Corey Parker
Biography
Corey Parker (July 8, 1965 – March 5, 2026) was an American actor and acting coach. He grew up in and around the theater. A native of New York City, he began working as an actor at age 5 and training at the age of 14 with teachers from the Actors Studio. He graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. He has appeared on every major network — with leading roles on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and supporting roles on PBS, BBC, HBO, MTV, USA. He has worked at Paramount, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Miramax, Lorimar, and Viacom. Corey is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York and Los Angeles, and has worked with Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater Company, with Joe Papp at the Public Theater, and has a long list of productions in which he has appeared in New York and at the Mark Taper in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Winding Brook
2017
as Richard
Death$ in a $mall Town
2016
as Town Mayor
Being Awesome
2013
as Dr. Jeffery Hirsch
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
The Bureau of Short-Term Affairs
2013
as Mark Funeberg
Tupelove
2012
as Norton
Woman's Picture
2011
as Hotel John
One Came Home
2010
as John Mazilli
The End of the Bar
2002
as Rich Garner
Breast Men
1997
as (uncredited)
Fool's Paradise
1997
as Raymond 'Ray' Powers
Encino Woman
1996
as David Hosenfelt
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996
as Bernie Cohen
Flesh Suitcase
1995
A Mother's Prayer
1995
as Spence Walker
Grandpa's Funeral
1994
as Jonathan Metsler
Broadway Bound
1992
as Eugene Morris Jerome
The Lost Language of Cranes
1992
as Elliot Abrahams
White Palace
1990
as Larry Klugman
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
as Eddie
Big Man on Campus
1989
as Alex
How I Got Into College
1989
as Marlon Browne
Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self
Biloxi Blues
1988
as Arnold B. Epstein