- Hunter Parrish
Infobox actor
imagesize = 150px
name = Hunter Parrish
birthdate = birth date and age|1987|5|13
location = flagicon|USA Richmond,Virginia
notable role = Silas Botwin in "Weeds"
Ben Samuels in "Freedom Writers "
"Melchior" in "Spring Awakening "Hunter Parrish (born
May 13 ,1987 ) is an Americanactor . He is known for playing Silas Botwin in Showtime's television series "Weeds", as well as for appearing in severalHollywood films.Biography
Parrish was born in Richmond,
Virginia . In 2007, he graduated from theTexas 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 |accessdate=2008-04-21]Career
Parrish has guest starred in several TV series, including ', "
Close to Home ", ' and "Summerland". He has also appeared in the films "Sleepover" (2004) and "RV" (2006).Parrish's most recent role was in the film "
Freedom Writers " (2007), in which he 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".cite news | last =Hibbs| first =Thomas| coauthors=| title =Inspiring Schlock| pages=| publisher =National Review Online| date =2007-01-05 | url =http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Mjc5ZDRlNDY5ODM0ZDNiNThkOTcyZTZhOTNjZGQ1OTQ=| accessdate =2007-01-06 ]On
August 11 ,2008 , Parrish joined the cast of the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening " in the lead role of Melchior Gabor at theEugene O'Neill Theatre .On
August 18 ,2008 , Parrish released a video onfunnyordie.com titled "Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish". [ [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f864dd6cf8 Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish] ]Filmography
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