Parker Croft

Parker Croft
Born Parker Hendrick Croft III
(1987-01-13) January 13, 1987
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Occupation Actor, Writer
Years active 2006 – present

Parker Croft; born on January 13, 1987 is an American film actor and screenwriter. He is most famous for his role as Felix on Once Upon A Time

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 experimented 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.[1] 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[2] in collaboration with partners Aaron Golden, and Conrad Jackson as a vehicle for his first leading role.

Personal life

Parker lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Actor
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Hooking up John
2008 Sky People Estranged 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
Year Title Song Performed
2008 Were the World Mine "Pyramus & Thisby"

Television

Year Show Role Episode(s) & Notes
2009 Nip/Tuck Jared 'Enigma' McCloud 6.02 "Enigma"
2009 The Back Nine Ben Hogan 1.01 "Pilot"
2011 Nuclear Family The Son
2012 1600 Penn Mike 1.01 "Pilot"
2012 American Horror Story: Asylum Devon 2.03 "Nor'easter"
2013 Once Upon a Time Felix 11 Episodes

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