Parker Stevenson

Parker Stevenson

Born 1952-06-04 (age 74) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography

Parker Stevenson (born Richard Stevenson Parker, Jr) is an American television and film actor.

Stevenson's first notable screen appearance was a starring role in the 1972 movie A Separate Peace, credited as Parker Stevenson. After graduating from Brooks School and Princeton University, where he studied architecture, he moved to Hollywood and landed a role opposite Sam Elliott in the 1976 film Lifeguard.

Stevenson became well known from starring with teen heartthrob Shaun Cassidy in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries series, produced by Glen A. Larson's production company through MCA-Universal Television (now NBCUniversal) under license from the Stratemeyer Publication Syndicate , from 1977 to 1979 on ABC. In 1983, he co-starred in the movie Stroker Ace as Burt Reynolds's brash race-car driving nemesis, Aubrey James. The film was a critical and financial failure.

In 1986, Stevenson starred as Billy Hazard in the television miniseries North and South: Book II. He co-starred with his then-wife Kirstie Alley, who portrayed his sister Virgilia Hazard. He starred on the short-lived 1988 TV series Probe in the lead role of Austin James. He was part of the original cast of Baywatch in the 1989 season, returning for the syndicated 1997 and 1998 seasons. He had a recurring role as a computer tycoon on Melrose Place during the second season. He starred in Legion. In 2014 he had a guest role on the Western/Mystery series Longmire.

Stevenson has been a photographer since he was young; his work can be found at his photography website, shadowworks.

He currently stars on Greenhouse Academy on Netflix (2017-current) as Louis Osmond, Academy Director.

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Known For

Loaded
Loaded

2008

as Ben Ryan

Stroker Ace
Stroker Ace

1983

as Aubrey James

Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars

1983

as Bill O'Keefe

Hidden Truth
Hidden Truth

2016

as Sheriff Underwood

Lifeguard
Lifeguard

1976

as Chris Randall

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Are You Lonesome Tonight?

1992

as Mat Henderson

The Perfect Daughter
The Perfect Daughter

2016

as Bruce Cahill

Trapped
Trapped

2001

as Oliver Sloan

The Cover Girl and the Cop
The Cover Girl and the Cop

1989

as Cable Hayward

Terror Peak
Terror Peak

2003

as Kevin Fraser

His Secret Family
His Secret Family

2015

as Detective Sharpson

Stitches
Stitches

1985

as Bobby Stevens

Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier

1989

as Craig Pomeroy

Not of This Earth
Not of This Earth

1995

as Jack Sherbourne

My Christmas Prince
My Christmas Prince

2017

as Jim Logan

Mistrust
Mistrust

2018

as Brandon McKellan

Legion
Legion

1998

as Captain Aldrich

Win, Lose or Love
Win, Lose or Love

2015

as Mike Canton

Our Time
Our Time

1974

as Michael

This House Possessed
This House Possessed

1981

as Gary Straihorn