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Nathan Parsons
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Parsons at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con
Born
Nathan Dean Parsons

(1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36)
Adelaide, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present

Nathan Dean Parsons (born 16 June 1988) is an Australian-born American actor, known for his work in daytime television on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital as the character of Ethan Lovett. [1] [2] [3] [4] He also had roles on primetime television shows as vampire James Kent on the seventh and final season of the HBO drama series True Blood , and the role of exiled werewolf Jackson Kenner on The CW drama series The Originals . Recently, he has been on Once Upon a Time as Hansel/Jack/Nick Branson and is currently portraying the lead of Max Evans in The CW series Roswell, New Mexico .

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Early life and education

Nathan Parsons was born in Adelaide, South Australia, but raised in Boulder, Colorado, and Austin, Texas. [5] He moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California after being accepted into their Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting program, but dropped out after three semesters. [6] He is also a member of Boom Kat Dance Theatre, a non-profit dance company based in Santa Monica, California. Boom Kat has been made a resident company of the Miles Memorial Playhouse (in Santa Monica) following the success of their third production, NeverWonderland. [2] [3] [4]

Career

Early works

As a child actor, he did voice-over work dubbing Japanese anime for ADV Films, including the lead role of Jean Roque-Raltique in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and parts in "Soul Hunter", Devil Lady and Jing: King of Bandits . Parsons has previously appeared in the films Teeth (2007) [2] [7] and The Brotherhood V: Alumni (2009). [2] [3]

General Hospital

Parsons originally auditioned for a different role on General Hospital and was not cast, but the series subsequently created a new character for him. [2] [4] He made his first appearance as con artist Ethan Lovett on 30 January 2009. [2] [3] [8] [9] [10] Parsons was initially hired on a recurring basis but was soon put on contract with the series, working closely with multi-Daytime Emmy Award-winner Anthony Geary. [2] [10] [11] Parsons's debut storyline hinted at the secret parentage of his character Ethan, [9] [12] [13] [14] who was later established as the son of Luke Spencer (Geary) and Holly Sutton (Emma Samms), [15] characters made household names during General Hospital's 1980s peak. [16] In March 2009 Soaps In Depth magazine credited Parsons with "taking the show by storm" and dubbed Ethan "one of daytime's most riveting young characters." [17]

In December 2011, Parsons announced that he had decided not to renew his contract with General Hospital (which was expiring in early 2012).[ citation needed ] His last airdate was 7 March 2012, in a final scene that was shared with his on-screen parents, Anthony Geary and Emma Samms. The storyline was left open-ended for his possible return.

In May 2012, Parsons was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Younger Actor category for his portrayal of Ethan Lovett on General Hospital.[ citation needed ] The 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards were televised live on 23 June 2012, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Though Parsons did not win in this category, he was prominently featured in the telecast as a presenter for the coveted Outstanding Lead Actor category, in which his former co-stars, Anthony Geary and Maurice Benard, were both nominated. Parsons presented the award to his former on-screen father, Anthony Geary (for an unprecedented 7th win), and was acknowledged in Geary's acceptance speech. General Hospital also won the Outstanding Drama Series award.[ citation needed ]

In April 2013, Parsons returned to General Hospital as Ethan Lovett as part of the show's 50th Anniversary Celebration.[ citation needed ] His return aired over two days, 2 and 3 April, in which he appeared with Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer), Genie Francis (Laura Spencer) and Constance Towers (Helena Cassadine).[ citation needed ] He also reprised his character again in July 2015 for two episodes.

Bunheads

Parsons debuted on Bunheads on 16 July 2012, in an episode entitled "Money for Nothing", which introduced his character of Godot. While Godot was well known and idolized by the "bunheads", the lead character of Michelle (Sutton Foster) had never met him, as he had only just returned from a year-long surfing trip. There was a brief, but instant rapport between Michelle and Godot; a relationship that was played out through season 1. He went on to appear in another six episodes through the show's first and only season.

2014 to present

Parsons replaced Luke Grimes as James in the final season of True Blood [18] and appeared on The Originals as Jackson Kenner from 2014 to 2018.

In March 2018, Parsons was cast as Max Evans in The CW series Roswell, New Mexico . [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–1992 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water JeanVoice role (English version)
1998 Devilman Lady KidVoice role (English version)
2002 Jing: King of Bandits AngosturaVoice role (English version)
2007 Teeth Soda Spritzer
2009 The Brotherhood V Holden Williams
2011 The Roommate Coffee Shop Cashier
2016 Pet Eric
2016Late BloomerShane Rutherford / Mr. Rutherford
2017JusticeJames McCord
2019Heart of TexasRyan
2020 I Still Believe Jean-Luc La Joie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2000 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water JeanMain voice role (English version)
2009–2012, 2013, 2015, 2020 General Hospital Ethan Lovett Series regular: 30 January 2009 – 7 March 2012; Guest: 2–3 April 2013, July 2015, September 2020
2011 State of Georgia DougEpisode: "Know When to Fold 'em"
2012–2013 Bunheads GodotRecurring role
2013The Nightmare NannyJakeTV movie
2014Complete WorksFantasy ShakespeareEpisode: "The Green-Eyed Monster"
2014–2018 The Originals Jackson KennerRecurring role
2014 True Blood James KentMain role (season 7)
2015Point of HonorJohn RhodesTV movie
2016 Rosewood Nip-TuckEpisode: "Tree Toxins & Three Stories"
2016Late BloomerShane RutherfordTV movie
2017–2018 Once Upon a Time Hansel / Jack / Nick BransonRecurring role (season 7)
2019A Feeling of HomeRyanTV movie
2019–2022 Roswell, New Mexico Max Evans Main role; credited as Nathan Dean Parsons (season 1) and Nathan Dean (season 2)

Awards

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2012 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General HospitalNominated

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