Graham Parkhurst

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Graham Parkhurst
Born (1988-03-01) March 1, 1988 (age 37)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Education Sheridan College
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Graham Parkhurst (born March 1, 1988) is a Canadian actor, best known for his regular role as Parker in the 2023 Netflix series Glamorous . [1]

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Originally from Belleville, Ontario, [2] he was active in local community theatre with Quinte Stage Productions in his teen years, [3] and later won a scholarship to study musical theatre at Sheridan College. [4] He was subsequently a stage actor for a number of years, with credits including productions of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers , [5] Caroline Smith's Panto of the Opera, [6] David Rogers's The Songs of Sinatra, [7] Stephen Schwartz's Godspell , [8] Ken Ludwig's The Fox on the Fairway [9] and Joe DiPietro's All Shook Up . [10]

He also had supporting or guest roles in film and television, including appearances in You Got Trumped: The First 100 Days , Supergirl , Sex/Life , Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Umbrella Academy , prior to being cast in Glamorous. [11]

Personal life

Parkhurst is openly gay. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "GRAHAM PARKHURST ON NEW NETFLIX SERIES ROLE". Wonderland , June 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ Janiece Campbell, "'We often play the barista on U.S. TV': How one Canadian actor is making the most of his breakout Netflix role". Toronto Star , July 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Luke Hendry, "Youth acting up with QSP: Local children get feet wet in new theatre group". Belleville Intelligencer , September 3, 2005.
  4. ↑ "Scholarships enable 10 local students to further education". Belleville Intelligencer , January 5, 2008.
  5. ↑ Anne Craig, "'Blood Brothers' can bring an audience to tears". Brockville Recorder and Times, June 24, 2010.
  6. ↑ Jack Evans, "New panto spoofs opera Phantom". Belleville Intelligencer , November 24, 2011.
  7. ↑ Valerie Hill, "Smooth and delicious, Sinatra opens Drayton". Waterloo Region Record , May 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ Valerie Hill, "Godspell revamped, even more fun". Guelph Mercury , October 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ Dan St. Yves, "Golf farce drives home laughter; Worth hanging in for 19th Hole after slow first round". Calgary Herald , September 22, 2014.
  10. ↑ Valerie Hill, "Shake it to the music: Drayton's latest summer production 'All Shook Up' would make Elvis proud". Waterloo Region Record , June 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ Denny Patterson, "Graham Parkhurst Talks Breakout Role in Netflix's 'Glamorous'". Instinct , June 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ Brittany Johnson, "Canadian actor Graham Parkhurst opens up about playing an openly gay character in 'Glamorous'". Yahoo! News , June 23, 2023.


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