Parker Croft

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Parker Croft
Born
Parker Hendrick Croft III

(1987-01-13) January 13, 1987 (age 35)
OccupationActor, Writer
Years active2006 – present

Parker Croft (born January 13, 1987) is an American actor and screenwriter, most famous for his role as Felix on Once Upon a Time . [1]

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Early life

Parker Croft was born in Burlington, Vermont and raised in Northern Vermont. His mother, Juliet McVicker, is a jazz singer; his father, Parker Hendrick Croft Jr., is an architect, and a painter. Children's theater was Parker’s introduction to acting in 1994, at the age of seven. Soon after, he began working with the Vermont Stage Company.

Parker's schooling was varied. He attended public and private schools, as well as experimenting with home schooling. Prior to his graduation from the White Mountain School, Parker received a scholarship to the Perry Mansfield School for the Performing Arts, a summer school for aspiring teen actors. This led him to New York City, where he completed study at the Stella Adler Studio, the William Esper Studio, and the Hubert Berghof Studio.

Career

Parker Croft made his film debut as John in the teen movie, Hooking Up with co-stars Corey Feldman and Bronson Pinchot. One year later he appeared as the gay bashing bully Cooper in Were the World Mine (2008), an independent musical film, based on A Midsummer Night's Dream , in which he sang for the soundtrack.

Parker's television debut was on the FX show Nip/Tuck as Enigma. [2] From his performance in Nip/Tuck Parker was offered a role in Nuclear Family (2010) alongside Ray Wise and Corin Nemec.

Parker’s television credits include the FX pilot Back Nine (Creator Jason Filardi), the NBC pilot 1600 Penn, and the Gigapix pilot Adult Life (Creator Conrad Jackson)

In addition to acting, Parker is also a writer. In 2010 he co-wrote Falling Overnight [3] in collaboration with partners Aaron Golden, and Conrad Jackson as a vehicle for his first leading role.

Personal life

Parker lives in Los Angeles.

As of June 2016, he is married to Elisa Croft.

Filmography

Film

Actor
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Hooking upJohn
2008Sky PeopleEstranged Son Short Film
2008 Were the World Mine Cooper
2010 Falling Overnight Elliot Carson Nashville Film Festival Best Actor Award
Jacksonville Film Festival Best Actor Award
Blue Whiskey Indipendnet Film Festival Best Actor Award
Visionfest The Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award
2014 Field of Lost Shoes Garland Jefferson
Music Credits
YearTitleSong Performed
2008 Were the World Mine "Pyramus & Thisby"

Television

YearShowRoleEpisode(s) & Notes
2009 Nip/Tuck Jared 'Enigma' McCloud6.02 "Enigma"
2009 The Back Nine Ben Hogan1.01 "Pilot"
2012 Nuclear Family The Son
2012 1600 Penn Mike1.01 "Pilot"
2012 American Horror Story: Asylum Devon2.03 "Nor'easter"
2013 Once Upon a Time Felix11 Episodes
2016 Roadies Dean Kilpatrick8 "The All Night Bus Ride"
2016 Pitch Jordan Collins5 "Alfonzo Guzman-Chavez"
2017 Big Little Lies Brent2 "Serious Mothering"

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