Shawn Parsons

The Alabama native is best known as "The Pig" in the final season of FX's "Justified" and more recently as "Sam" in The CW/Netflix Limited Series "Containment". Since ditching a career in business at the age of 30, Parsons has quickly amassed a number of credits in television including Blindspot, Parks & Recreation, Torchwood, and Person of Interest film (12 Years A Slave, The Sacrament) as well as a co-starring turn with Nick Offerman in "The Gunfighter", an internationally acclaimed short film winning multiple awards and translated into several 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. 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. Show less «