Chasen Parker (born April 22, 1994) is an American actor and filmmaker who was born in Burbank, California. He began working as an actor at the age of 2 on an Arby's national TV commercial. He worked as a series regular, starting at the age of 4, on '' Sunset Beach'' as Benjy Evans as well as appeared in ''

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'' and '' 7th Heaven''. Approaching his teen years, his family moved to Houston, Texas, and he attended theatre school at Sam Houston State University, then transferred to film school at Emerson College in Boston. Parker made many short films in which he acted in, produced, wrote and directed. He moved back to Los Angeles in 2018. He is the grandson of actress Eleanor Parker.

Film

In late 2020, Parker co-founded his production company Cardinal Trio Pictures with John C. Hall and Nick Scherma

Theater

Parker made his professional theater debut in

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's production of ''We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, from the German Sudwestafrika Between the Years 1884-1915'' to critical acclaim. The ''Houston Chronicle'' called it "the best play of the year" and added "Parker somehow makes

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the most emotionally breakable of the troop even while playing a monster."

Television

Parker first appeared in a TV series when he was age 4, joining '' Sunset Beach'', the first daytime drama from executive producer

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. Parker was on the show for 97 episodes. * Episode #1.755 (1999) ... Benjy Evans * Episode #1.754 (1999) ... Benjy Evans * Episode #1.753 (1999) ... Benjy Evans * Episode #1.751 (1999) ... Benjy Evans * Episode #1.748 (1999) ... Benjy Evans * '' 7th Heaven'' (TV Series), episode '' In Praise of Women'' (1999) ... Young Matt * ''

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(1998)

Other work

* TV commercial for Arby's * TV commercial for

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* TV commercial for

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References

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