Nathan Parsons

Nathan Parsons is the Australian actor who portrays Jack and Nick Branson on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Biography

Nathan Dean Parsons was born on June 16, 1988^[1] in Adelaide, South Australia^[2] but raised in Colorado^[3] and Texas.^[4] He moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California after being accepted into their Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting program.^[5] He is also a member of Boom Kat Dance Theatre, a non-profit dance company based in Santa Monica, California.^[6] Boom Kat was made a resident company of the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica following the success of their production Neverwonderland in 2009 and 2010.^[7]

As a child actor he did voice-over work dubbing Japanese anime for ADV Films, including the lead role of Jean Roque-Raltique in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and parts in Soul Hunter, Devil Lady and Jing: King of Bandits. Parsons has previously appeared in the 2007 horror comedy Teeth and the 2009 horror film The Brotherhood V: Alumni.^[8]

Parsons originally auditioned for a different role on General Hospital and was not cast, but the series subsequently created a new character for him. He made his first appearance as con artist Ethan Lovett on 30 January, 2009.^[9] Parsons was initially hired on a recurring basis but was soon put on contract with the series.^[10] Parsons's debut storyline hinted at the secret parentage of his character Ethan. In December 2011, Parsons announced that he had decided not to renew his contract with General Hospital.^[11] In April 2013, Parsons reprised the role of Ethan as part of the series' 50th anniversary.^[12] He returned once more in 2015 to facilitate with the exit of Anthony Geary.^[13]

After completing a stint on Bunheads, Nathan began to recur as Jackson Kenner on The Originals.^[14] During this time, Parsons also acquired the role of James Kent during the final season of True Blood.^[15] In March 2018, Parsons joined the cast of The CW's Roswell, New Mexico as Max Evans.^[16] He also appeared in the 2020 Christian biographical drama I Still Believe.^[17]

Trivia

Parsons plays Max Evans on the CW's Roswell, New Mexico. The show is the second adaption of the young adult book series Roswell High. The first adaptation, titled Roswell, starred Once Upon a Time cast member Emilie de Ravin.
- Coincidentally, Emilie's character Tess Harding was an original character, partially replacing the role of a character named Nikolas Branson.

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Seven
"Hyperion Heights":	"A Pirate's Life":	"The Garden of Forking Paths":	"Beauty":	"Greenbacks":	"Wake Up Call":	"Eloise Gardener":	"Pretty in Blue":	"One Little Tear":	"The Eighth Witch":	"Secret Garden":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears
"A Taste of the Heights":	"Knightfall":	"The Girl in the Tower":	"Sisterhood":	"Breadcrumbs":	"Chosen":	"The Guardian":	"Flower Child":	"Is This Henry Mills?":	"Homecoming":	"Leaving Storybrooke":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

External links

Nathan Parsons on Internet Movie Database
Nathan Parsons on Wikipedia
@nathandeanparsons (Nathan Parsons) on Instagram
@nathan_parsons (Nathan Parsons) on X, formerly Twitter

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 @Nathan_Parsons (Nathan Parsons) on X, formerly Twitter. "Thank ya'll so much for all the love today. It's been a great birthday! I love ya'll!."
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Petski, Denise (July 6, 2014). True Blood newcomer sinks teeth into new role. The Morning Bulletin. "Adelaide-born, US-raised actor Nathan Parsons was thrilled to join HBO's camp, raunchy and over-the-top vampire drama, set in a sleepy Louisiana town."
↑ Radloff, Jessica (May 11, 2015). 10 Fun Icebreakers With The Originals' Nathan Parsons (FYI: He's Single, Ladies!). Glamour. "But spend an hour with the ruggedly handsome actor from The Originals and you'll learn that while the laid-back part is true, as he's a combination of cultures and places including Adelaide, Australia, Boulder, Colorado, Austin, Texas, and Los Angeles."
↑ Asadi, Abby (June 26, 2014). Nathan Parsons Interview. 303 Magazine. "Good thing Nathan loves going back to his home town of Austin, Texas."
↑ Izon, Juliet (May 26, 2015). NATHAN PARSONS CALLS HIS ROLE AS A WEREWOLF ON 'THE ORIGINALS' "REALLY FUN". Austin Way. "Parsons attended the Fine Arts in Acting program at the University of Southern California, where he was booking work within two years."
↑ Boom Kat Dance Theatre. YouTube (April 4, 2009).
↑ NeverWonderLand. ETC Theatre Company.
↑ Happy 27th Happy Birthday to The Originals Nathan Parsons!. The Originals CW (June 16, 2015). Archived from the original on July 29, 2016.
↑ Logan, Michael (November 21, 2011). Nathan Parsons Dishes On His Weird New General Hospital Romance — And His Possible Exit. TV Guide. "I originally auditioned for a different role, a character that I think later turned out to be Dante, but at the time he had a different name. I normally sound like I'm from Texas, but I started messing around with this random Australian accent — not at all appropriate for a character from New York — and when they called me back, I was, like, "What?" They wound up creating an entirely different role for me, and after two weeks on the job they offered me a contract."
↑ Clark Robinson, Julie (March 17, 2009). Interview with General Hospital Newcomer Nathan Parsons. Soaps.com. "It's pretty clear that the new scoundrel in town, Ethan Lovett, has explosive potential with plenty of people in Port Charles. So much so in fact, that his portrayer Nathan Parsons just went on contract!"
↑ Kroll, Dan J (December 20, 2011). Parsons' GH exit seemingly confirmed. Soap Central. "I am sad [about] Nathan, but he wasn't used right," Berman announced during a Twitter chat. "[H]is talent was wasted."
↑ General Hospital 50th Anniversary Episode – A Heartfelt Moving Tribute!. Michael Fairman TV (April 2, 2013). "In another part of the anniversary story, Luke (Tony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis) found none other than Ethan, the returning Nathan Parsons, who was being held captive on the Haunted Star by Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) and her cronies!"
↑ JACKSON, PARSONS BACK TO GH:. Soap Opera Digest (June 3, 2015). "Nathan Parsons, who played Ethan, Luke's son with Holly (Emma Samms) will also be back and is also slated to factor in to Luke's endgame."
↑ Logan, Michael (April 15, 2014). Nathan Parsons Wolfs Down His Role on The Originals. TV Guide.
↑ Stahler, Kelsea (June 22, 2014). 'True Blood' Recast James With a New Actor: Luke Grimes Is Out, Nathan Parsons Is In. Bustle.
↑ Petski, Denise (March 5, 2018). 'Roswell': Nathan Parsons, Four More Cast In the CW Reboot Pilot. Deadline Hollywood.
↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (May 13, 2019). 'I Still Believe': Shania Twain, Melissa Roxburgh & More Join Lionsgate/Kingdom Studios' Faith-Based Drama. Deadline Hollywood. "I Still Believe, a faith-based drama from Lionsgate and Kingdom Studios about Christian music megastar Jeremy Camp, has added Shania Twain, Britt Robertson, Melissa Roxburgh and Nathan Dean Parsons to its cast."

