Parker Young | |
---|---|
Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse | Stephanie Webber (m. 2021) |
Children | 2 [2] |
Parker Young is an American actor. He portrayed Ryan Shay on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory , Randy Hill on the Fox sitcom Enlisted and Richard on the Bravo series Imposters . His most recent starring role, he played a former Marine adjusting to civilian life on the CBS sitcom United States of Al . Young has also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. [3]
Young is the eldest of three children born to Karl and Zarina Young. [4] He has a brother Nelson and a sister Alexis. [4] He attended Catalina Foothills High School where he was football captain, [5] occupying the position of running back. [6] His interest in theatre surfaced when he was in junior year. [7] After graduating, Young moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career while he first planned to attend Pepperdine University. [8]
From 2011 to 2014, Young played the recurring role of dim-witted football jock Ryan Shay on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory . In 2013, he landed a lead role on Fox's military comedy series Enlisted [9] and, in 2015, a recurring role on Arrow .
In 2016, he was cast in the third Bravo original scripted series, Imposters , which premiered on February 7, 2017. [10]
In July 2018, he and his fiancée, Stephanie Webber, welcomed a daughter named Jaxon Orion Young. The couple married in September 2021.
In late 2019, Young was cast in a lead role for the CBS sitcom United States of Al , [11] which premiered on April 1, 2021. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust | Cornelius Entemann | |
2009 | Nightfall | Avery | |
2010 | Cupid's Arrow | Tony | |
2014 | Animal | Jeff | |
2014 | Tainted Rose | Anthony | |
2014 | Sex Ed | Montana | |
2014 | Polis | David | Short film |
2015 | 4th Man Out | Chris | |
2016 | The Boss | Moisa | |
2022 | Give Me an A | Mark | |
2024 | The Image of You | Nick | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Days of Our Lives | Delivery man | Season 43, episode 293 |
2010 | Big Time Rush | Travis | Episode: "Big Time Break" |
2010 | Make It or Break It | Hunk #1 | Episode: "Party Gone Out of Bounds" |
2011–14 | Suburgatory | Ryan Shay | Recurring role, 27 episodes |
2011 | CSI: NY | Thad Wolff | Episode: "Get Me Out of Here!" |
2012 | Mad Men | Jim Hanson | Episode: "Signal 30" |
2012 | Jane by Design | Aiden Chase | Episode: "The Celebrity" |
2013 | Killer Reality | Ross Freeman | Television film |
2014 | Enlisted | Private Randy Hill | Main role; 13 episodes |
2014 | Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight | Leo | 5 episodes |
2015 | Fresh Off the Boat | Wyatt | Episode: "Phillip Goldstein" |
2015–16 | Arrow | Alex Davis | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
2016 | Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life | Shane | Episode: "How to Survive Your Crazy Ex" |
2017 | Future Man | Chase | Episode: "Operation: Fatal Attraction" |
2017–18 | Imposters | Richard | Main role |
2018 | I Feel Bad | Damon Paul | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
2018 | The Wedding Do Over | Peter Clark | Television Film |
2019 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Represented St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Episode: "Poor Trev" |
2020–21 | Twenties | Zach | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
2020 | A Million Little Things | Miles | 3 episodes |
2021–22 | United States of Al | Riley Dugan | Main role, 35 episodes |
2022 | Call Me Kat | Brian | Episode: "Call Me Donor Four-Five-Seven" |
Kaley Christine Cuoco is an American actress. She is known for starring as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005), Penny on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019) and as the title character in the HBO Max comedic thriller The Flight Attendant (2020–2022). The latter earned her nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
Cheryl Hines is an American actress and comedian. She portrayed Larry David's wife, Cheryl, on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), for which she received two Emmy Award nominations. She also starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory (2011–2014), and made her directorial debut with the 2009 film Serious Moonlight. Hines is the wife of lawyer and former 2024 presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Thomas Christopher Parnell is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Parnell found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006. After leaving SNL, he played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013). Parnell is also a prominent voice actor known for his deep and distinctive voice. In animation, he voices the narrator on the PBS Kids series WordGirl (2007–2015), Cyril Figgis on the FX series Archer (2009–2023), Jerry Smith on Adult Swim's Rick and Morty (2013–present), and Doug on Fox's Family Guy (2019–2022). His work also extends into commercials, having voiced the Hamburger Helper mascot “Lefty”, appeared in advertisements as “America’s Dad” for Orbit Gum, and is most known for voicing "The Progressive Box" in a series of advertisements by the Progressive Corporation.
In the United States and Canada, a jock is a stereotype of an athlete, or someone who is consumed by sports and sports culture, and does not take much interest in intellectual pursuits or other activities. It is generally applied mostly to high school and college athletics participants who form a distinct youth subculture. As a blanket term, jock can be considered synonymous with athlete. Jocks are usually presented as male practitioners of team sports such as American football, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and ice hockey.
