Jim Parrack

 ( 1981 Births ) 

Jim Parrack (born February 8, 1981) is an American actor best known for his role as Hoyt Fortenberry in HBO series True Blood. He has also appeared in the film and as "Slim" in the 2014 Broadway production of Of Mice and Men alongside James Franco, Chris O'Dowd and Leighton Meester. In 2020, he began starring in the Fox drama .

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Early life Parrack was born on February 8, 1981, in Allen, Texas. He attended the co-ed Allen High School for secondary education. In 2001, Parrack moved to Los Angeles, California where he studied acting at The Stella Adler Academy and then at the Playhouse West.

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Career Parrack made his screen debut in the 2006 drama film Annapolis. From 2006 to 2008, he made multiple guest appearances on television shows such as Monk, Grey's Anatomy, , and Criminal Minds. In 2008, Parrack was cast as Hoyt Fortenberry in the vampire television drama series True Blood. He was part of the main starring cast for the first five seasons, before departing for a season. Parrack returned to the show for the seventh and final season, again as a main cast member.

In 2011, Parrack returned to feature films, starring in the military science fiction war film . The film was directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-starred Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo, and Michael Peña. In 2013, he starred in the drama film Child of God and the Spanish-American drama A Night in Old Mexico. He co-starred in the films Fury (2014), The Adderall Diaries (2015), and Suicide Squad (2016). In 2014, Parrack joined the Broadway cast of Of Mice and Men, playing the role of Slim.

On September 18, 2019, he was cast as Judson "Judd" Ryder in the Fox drama series .

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Personal life Parrack married actress/writer/director Ciera Danielle on October 19, 2008. He and Danielle separated in September 2013, and in June 2014 it was reported the couple had filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences.

In Spring 2014, it was confirmed Parrack was in a relationship with The Hunger Games actress Leven Rambin. On October 10, 2015, they married in Texas. On May 9, 2017, the couple split. Rambin filed for and was granted an annulment, and the marriage was dissolved. Rambin has since referred to her relationship with Parrack as "abusive", and alleged that he had cheated on her.. People.com. October 11, 2015.

He has been in a relationship with ballet dancer Hayley Walters since at least 2018.

Parrack is the president of 120 Productions, Inc. He is good friends with actor James Franco.

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Filmography

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Film

2006	Annapolis	AJ
2007	Finishing the Game	Jerry
2011		LCpl. Peter Kerns
	Simone	Danny Wilard	Short
	Sal	Keir Dullea
	Post	Jim
2012	Courage to Create	Edward	Short
	The Audition	Danny	Short
	Hi My Name Is Max	Trever	Short
2013	Isolated	Ambassador for Peace
	As I Lay Dying	Cash Bundren
	Up the Valley and Beyond	Russ Meyer	Short
	Child of God	Deputy Cotton
	A Night in Old Mexico	Moon
	Daisy's	Prodigal Son
	Filandra	James Chafitz	Short
2014	National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men	Slim
	The Sound and the Fury	Herbert Ames
	Fury	Sergeant Binkowski
	Riddance	Dean	Short
	Nerd Love	Himself
2015	The Question	Adam	Short
	Wild Horses	Deputy Rogers
	The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards	Paul
	The Adderall Diaries	Roger Dimitrov
	Suburban Memoir	Mr. Waldie	Short
	Richard Peter Johnson	Himself
2016	Sleeping Dogs	Detective Douglas	Short
	Red	Chet Archie	Short
	Suicide Squad	Jonny Frost
	Priceless	Garo
2017	The Labyrinth	Malvo
	Actors Anonymous	-
	Trouble	Curt
	Lost Child	Mike Rivers
2018	Last Supper	McCarthy
2019	Buck Run	Officer Jim Daniels
	God Send	Alex James
	Not Today	Passenger	Short
	Silo	Junior
2020	The Dark End of the Street	Richard
2021	F9	Kenny Linder
2023	Grace Point	Cutter

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Television

2006	Monk	Roger Zisk	Episode: "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head"
	ER	Phil	Episode: "Out on a Limb"
	Standoff	Sam Ellis	Episode: "Partners in Crime"
		Sgt. Jack Day	Episode: "Toe Tags"
	Grey's Anatomy	Ted Carr	Episode: "Where the Boys Are"
	Close to Home	Joe Nelson	Episode: "Shoot to Kill"
2007		Nick Hurley	Episode: "Blowback"
	Raines	Deputy Mark Jessup	Episode: "Reconstructing Alice"
	Criminal Minds	Paul Mulford	Episode: "Open Season"
2008-14	True Blood	Hoyt Fortenberry	Main Cast: Season 1-5 & 7
2009	Supernatural	Nick Munroe	Episode: "Sex and Violence"
2010-11	True Blood: Jessica's Blog	Hoyt Fortenberry	Guest Cast: Season 1-2
2012	Alcatraz	Guy Hastings	Episode: "Guy Hastings"
2015	Resurrection	Preacher James	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2017		Aldon Braddock	Episode: "Borealis 301"
2018	The Deuce	Russell	Recurring Cast: Season 2
	Escape at Dannemora	Police Officer Tarsia	Episode: "Part 6"
2019	Two Sentence Horror Stories	Ken	Episode: "Gentleman"
2020-25		Judd Ryder	Main Cast
2025	Tracker	Ben Kinderson	Episode: “Nightingale”

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Documentary

2008	So You Want Michael Madsen?

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Awards and nominations

2009	Satellite Award	Best Cast – Television Series	True Blood (shared with cast)
2010	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

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External links

• Jim Parrack on Facebook
• Jim Parrack on Twitter
• Jim Parrack on Myspace
• 120 Productions on YouTube

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