Shawn Parsons

The Alabama native is best known as "The Pig" in the final season of FX's "Justified", "Sam" in The CW/Netflix Limited Series "Containment", and more recently as "Martin" in "Queen Sugar". Since ditching a career in business at the age of 30, Parsons has worked in theater, indie film ("12 Years a Slave", "The Sacrament") and television including NCIS: NOLA (CBS), Blindspot (NBC), Person of Interest (CBS), Parks and Recreation (NBC), Matador (El Rey), Conviction (ABC), and Torchwood: Miracle Day (BBC/STARZ) as well as a co-starring turn with Nick Offerman in "The Gunfighter", an internationally acclaimed short film winning multiple awards and translated into six languages. Additional film credits include the 2016 horror anthology "Holidays" with Seth Green, the 2014 Sundance feature "Song One" with Anne Hathaway, and MGM's 2012 feature "Soldiers of Fortune" with Sean Bean and Christian Slater. Notable theatrical performances include "Trog & Clay" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (UK), Knuckleball at the Soho Playhouse (NYC) and at The Exit Theatre (SF) as part of the San Francisco Fringe Festival winning the festival's top two awards for Best Play and Best Overall Production. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous