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Shawn Parsons(I)

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  • Composer
  • Writer
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2025 Sundance premiere of “Somebody Cares”
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The Alabama native is best known for co-starring with Nick Offerman in "The Gunfighter", an internationally acclaimed short film, as The Pig in the final season of FX's "Justified", and as Sam in The CW/Netflix series "Containment". Notable theatrical performances include "Trog & Clay" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (UK) and "Knuckleball" at the Soho Playhouse (NYC) and Exit Theatre (SF) as part of the San Francisco Fringe Festival.
BornJuly 3
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BornJuly 3
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Shawn Parsons in The Gunfighter (2013)
    The Gunfighter
    8.0
    Short
    • The Gunfighter
    • 2013
    Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
    Justified
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Handsome aka 'The Pig'
    Rutherford Falls (2021)
    Rutherford Falls
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Holt
    Brian Groh, Shawn Parsons, Julien Lasseur, Kyle Smolic, Chancler Haynes, Kristin Hansen, and Cjon Saulsberry in Somebody Cares (2024)
    Somebody Cares
    7.2
    Short
    • Barry
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Dancing Nowhere
      • Walter
      • Filming
    • Shawn Parsons: Grateful (2024)
      Shawn Parsons: Grateful
      Music Video
      • Lead Vocal
      • Acoustic Guitar
      • 2024
    • Brian Groh, Shawn Parsons, Julien Lasseur, Kyle Smolic, Chancler Haynes, Kristin Hansen, and Cjon Saulsberry in Somebody Cares (2024)
      Somebody Cares
      7.2
      Short
      • Barry
      • 2024
    • Shawn Parsons in Shawn Parsons: Hell If I Know (2023)
      Shawn Parsons: Hell If I Know
      Music Video
      • Lead Vocal
      • Acoustic Guitar
      • 2023
    • Chris Harding and Nick Harding in Tonk Radio: A Country Music Podcast (2022)
      Tonk Radio: A Country Music Podcast
      Podcast Series
      • 2022–2023
    • America Young, Christopher Sean, Stephen Oyoung, and Sloane Morgan Siegel in Gotham Knights (2022)
      Gotham Knights
      6.3
      Video Game
      • Additional Voices
      • 2022
    • Rutherford Falls (2021)
      Rutherford Falls
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Holt
      • 2022
    • FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
      FBI: Most Wanted
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Ray Kite
      • 2021
    • Electric Jesus (2020)
      Electric Jesus
      6.1
      • Chris Angelopoulos
      • 2020
    • The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
      The Trial of the Chicago 7
      7.7
      • Policeman in Haymarket
      • 2020
    • Will Forte, Edi Patterson, Jim Rash, Shawn Parsons, Kelly Vrooman, and Tony Cavalero in Invisible Virtual Table Read (2020)
      Invisible Virtual Table Read
      7.4
      • Dirk Moore
      • 2020
    • Karina Arroyave, Catherine Curtin, Emy Coligado, Kat Foster, Josh Segarra, Alana O'Brien, and Aneesh Sheth in First One In (2020)
      First One In
      5.5
      • Jackson
      • 2020
    • Marc Menchaca and Jatin Patel in Upstream with Jimmy Dallas (2020)
      Upstream with Jimmy Dallas
      Short
      • Booger (voice)
      • 2020
    • I'll Meet You There (2020)
      I'll Meet You There
      5.5
      • Matt Nieman
      • 2020
    • Palomino & Swissy (2019)
      Palomino & Swissy
      TV Series
      • Palomino
      • 2019
    • Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Tim Blaney, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and Kumail Nanjiani in Men in Black: International (2019)
      Men in Black: International
      5.6
      • Agent (uncredited)
      • 2019

    Composer

    • Shawn Parsons: Grateful (2024)
      Shawn Parsons: Grateful
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Shawn Parsons in Shawn Parsons: Hell If I Know (2023)
      Shawn Parsons: Hell If I Know
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023

    Writer

    • Shawn Parsons: Grateful (2024)
      Shawn Parsons: Grateful
      Music Video
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Shawn Parsons in Shawn Parsons: Hell If I Know (2023)
      Shawn Parsons: Hell If I Know
      Music Video
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Marc Menchaca and Jatin Patel in Upstream with Jimmy Dallas (2020)
      Upstream with Jimmy Dallas
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos11

    Film & TV Reel
    Demo Reel 5:48
    Film & TV Reel
    Bull (CBS)
    Demo Reel 4:43
    Bull (CBS)
    Bull (CBS)
    Demo Reel 4:43
    Bull (CBS)
    Queen Sugar
    Demo Reel 3:22
    Queen Sugar
    Palomino & Swissy
    Demo Reel 7:59
    Palomino & Swissy
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:45
    Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:04
    Official Trailer

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • July 3
      • Dothan, Alabama, USA

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