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Jim Parrack
Jim Parrack
	Parrack in 2011
Born	February 8, 1981 (age 43); Allen, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	2006–present
Spouses	Ciera Danielle (m. 2008; div. 2014); Leven Rambin (m. 2015; ann. 2017); Hayley Walters (m. 2022);

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 Battle: Los Angeles^[1] 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 9-1-1: Lone Star.

Early life

Parrack was born on February 8, 1981, in Allen, Texas.^[2] 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^[3] and then at the Playhouse West.^[4]

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, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 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.^[5] Parrack returned to the show for the seventh and final season, again as a main cast member.^[6]

In 2011, Parrack returned to feature films, starring in the military science fiction war film Battle: Los Angeles.^[7] 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.^[8] He co-starred in the films Fury (2014), The Adderall Diaries (2015), and Suicide Squad (2016).^[9]^[10] In 2014, Parrack joined the Broadway cast of Of Mice and Men, playing the role of Slim.^[11]

Personal life

Parrack married actress/writer/director Ciera Danielle on October 19, 2008.^[12]^[13] He and Danielle separated in September 2013, and in June 2014 it was reported the couple had filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences.^[14]

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.^[15]

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

Parrack is the president of 120 Productions, Inc.^[16] He is good friends with actor James Franco.^[17]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
2006	Annapolis	AJ
2007	Finishing the Game	Jerry
2011	Battle: Los Angeles	LCpl. Peter Kerns
	Sal	Keir Dullea
	Post	Jim
2013	Isolated	Ambassador for Peace
	Child of God	Deputy Cotton
	A Night in Old Mexico	Moon
	As I Lay Dying	Cash Bundren
	Daisy's	Prodigal Son
2014	Fury	Sergeant Binkowski
	Jimmy's Pickle	JP
	Holy Land	Father Waldie
2015	Wild Horses	Deputy Rogers
2015	The Adderall Diaries	Roger Dimitrov
2016	Suicide Squad	Jonny Frost^[18]^[19]
2016	Priceless	Garo
2017	Trouble	Curt
2018	Lost Child	Mike Rivers
2019	Silo	Junior
2020	The Dark End of the Street	Richard
2021	F9	Kenny Linder

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Monk	Roger Zisk	Episode: "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head"
	ER	Phil	Episode: "Out on a Limb"
	Standoff	Sam Ellis	Episode: "Partners in Crime"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	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	NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigation Service	Nick Hurley	Episode: "Blowback"
	Raines	Deputy Mark Jessup	Episode: "Reconstructing Alice"
	Criminal Minds	Paul Mulford	Episode: "Open Season"
2009	Supernatural	Nick Munroe	Episode: "Sex and Violence"
2008–2014	True Blood	Hoyt Fortenberry	66 episodes
2012	Alcatraz	Guy Hastings	Episode: "Guy Hastings"
2015	Resurrection	Preacher James	4 episodes
2018	The Deuce	Russell	5 episodes
2018	Escape at Dannemora	Police Officer Tarsia	1 episode
2019	Two Sentence Horror Stories	Ken	Episode: "Gentleman"
2020–present	9-1-1: Lone Star	Judd Ryder	Main role

Other works

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	So You Want Michael Madsen?	Himself	Documentary
2011	Simone	Danny Wilard	Short film
2012	Courage to Create	Edward	Short film
	Playhouse	Himself	Documentary
	Up the Valley and Beyond	Russ Meyer	Short film
	The Audition	Danny	Short film
	Richard Peter Johnson	Himself
	Hi My Name Is Max	Trever	Short film
2013	Riddance	Dean	Short film
2013	Filandra	James Chafitz	Short film

Awards and nominations

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