Hunter Parrish

{{Infobox person

| name = Hunter Parrish

| image = HunterParrishSept09.jpg

| caption = Parrish at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2009

| birth_name = Hunter Parrish Tharp

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|05|13}}

| birth_place = Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

| alma_mater = Texas Tech University Independent School District

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}}

| years_active = 2003–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Kathryn Wahl|September 13, 2015}}

| children = 1

}}

Hunter Parrish Tharp[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-c&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Hunter&gsln=Tharp&cp=0&MSAV=1&uidh=fk7&pcat=BMD_BIRTH&h=5311628&recoff=7+9&db=General-9277&indiv=1&ml_rpos=4 Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-2014] (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing the role of Silas Botwin in the Showtime series Weeds and for his performances in the Broadway productions of Godspell in the role of Jesus and Spring Awakening as Melchior.[http://www.ibdb.com/Person/View/480147 Hunter Parrish] Internet Broadway Database. 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016

Early life

Parrish was born in Richmond, Virginia, to Annie Parrish, who works with children with autism, and Bruce Tharp, an engineer. Parrish has an older brother.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-08-14-hunter-parrish_N.htm|work=USA Today|title='Weeds' star Hunter Parrish is regular guy with a cool job|date=August 15, 2010}}[http://cjonline.com/news/2011-09-04/parrish-goes-dope-dealer-messiah Profile], cjonline.com; accessed April 9, 2015. He graduated from Plano Senior High School and Texas Tech University Independent School District.{{cite web|url=http://today.ttu.edu/2007/05/%E2%80%98friday-night-lights%E2%80%99-star-others-earn-diplomas-at-a-distance-through-texas-tech-university-independent-school-district |title=Friday Night Lights Star, Others, Earn Diplomas at a Distance Through Texas Tech University Independent School District |publisher=Texas Tech University |access-date=April 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120503113021/http://today.ttu.edu/2007/05/%E2%80%98friday-night-lights%E2%80%99-star-others-earn-diplomas-at-a-distance-through-texas-tech-university-independent-school-district/ |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}

Career

= 2003–2005: Early career =

After being seen at a showcase in New York, directed by Peter Seidman, Parrish was offered professional representation and went on to guest star in several television shows and appeared in the film Sleepover (2004).{{cite news|last1=Nestor|first1=Frank|date=19 October 2011|title=Theater Actors to Watch 2011|work=Backstage Magazine|location=New York, NY|url=http://www.backstage.com/news/theater-actors-to-watch-2011/|access-date=17 June 2015}}

= 2005–2012: ''Weeds'' and Broadway debut =

Parrish gained recognition when he began starring in the hit Showtime series Weeds in 2005. The show ran for eight seasons, ending in 2012. Part of the main ensemble cast, Parrish portrayed the role of the older Botwin son, Silas.

Following filming of Weeds fourth season, Parrish joined the cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City.{{cite web|date=July 7, 2008|title="Weeds" Star Parrish to Join Broadway's Spring Awakening|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119237.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413074114/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119237.html|archive-date=April 13, 2009|access-date=August 14, 2011|publisher=Playbill.com|df=mdy-all}} He made his Broadway debut on August 11, 2008, as the replacement for the lead role of Melchior Gabor for which he received critical acclaim. He remained in the role until the show closed on January 18, 2009. Parrish returned to Broadway two-and-a-half years later, to star in the 2011 Broadway revival of Godspell in which he starred as Jesus. Performances began October 13, 2011. He left the show on April 15, 2012, to film the final season of Weeds.{{cite web|date=August 10, 2011|title=Hunter Parrish to Take on Jesus in Broadway's Godspell Revival!|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Hunter-Parrish-to-Take-on-Jesus-in-Broadways-GODSPELL-Revival-20110810|access-date=August 14, 2011|publisher=Broadwayworld.com}}{{cite web|date=March 23, 2012|title=Corbin Bleu to play Jesus in 'Godspell'|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-03-23/news/31231927_1_corbin-bleu-broadway-cast-chad-danforth|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416051029/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-03-23/news/31231927_1_corbin-bleu-broadway-cast-chad-danforth|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 16, 2012|access-date=April 4, 2012|publisher=nydailynews.com}}

During this period, Parrish had many other roles on screen. He has supporting parts in the films RV (2006), Freedom Writers (2007), 17 Again (2009), and It's Complicated (2009). In Freedom Writers, Parrish played Ben Samuels, the only white student in a California high school class. The National Review Online wrote that Parrish had played the role with "unassuming humour".{{cite news|last=Hibbs|first=Thomas|date=January 5, 2007|title=Inspiring Schlock|publisher=National Review Online|url=http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Mjc5ZDRlNDY5ODM0ZDNiNThkOTcyZTZhOTNjZGQ1OTQ=|url-status=dead|access-date=January 6, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129070741/http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Mjc5ZDRlNDY5ODM0ZDNiNThkOTcyZTZhOTNjZGQ1OTQ%3D|archive-date=January 29, 2007|df=mdy-all}} He had a handful of guest roles on TV and took part in the 2008 short "Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish" for funnyordie.com.{{cite web|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f864dd6cf8|title=Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish|publisher=Funnyordie.com|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108061221/http://www.funnyordie.com./videos/f864dd6cf8|archive-date=January 8, 2009|url-status=dead}} From 2007 to 2009, he hosted the web series Two Guys and a Girl with his friends Kyle Sherman and Allison Tyler.{{cite web|url=http://tgglive.net |title=Two Guys and a Girl official site |publisher=tgglive.net |access-date=August 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827095058/http://www.tgglive.net/ |archive-date=August 27, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

= 2012–present: Dramatic roles in television and film =

Since 2013, Parrish has had a string of recurring roles on television. In 2013 and 2014, he guest starred on The Good Wife as Jeffrey Grant, a young man accused of murder.{{citation needed| date=October 2015}} In 2015, he also had recurring roles in The Following and Hand of God. Parrish had a main role in the Amazon series Good Girls Revolt, which was released in 2016. In 2017, Parrish was cast in the recurring role of Clay Haas in the second season of ABC's thriller series Quantico.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/quantico-hunter-parrish-major-recurring-role-1201883807/|title='Quantico': Hunter Parrish Set For Major Recurring Role|author=Denise Petski|work=Deadline|date= January 12, 2017|access-date=January 20, 2019}}

In March 2019, it was announced that Parrish would have one of the lead roles in the Jane the Virgin spin-off series Jane The Novela.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2019-03-15|title='Jane The Novela': Hunter Parrish To Star In the CW's 'Jane The Virgin' Spinoff Pilot|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/jane-the-novela-hunter-parrish-star-the-cw-jane-the-virgin-spinoff-pilot-1202576563/|access-date=2020-06-11|website=Deadline|language=en}} Ultimately, the show was not picked up by The CW.{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2019-05-16|title=The CW Open To Developing Another 'Jane The Virgin' Spin-Off After Passing On 'Jane The Novela' Pilot|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/the-cw-jane-the-virgin-spin-off-1202616279/|access-date=2020-06-11|website=Deadline|language=en}}

Earlier, in January 2019, it was announced that Parrish would appear in the Netflix drama series Ratched.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/ratched-sharon-stone-cynthia-nixon-10-cast-ryan-murphy-netflix-series-sarah-paulson-1202535205/|title='Ratched': Sharon Stone, Cynthia Nixon Among 10 Cast In Ryan Murphy's Netflix Series

|author=Denise Petski|work=Deadline|date=January 14, 2019|access-date=January 20, 2019}} Produced by Ryan Murphy, Ratched was picked up for one season, which was filmed from January to July 2019 and released on September 18, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2019-02-04|title=Rosanna Arquette To Recur On Ryan Murphy's 'Ratched' Series On Netflix|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/rosanna-arquette-recur-ryan-murphys-ratched-series-netflix-sarah-paulson-1202549554/|access-date=2020-06-11|website=Deadline|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title='Ratched' Season 1: Netflix Release Date & Everything We Know So Far|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/ratched-season-1-release-date-news-everything-we-know-so-far-05-2020/|access-date=2020-06-11|website=What's on Netflix|language=en}}

In 2022, Parrish was cast in the Hulu mystery thriller series The Other Black Girl, a television adaptation of the 2021 novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris.{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Lynette|date=October 31, 2022|title='The Other Black Girl': Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Brittany Adebumola and Hunter Parrish Join Hulu Original Series|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/the-other-black-girl-sinclair-daniel-ashleigh-murray-brittany-adebumola-hunter-parrish-join-hulu-series-1235159116/|access-date=August 20, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031201646/https://deadline.com/2022/10/the-other-black-girl-sinclair-daniel-ashleigh-murray-brittany-adebumola-hunter-parrish-join-hulu-series-1235159116/|url-status=live}} The series premiered on September 13, 2023.{{Cite press release|date=July 18, 2023 |title=First Look and Date Announcement: Hulu Original "The Other Black Girl" |url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2023/07/18/first-look-and-date-announcement-hulu-original-the-other-black-girl-130213/20230718hulu01/| access-date=August 20, 2023 |publisher=Hulu|via=The Futon Critic |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230818073112/http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2023/07/18/first-look-and-date-announcement-hulu-original-the-other-black-girl-130213/20230718hulu01/ |url-status=live }}

Personal life

Parrish has been married to Kathryn Wahl since 2015.{{Cite news|title = usm.ag/1Qi71oe|via = usm.ag/1Qi71oe}} The couple have one child, a daughter born in September 2020.[https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9_YGVnLRs/], instagram.com; accessed January 6, 2021. Parrish is a Christian.[http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/hunter-parrish/2 Profile], interviewmagazine.com; accessed April 9, 2015.{{cite news|title=From 'Weeds' to Broadway, young actor thrives on rebellion.|work=The Boston Globe|url=http://articles.boston.com/2008-09-02/ae/29272667_1_hunter-parrish-spring-awakening-pot-dealer|url-status=dead|access-date=November 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312113011/http://articles.boston.com/2008-09-02/ae/29272667_1_hunter-parrish-spring-awakening-pot-dealer|archive-date=March 12, 2012}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| 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 \| {{sortname\|The\|Space Between\|dab=2010 film}} \| McDonough \|
2012 \| Gone \| Trey \|
2014 \| Still Alice \| Tom Howland \|
2015 \| {{sortname\|A\|Rising Tide}} \| Sam Rama \|{{Cite web \|last=Harvey \|first=Dennis \|date=2015-07-09 \|title=Film Review: A Rising Tide \|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/a-rising-tide-review-1201519286/ \|access-date=2024-11-23 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}
2017 \| All Nighter \| Kip \|{{Cite web \|last=Ford \|first=Rebecca \|date=2015-08-06 \|title=Jon Daly, Taran Killam, Analeigh Tipton Join Emile Hirsch in The Runaround (Exclusive) \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-daly-taran-killam-analeigh-813584/ \|access-date=2024-11-23 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|language=en-US}}
2025 \| Atrabilious \| Milo Kramer \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | 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

| {{sortname|The|Space Between|dab=2010 film}}

| McDonough

2012

| Gone

| Trey

2014

| Still Alice

| Tom Howland

2015

| {{sortname|A|Rising Tide}}

| Sam Rama

|{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |date=2015-07-09 |title=Film Review: A Rising Tide |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/a-rising-tide-review-1201519286/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

2017

| All Nighter

| Kip

|{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Rebecca |date=2015-08-06 |title=Jon Daly, Taran Killam, Analeigh Tipton Join Emile Hirsch in The Runaround (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-daly-taran-killam-analeigh-813584/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

