1. Hunter Parrish Tharp was born on May 13,1987 and is an American actor and singer.
19 Facts About Hunter Parrish
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Hunter Parrish 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.
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Hunter Parrish graduated from Plano Senior High School and Texas Tech University Independent School District.
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Hunter Parrish gained recognition when he began starring in the hit Showtime series Weeds in 2005.
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Part of the main ensemble cast, Hunter Parrish portrayed the role of the older Botwin son, Silas.
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Hunter Parrish made his Broadway debut on August 11,2008, as the replacement for the lead role of Melchior Gabor for which he received critical acclaim.
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Hunter Parrish remained in the role until the show closed on January 18,2009.
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Hunter 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.
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Hunter Parrish left the show on April 15,2012, to film the final season of Weeds.
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Hunter Parrish has supporting parts in the films RV, Freedom Writers, 17 Again, and It's Complicated.
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In Freedom Writers, Hunter Parrish played Ben Samuels, the only white student in a California high school class.
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The National Review Online wrote that Hunter Parrish had played the role with "unassuming humour".
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Hunter Parrish had a handful of guest roles on TV and took part in the 2008 short "Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish" for funnyordie.
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Since 2013, Hunter Parrish has had a string of recurring roles on television.
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Hunter Parrish had a main role in the Amazon series Good Girls Revolt, which was released in 2016.
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In 2017, Hunter Parrish was cast in the recurring role of Clay Haas in the second season of ABC's thriller series Quantico.
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In March 2019, it was announced that Hunter Parrish would have one of the lead roles in the Jane the Virgin spin-off series Jane The Novela.
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In 2022, Hunter Parrish was cast in the Hulu mystery thriller series The Other Black Girl, a television adaptation of the 2021 novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris.
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In 2012, Hunter Parrish recorded his first EP called Guessing Games, featuring six songs.