. He has also appeared in the films Sleepover and RV and The Good Wife.
In the film Freedom Writers, Parrish played Ben Samuels, the only white student in a California high school class. Reviewer Thomas Hibbs of the National Review Online noted that Parrish played the role with "unassuming humor".
Parrish has portrayed the role of the oldest Botwin son, Silas, in the Showtime original series Weeds since 2005. On August 11, 2008, Parrish joined the cast of the Tony-Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening in the lead role of Melchior Gabor at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City, receiving critical acclaim. He remained in the role until the show's closing on January 18, 2009.
On August 18, 2008, Parrish released a video on funnyordie.com titled "Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish".
Parrish appeared as a high-school basketball player, Stan, in the 2009 film 17 Again.
From 2007 to 2009, he hosted a web talk show with his friends Kyle Sherman and Allison Tyler calledTwo Guys and a Girl.
On August 8, 2011 it was announced that Parrish would star as Jesus in the upcoming Broadway revival of Godspell. Performances began October 13. He left the show on April 15, 2012 to film the final season of Weeds.
Parrish auditioned for the role of Peeta Mellark for The Hunger Games, but lost the role to his RV co-star Josh Hutcherson.
In 2013 and 2014, Parrish guest starred on CBS show The Good Wife as a Jeffrey Grant, a young man accused of murder.
Filmography:
Film:
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2004
Sleepover
Lance Gregory
2005
Steal Me
Tucker
2005
Premonition
Charlie
Short film
2005
Down in the Valley
Kris
2006
RV
Earl Gornicke
2007
Freedom Writers
Ben Samuels
2009
17 Again
Stan
2009
Paper Man
Bryce
2009
It's Complicated
Luke Adler
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
2010
Space Between, TheThe Space Between
McDonough
2012
Gone
Trey
2014
Hell of a View
Sam
Post-production
2015
Still Alice
Tom Howland
Awaiting release
Television:
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2003
Guardian, TheThe Guardian
Hank
Episode: "The Father-Daughter Dance"
2005
Summerland
Tracy Hart (uncredited)
Episode: "The Pleiades"
2005-2012
Weeds
Silas Botwin
102 episodes,
Nominated--Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007, 2009)
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jeremy McBride
Episode: "Gum Drops"
2006
In Justice
Kevin Rounder
Episode: "Confessions"
2006
Close to Home
Jay Stratton
Episode: "A House Divided"
2006
Campus Ladies
Student Health employee
Episode: "Webcam"
2007
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jordan Owens
Episode: "Responsible"
2010
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Kid Flash, Geo-Force (voice)
Episode: "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!"
2011
Pound Puppies
Tundra (voice)
Episode: "Snow Problem"
2013-2014
Good Wife, TheThe Good Wife
Jeffrey Grant
3 episodes
2014-Present
Following, TheThe Following
Kyle
series regular
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