2025

| Atrabilious

| Milo Kramer

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2003 \| {{sortname\|The\|Guardian\|dab=TV series}} \| Hank \| Episode: "The Father-Daughter Dance"
2005 \| Summerland \| Tracy Hart \| Episode: "The Pleiades"
2005–2012 \| Weeds \| Silas Botwin \| Main role; 102 episodes
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 (voice) \| Episode: "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!"{{cite web \|title=Hunter Parrish (visual voices guide) \|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Hunter-Parrish/ \|access-date=November 23, 2024 \|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2011 \| Pound Puppies \| Tundra (voice) \| Episode: "Snow Problem"
2013–2014 \| {{sortname\|The\|Good Wife}} \| Jeffrey Grant \| 3 episodes
2015 \| {{sortname\|The\|Following}} \| Kyle Locke \| 5 episodes
2015 \| Hand of God \| Josh Miller \| 5 episodes
2015–2016 \| Good Girls Revolt \| Douglas Rhodes \| Main role; 10 episodes
2017 \| Quantico \| Clay Haas \| 9 episodes
2018 \| This Is Us \| Alan \| 2 episodes
2019 \| Jane the Novela \| Felix \| Unaired television series
2020 \| Ratched \| Father Andrews \| 2 episodes
2023 \| {{sortname\|The\|Other Black Girl\|dab=TV series}} \| Owen \| Main role; 10 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003

| {{sortname|The|Guardian|dab=TV series}}

| Hank

| Episode: "The Father-Daughter Dance"

2005

| Summerland

| Tracy Hart

| Episode: "The Pleiades"

2005–2012

| Weeds

| Silas Botwin

| Main role; 102 episodes

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 (voice)

| Episode: "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!"{{cite web |title=Hunter Parrish (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Hunter-Parrish/ |access-date=November 23, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

2011

| Pound Puppies

| Tundra (voice)

| Episode: "Snow Problem"

2013–2014

| {{sortname|The|Good Wife}}

| Jeffrey Grant

| 3 episodes

2015

| {{sortname|The|Following}}

| Kyle Locke

| 5 episodes

2015

| Hand of God

| Josh Miller

| 5 episodes

2015–2016

| Good Girls Revolt

| Douglas Rhodes

| Main role; 10 episodes

2017

| Quantico

| Clay Haas

| 9 episodes

2018

| This Is Us

| Alan

| 2 episodes

2019

| Jane the Novela

| Felix

| Unaired television series

2020

| Ratched

| Father Andrews

| 2 episodes

2023

| {{sortname|The|Other Black Girl|dab=TV series}}

| Owen

| Main role; 10 episodes

= Stage =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role !Venue ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2008–2009 \| Spring Awakening \| Melchior \| Eugene O'Neill Theatre \| Broadway replacement
2011–2012 \| Godspell \| Jesus \| Circle in the Square Theatre \| Broadway revival
2018 \| Good Grief \| JD \| Vineyard Theatre \| Off-Broadway
2021 \| To Kill a Mockingbird \| Jem Finch \| Shubert Theatre \| Broadway replacement

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

!Venue

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2008–2009

| Spring Awakening

| Melchior

| Eugene O'Neill Theatre

| Broadway replacement

2011–2012

| Godspell

| Jesus

| Circle in the Square Theatre

| Broadway revival

2018

| Good Grief

| JD

| Vineyard Theatre

| Off-Broadway

2021

| To Kill a Mockingbird

| Jem Finch

| Shubert Theatre

| Broadway replacement

Discography

In 2012, Parrish recorded his first EP called Guessing Games, featuring six songs. At first, Guessing Games was only available for sale in the lobby of Godspell’s home at the Circle in the Square Theatre, but with a bigger release to follow. The first single from the EP, "Sitting at Home", was released on iTunes on June 7, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sitting-at-home-single/534590557|title=Sitting At Home – Single by Hunter Parrish|date=June 7, 2012 |publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=June 21, 2013}} The complete EP was released later that month, on June 26.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/guessing-games-ep/537457177|title=Guessing Games – EP by Hunter Parrish|date=June 26, 2012 |publisher=iTunes Store US. Apple|access-date=June 21, 2013}}