Peter Parros
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Peter Parros
| image = Peter Parros 2012 in myKITT.de (Cropped).jpg
| caption = Parros in 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|11|11}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1984–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Jerri Morgan|1985|2015|end=div}}
| children = 2
}}
Peter Parros (born November 11, 1960) is an American television actor and screenwriter. His acting credits include stage, screen and television. Parros portrays Judge David Harrington on Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network, but he may be most recognized for his nearly decade-long portrayal of Dr. Ben Harris on the CBS soap As the World Turns.
Biography
=Early life=
Peter Parros was born in Brooklyn, New York, but grew up in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. He became interested in acting and the film industry after holding a job with a company that created special effects miniatures. When interviewed, he referred to the initial stages of his acting endeavor as being completely different than what other actors and actresses found. He said, "What drew me in wasn't the Shakespearean quality of acting. I was going to be the Black Arnold Schwarzenegger."{{cite web |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/peterparros/ |title=Peter Parros (Ben, ATWT) |website=Soap Opera Digest |access-date=December 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022044413/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/peterparros/ |archive-date=October 22, 2007}}
=Career=
Initially, Parros acted solely in theater. Eventually, he found minor success on screen. In 1984, Parros landed his first television role as Michael, Tootie's cousin, in The Facts of Life.{{cite news |title='Haves and Have Nots' star Peter Parros embraces being heartthrob in his 50s |url=https://thegrio.com/2017/03/14/peter-parros-haves-and-have-nots/ |work=The Grio |date=March 14, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2019}} His first regular series role was on Knight Rider in 1985, playing "RC3", a.k.a. Reginald Cornelius III, the semi truck driver (and sometime partner to Michael Knight) who also worked on KITT; he appeared in the fourth and final season of the series. Knight Rider has appeared in syndication in over 200 countries throughout the world, most notably in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jon |date=July 21, 1985 |title='KNIGHT RIDER' TAKES TO THE CHICAGO STREETS |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-07-21-8502170550-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=July 30, 2019}}
Thereafter, Parros was cast in several popular American soap operas. He appeared on The Young and the Restless in the recurring role of Leo Baines from 1986 to 1987, Santa Barbara in 1992, One Life to Live as the second Dr. Ben Price from 1994 until 1995, and on As the World Turns as Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Robert Harris from 1996 to 2005. Parros also starred in the short-lived The New Adam-12,{{cite news |last=Hirsch |first=Lynda |date=April 4, 1998 |title=BOBBIE OF 'GH' A LADY(?) WITH A PAST |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-04-04-9804020208-story.html |work=Sun-Sentinel |access-date=July 30, 2019}} a spin-off of the 1960s/1970s popular police drama Adam-12, as Officer Gus Grant. In 1990–91, he played the recurring role of firefighter Eddie Cooper on the CBS comedy The Family Man. Parros most recently in Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots, a hit show for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Channel.{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=LaDale |date=June 9, 2013 |title=Perry's "Haves And Have Nots" Brings Drama |url=https://www.thesfnews.com/perrys-haves-and-have-nots-brings-drama/3420 |work=San Francisco News |access-date=July 30, 2019}}
Parros has made guest appearances on such TV shows as Charles in Charge, Star Trek: The Next Generation,{{cite book |last=Nemecek |first=Larry |author-link=Larry Nemecek |date=2003 |chapter=Second Season |title=The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion: Revised Edition |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ge_QJ2eM3KcC&pg=PT96 |location=New York |publisher=Pocket Books |isbn=0-7434-5798-6}} and New York Undercover.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1985
| Air Force SP at Gate | |
| 1986
| A Little Off Mark | Mark | |
| 1987
| James | |
| 2007
| The Weekend | Jacob's Dad | |
| 2017
| Our Dream Christmas | Marshall Carter | |
| 2019
| Dariush's Dad | |
| 2023
| The Final Say | Pastor Terry |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1984
| Michael | Episode: "Crossing the Line" |
| 1985
| Anything for Love | 2nd Waiter | Unsold pilot |
| 1985–1986
| 'RC3' Reginald Cornelius III | 21 episodes |
| 1985–1989
| Eugene / Eddie Dootabuta | 2 episodes |
| 1986
| Leo Baines | 10 episodes |
| 1988
| Ladykillers | Zak | Television film |
| rowspan="4"|1989
| | Episode: "The Aftermath" |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation
| Tactics Officer | Episode: "A Matter of Honor" |
| 227
| Pizza Man | Episode: "The Bet" |
| 1st & Ten
| | Episode: "Final Bow" |
| 1989–1991
| Officer Gus Grant | 42 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|1990
| The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Television film |
| The Family Man
| Eddie Cooper | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|1992
| Dane | 9 episodes |
| Seinfeld
| Officer #2 | Episode: "The Trip: Part 2" |
| 1993
| Troy | Episode: "Unforgettable" |
| 1994
| George | Episode: "Pretty Woman" |
| 1994–1995
| 12 episodes |
| 1996
| Stan | Episode: "A Time to Kill" |
| 1996–2005, 2009
| Benjamin "Ben" Robert Harris | 41 episodes |
| 2005
| James Johnson | Episode: "Felony Flight" |
| 2007
| Bones | Officer at Scene | Episode: "The Man at the Mansion" |
| 2008
| Judge Matthew Alden | 2 episodes |
| 2009
| Sherri | William | Episode: "Lost Weekend" |
| 2010
| Ted Phillips | Episode: "Big Whoop" |
| 2011
| Castle | Dr. Rex Colabro | Episode: "The Dead Pool" |
| 2013–2021
| David Harrington | 113 episodes |
| 2018
| Scorpion | Chief Benavidez | Episode: "Nerd, Wind & Fire" |
| 2019
| FBI Agent Ross | Episode: "The Spy Who Loved Me" |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0663602|name=Peter Parros}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male soap opera actors
Category:American male television actors
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Category:Male actors from Brooklyn
Category:Male actors from Los Angeles
Category:Male actors from Salt Lake City
Category:21st-century African-American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors