Parker Sawyers (born May 24, 1983)[1] is an American actor.
Parker Sawyers | |
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Born | May 24, 1983 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse | Edita Ubartaite |
Career
editHis first leading film role was starring as a young Barack Obama in Southside With You.[2] He is also featured in Don't Hang Up as Mr. Lee. He also stars as the Parisian jazz musician, Albert Fallou, in the BBC production World on Fire.[3]
He is the son of Paula Parker-Sawyers (now Means), who was deputy mayor of Indianapolis from 1989 to 1991, and James Sawyers, a teacher and administrator.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Hyde Park on Hudson | Thomas | |
Zero Dark Thirty | Interrogator on Monitor | ||
2013 | Austenland | Alexander | |
Drone | Drone Operator | Short | |
Kick-Ass 2 | Blast Hammer | ||
2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Corpsman | |
Monsters: Dark Continent | Shaun Williams | ||
2015 | Survivor | Ray | |
2016 | Southside with You | Barack Obama | |
The Call Up | Andre | ||
Snowden | CIA Interviewer | ||
The Autopsy of Jane Doe | Trooper Cole | ||
Don't Hang Up | Mr. Lee | ||
2017 | Sand Castle | Sgt. Robinson | |
Megan Leavey | Navy Corpsman | ||
The Mummy | Co-Pilot | ||
2018 | Greta | Gary | |
2019 | Monsoon | Lewis | |
2022 | The Nan Movie | Walter | |
Infinite Storm | Patrick | ||
The Lost Girls | Adam | ||
2023 | Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Connors | |
2025 | Jay Kelly | TBA | Post-production |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Lilyhammer | Deshawna | Episode: "My Kind of Town" |
2014 | The Assets | Matt | Episode: "Avenger" |
2017 | Easy | Jason | Episode: "Open Marriage" |
2018 | Succession | Alessandro Daniels | Episode: "Celebration" |
Pine Gap | Gus Thomson | Main cast | |
2018–19 | Deep State | Napier | Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2 |
2019 | Cheat | Stephan | Main cast |
2019–present | World on Fire | Albert Fallou | Main cast |
2020–present | P-Valley | Andre Watkins | Main cast |
2022 | A Discovery of Witches | Ransome Fayrweather | Recurring cast: season 3 |
2023 | Spy/Master | Frank Jackson | Main cast |
TBA | Lockerbie | Filming[4] |
Video games
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Battlefield 1 | Narrator - Harlem Hellfighter | |
2017 | Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age | Vince, Additional Voices | |
Star Wars: Battlefront II | Voice Talent, Acting Talent | ||
2018 | Detroit: Become Human | Josh |
References
edit- ^ "Meet the West London actor playing Barack Obama on the big screen". Telegraph.co.uk. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Jacob (12 August 2016). "Parker Sawyers Summons His Inner Obama". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Meet the Cast of World on Fire". World on Fire. PBS. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (5 March 2024). "'Suits' Star Patrick J. Adams, Connor Swindells, Merritt Wever Cast in Netflix, BBC Series 'Lockerbie'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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