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Hunter Parrish
Hunter Parrish
	; Parrish at the Emmys, September 20, 2009
Born	May 13, 1987 (age 22); Richmond, Virginia,; United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	since 2003

Hunter Parrish (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for playing Silas Botwin in Showtime's television series Weeds, as well as for appearing in several Hollywood films.

[edit] Life and career

Parrish was born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in Plano, Texas.^[1] In 2007, he graduated high school from the Texas Tech University Independent School District.^[2]

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.

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".^[3]

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,^[4] 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".^[5]

Parrish appeared as a high-school basketball player in the film 17 Again.

Since 2007, he has hosted a web talk show with his friends Kyle Sherman and Allison Tyler called "Two Guys and a Girl".^[6]

[edit] Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Sleepover	Lance Gregory
2005	Steal Me	Tucker
	Premonition	Charlie
	Down in the Valley	Kris
2006	RV	Earl Gornicke
2007	Freedom Writers	Ben Samuels
2009	17 Again	Stan
	Paper Man	N/A
	It's Complicated	Luke
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Guardian	Hank	"The Father-Daughter Dance"
2005	Summerland	Tracy Hart	"The Pleiades"
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jeremy McBride	"Gum Drops"
2006	In Justice	Kevin Rounder	"Confessions"
	Close to Home	Jay Stratton	"A House Divided"
	Campus Ladies	Student Health employee	"Webcam"
2007	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jordan Owens	"Responsible"
2005–present	Weeds	Silas Botwin	Sixty episodes

[edit] References

^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_5_38/ai_n25470220/
^ "Friday Night Lights Star, Others, Earn Diplomas at a Distance Through Texas Tech University Independent School District". Texas Tech University. 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. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
^ Hibbs, Thomas (2007-01-05). "Inspiring Schlock". National Review Online. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Mjc5ZDRlNDY5ODM0ZDNiNThkOTcyZTZhOTNjZGQ1OTQ=. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
^ "Weeds" Star Parrish to Join Broadway's Spring Awakening
^ Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish
^ http://tgglive.net/

[edit] External links

Hunter Parrish at the Internet Movie Database

[0] ttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_5_38/ai_n25470220/

[1] "Friday Night Lights Star, Others, Earn Diplomas at a Distance Through Texas Tech University Independent School District". Texas Tech University. 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. Retrieved 2008-04-21.

[2] Hibbs, Thomas (2007-01-05). "Inspiring Schlock". National Review Online. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Mjc5ZDRlNDY5ODM0ZDNiNThkOTcyZTZhOTNjZGQ1OTQ=. Retrieved 2007-01-06.

[3] "Weeds" Star Parrish to Join Broadway's Spring Awakening

[4] Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish

[5] ttp://tgglive.net/

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[edit] Life and career

[edit] Filmography

[edit] References

[edit] External links