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[dob-1] 1.0 ^1.1 @Nathan_Parsons (Nathan Parsons) on X, formerly Twitter. "Thank ya'll so much for all the love today. It's been a great birthday! I love ya'll!."

[bulletin-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Petski, Denise (July 6, 2014). True Blood newcomer sinks teeth into new role. The Morning Bulletin. "Adelaide-born, US-raised actor Nathan Parsons was thrilled to join HBO's camp, raunchy and over-the-top vampire drama, set in a sleepy Louisiana town."

[3] Radloff, Jessica (May 11, 2015). 10 Fun Icebreakers With The Originals' Nathan Parsons (FYI: He's Single, Ladies!). Glamour. "But spend an hour with the ruggedly handsome actor from The Originals and you'll learn that while the laid-back part is true, as he's a combination of cultures and places including Adelaide, Australia, Boulder, Colorado, Austin, Texas, and Los Angeles."

[4] Asadi, Abby (June 26, 2014). Nathan Parsons Interview. 303 Magazine. "Good thing Nathan loves going back to his home town of Austin, Texas."

[5] Izon, Juliet (May 26, 2015). NATHAN PARSONS CALLS HIS ROLE AS A WEREWOLF ON 'THE ORIGINALS' "REALLY FUN". Austin Way. "Parsons attended the Fine Arts in Acting program at the University of Southern California, where he was booking work within two years."

[6] Boom Kat Dance Theatre. YouTube (April 4, 2009).

[7] NeverWonderLand. ETC Theatre Company.

[8] Happy 27th Happy Birthday to The Originals Nathan Parsons!. The Originals CW (June 16, 2015). Archived from the original on July 29, 2016.

[9] Logan, Michael (November 21, 2011). Nathan Parsons Dishes On His Weird New General Hospital Romance — And His Possible Exit. TV Guide. "I originally auditioned for a different role, a character that I think later turned out to be Dante, but at the time he had a different name. I normally sound like I'm from Texas, but I started messing around with this random Australian accent — not at all appropriate for a character from New York — and when they called me back, I was, like, "What?" They wound up creating an entirely different role for me, and after two weeks on the job they offered me a contract."

[10] Clark Robinson, Julie (March 17, 2009). Interview with General Hospital Newcomer Nathan Parsons. Soaps.com. "It's pretty clear that the new scoundrel in town, Ethan Lovett, has explosive potential with plenty of people in Port Charles. So much so in fact, that his portrayer Nathan Parsons just went on contract!"

[11] Kroll, Dan J (December 20, 2011). Parsons' GH exit seemingly confirmed. Soap Central. "I am sad [about] Nathan, but he wasn't used right," Berman announced during a Twitter chat. "[H]is talent was wasted."

[12] General Hospital 50th Anniversary Episode – A Heartfelt Moving Tribute!. Michael Fairman TV (April 2, 2013). "In another part of the anniversary story, Luke (Tony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis) found none other than Ethan, the returning Nathan Parsons, who was being held captive on the Haunted Star by Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) and her cronies!"

[13] JACKSON, PARSONS BACK TO GH:. Soap Opera Digest (June 3, 2015). "Nathan Parsons, who played Ethan, Luke's son with Holly (Emma Samms) will also be back and is also slated to factor in to Luke's endgame."

[14] Logan, Michael (April 15, 2014). Nathan Parsons Wolfs Down His Role on The Originals. TV Guide.

[15] Stahler, Kelsea (June 22, 2014). 'True Blood' Recast James With a New Actor: Luke Grimes Is Out, Nathan Parsons Is In. Bustle.

[16] Petski, Denise (March 5, 2018). 'Roswell': Nathan Parsons, Four More Cast In the CW Reboot Pilot. Deadline Hollywood.

[17] Tartaglione, Nancy (May 13, 2019). 'I Still Believe': Shania Twain, Melissa Roxburgh & More Join Lionsgate/Kingdom Studios' Faith-Based Drama. Deadline Hollywood. "I Still Believe, a faith-based drama from Lionsgate and Kingdom Studios about Christian music megastar Jeremy Camp, has added Shania Twain, Britt Robertson, Melissa Roxburgh and Nathan Dean Parsons to its cast."

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