Sean Maguire is an English-American actor and singer who has been professionally making films, television shows and performing on stage for over 40 years. Originally from London, Maguire started his career at age five starring alongside Lord Olivier in A Voyage Round My Father. He then rose to fame at age ten when he was cast in the BBC drama Grange Hill in the role of "Tegs" Ratcliffe in which he remained until 1991. After leaving Grange Hill, Maguire played Aidan Brosnan in EastEnders.
Allie Grant McClain, professionally known as Allie Grant, is an American film and television actress. She was Isabelle Hodes on the Showtime television series Weeds appearing in the series from 2005 to 2009. She co-starred as Lisa Shay on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory. She has a recurring role on The Goldbergs. She also appears in Private Practice, as well as Grey's Anatomy.
Rebecca Sara "Becki" Newton is an American actress known for her roles as Amanda Tanen on Ugly Betty, Quinn Garvey on How I Met Your Mother, and Lorna Taylor on The Lincoln Lawyer.
Geoff Pierson is an American actor known for his starring television roles on Dexter, Unhappily Ever After, Grace Under Fire, 24, Ryan's Hope, and Designated Survivor. He has also guest-starred in dozens of other TV shows such as Friends, Monk, Fringe and Homeland.
Stephen C. Bishop is an American actor and former baseball player. He was a regular cast member in the television series Being Mary Jane (2013–15), Imposters (2017–18) and Run the World (2021–23). Bishop also appeared in films Friday Night Lights (2004), Moneyball (2011), 'Til Death Do Us Part (2017) and Fatal Affair (2020).
Chloe Marisa Suazo Devine, known professionally as Chloe Bridges, is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Zoey Moreno in the sitcom Freddie (2005–2006) and as Dana Turner in the Disney Channel original film Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). She has starred in the films Forget Me Not (2009), Family Weekend (2013), Mantervention (2014), The Final Girls (2015), and Nightlight (2015). She has also portrayed Donna LaDonna in The Carrie Diaries, Sydney in Pretty Little Liars, and Kibby in Daytime Divas.
Adhir Kalyan is a South African actor noted for his role as Timmy in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement and as Awalmir Karimi/'Al' in United States of Al.
Matthew James Moy is an American actor. He co-starred as Han Lee on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls and provides the voice of Lars Barriga on Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future.
Matthew Lauria is an American actor and musician. He made his television debut on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock in 2007. He is best known for his roles as Luke Cafferty on the NBC/DirecTV drama Friday Night Lights, Ryan York on the NBC family drama Parenthood, and Ryan Wheeler on the Audience drama Kingdom. In 2021, Lauria appeared as a series regular on the crime thriller television series CSI: Vegas.
Matthew Lee Jones is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, rapper, and singer known for his portrayals of Brandon "Badger" Mayhew on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, Baxter on the CBS sitcom Mom, and Ned Dorneget in NCIS. He stars as Douglas Wheeler on the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, and is also known for his voice roles as Gunther Magnuson in Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010–2012), Hector Flanagan in Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016), Nuber in F Is for Family (2018–2020), Pig in Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015–2018), and Wedge in the video game Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020).
James Joseph Wolk is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the CBS comedy series The Crazy Ones (2013–2014), the AMC period drama series Mad Men (2013–2014), the CBS drama thriller series Zoo (2015–2017), the CBS All Access psychological thriller series Tell Me a Story (2018–2019), and the HBO superhero limited series Watchmen (2019).
Suburgatory is an American television sitcom created by Emily Kapnek that aired on ABC from September 28, 2011, to May 14, 2014. The series originally aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30/7:30 Central following The Middle. The title is a portmanteau, devised by former CNN Senior Producer Linda Keenan, of the words "suburban" and "purgatory". On August 12, 2014, Suburgatory was canceled by ABC after three seasons.
The Catalina Foothills Unified School District #16 is the PreK-12 school district for the Catalina Foothills area of Tucson, Arizona. Established in 1931, it has eight schools: one high school (9-12), two middle schools (6-8), four elementary schools (K-5) and one early learning center (PreK). The district educates over 5000 students who live throughout the greater Tucson metro area. Mary Kamerzell, Ph.D., has served as superintendent since 1996.
Kelli Amanda Goss is an American film and television actress. She began her career appearing in a recurring roles in the Nickelodeon comedy series Big Time Rush (2010–13) and on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2013–15). From 2016 to 2020, Goss played the role of Heather Roth in the Netflix comedy series The Ranch. From 2021 to 2022, she played main character Vanessa on the CBS sitcom United States of Al.
Scheana Marie Davies (née Jancan, formerly Shay; born May 7, 1985) is an American television personality. Since 2013, she has been a cast member on the Bravo reality television series Vanderpump Rules.
Inbar Lavi is an Israeli actress. She is known for portraying Raviva on the 2012 MTV series Underemployed, Vee on the 2014 Fox television series Gang Related, and Sheba on the Fox series Prison Break. Lavi starred in the 2017–2018 Bravo television series Imposters, and played Eve in the final three seasons of the Netflix series Lucifer. She also starred in The Last Ship on TNT.