Date of Birth

13 December 1987, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

Hunter Parrish Tharp is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing the role of Silas Botwin in the Showtime series Weeds and for his performances in the Broadway productions of Godspell in the role of Jesus and Spring Awakening as Melchior. Parrish was born in Richmond.

Trivia

• Hosts a popular talk show podcast called 'Two Guys and a Girl' along with Kyle Sherman and Allison Tyler.
• Appeared in Freedom Writers (2007) as "Ben Daniels" and, after its production, he and the cast took pictures with the real-life Freedom Writers.
• Made his Broadway debut in the musical, "Spring Awakening", playing the lead role of "Melchior", in August 2008.
• Was among the young celebrities featured in Vanity Fair's cover article, "Hollywood's New Wave: The Hottest Kids in Hollywood" in August 2008.
• Was signed to the acting agency, CED Voices.
• He graduated from the Texas Tech University Independent School District, a year ahead of actress Leven Rambin.
• Starred on Broadway in a revival of the musical 'Godspell' at Circle on the Square Theatre, 2011.
• Auditioned for the role of Peeta in The Hunger Games, but the role ultimately went to Josh Hutcherson, his co-star in RV (2006). Both Hunter and Josh also starred as sons of Julianne Moore, in different films, Josh in The Kids Are All Right (2010) and Hunter in Still Alice (2014).
• He has English, German, as well as Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and remote Dutch, ancestry. Much of his family has lived in the American Midwest for many generations.
• Trained at Dallas Young Actors Studio in Dallas, Texas.
• Campaigned at one point for Peter Parker/Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).

Quotes

• I don't even drink coffee.
• I cry at the end of every book.
• I am such a goody-two-shoes.
• As soon as things become predictable, they become boring.
• I want people around me who call me out and hold me accountable.
• I started making music for myself when I was sixteen.
• I like telling stories.
• I keep getting cast as this bad guy, and I don't know why.
• I just think Texas and that whole Bible Belt section is so, like, corporate. And I don't agree with organized religion in that respect.
• I grew up in Plano, Texas.
• My first job was a commercial for Ball Park Fun Franks.
• Maybe I'm a better actor when I know there's going to be an older woman involved.
• I've written probably over 200 songs that have a verse and a chorus and that's it.
• I've never done a blind date but my parents met on a blind date.
• I'm kind of A.D.D., and so my mind wanders a lot.
• The truth is I want to make music that people enjoy.
• People sometimes forget how important Broadway is as a place for young actors to grow.
• New York is a character, all on its own, and whenever you film there, it becomes part of the show. That's just the nature of being there.
• My morals are important to me.
• My mom grew up in Kansas, my dad in Indiana. They had boring childhoods.
• Ultimately, I'm fine with everything that I've done.