‏Shawn Parsons‏

Shawn is an American stage and screen actor, screenwriter, and producer born and raised in Alabama. He is best known for his role as "Sam" on The CW's new Limited Series Event "Containment". Shawn also appeared in the sixth and final season of the critically acclaimed show "Justified" on FX as "The Pig" and co-starred with Nick Offerman in "The Gunfighter", an internationally acclaimed short film translated into six languages and winning multiple awards including the Audience Award at the LA Film Festival. Shawn has worked with directors such as Steve McQueen, Ti West, Scott Stewart, and Peter Sellers. 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. Other television includes Blindspot (NBC), Person of Interest (CBS), Parks and Recreation (NBC), Matador (El Rey), and Torchwood: Miracle Day (BBC/STARZ).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.Shawn is developing his first television series "Upstream With Jimmy Dallas" and has written two feature length scripts. Shawn co-produced the feature film "Just Like The Son" which appeared at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival and 2006 Rome Film Festival as well as the independent pilot "Nicky's Game" starring Burt Young which premiered at the 2005 NYTVF.