2003–2005: Early career After being seen at a showcase in New York, directed by
Peter Seidman, Parrish was offered professional representation and went on to guest star in several television shows and appeared in the film
Sleepover (2004).
2005–2012: Weeds and Broadway debut Parrish gained recognition when he began starring in the hit
Showtime series
Weeds in 2005. The show ran for eight seasons, ending in 2012. Part of the main ensemble cast, Parrish portrayed the role of the older Botwin son, Silas. Following filming of
Weeds fourth season, Parrish joined the cast of the
Tony Award-winning
Broadway musical
Spring Awakening at the
Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City. He made his Broadway debut on August 11, 2008, as the replacement for the lead role of Melchior Gabor for which he received critical acclaim. He remained in the role until the show closed on January 18, 2009. Parrish returned to Broadway two-and-a-half years later, to star in the 2011 Broadway revival of
Godspell in which he starred as Jesus. Performances began October 13, 2011. He left the show on April 15, 2012, to film the final season of
Weeds. During this period, Parrish had many other roles on screen. He has supporting parts in the films
RV (2006),
Freedom Writers (2007),
17 Again (2009), and ''
It's Complicated (2009). In Freedom Writers, Parrish played Ben Samuels, the only white student in a California high school class. The National Review Online wrote that Parrish had played the role with "unassuming humour". He had a handful of guest roles on TV and took part in the 2008 short "Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish" for funnyordie.com. From 2007 to 2009, he hosted the web series Two Guys and a Girl'' with his friends Kyle Sherman and Allison Tyler.
2012–present: dramatic roles in television and film Since 2013, Parrish has had a string of recurring roles on television. In 2013 and 2014, he guest starred on
The Good Wife as Jeffrey Grant, a young man accused of murder. In 2015, he also had recurring roles in
The Following and
Hand of God. Parrish had a main role in the
Amazon series
Good Girls Revolt, which was released in 2016. In 2017, Parrish was cast in the recurring role of Clay Haas in the second season of
ABC's thriller series
Quantico. In March 2019, it was announced that Parrish would have one of the lead roles in the
Jane the Virgin spin-off series
Jane The Novela. Ultimately, the show was not picked up by
The CW. Earlier, in January 2019, it was announced that Parrish would appear in the
Netflix drama series
Ratched. The series premiered on September 13, 2023. ==Personal life==