Parker Sawyers (born May 24, 1983) is an American actor based in London. His films include Southside with You (2016) and Monsoon (2019). On television, he is known for his roles in the Netflix series Pine Gap (2018), the BBC One series World on Fire (2019–2023) and the Starz series P-Valley (2020–).
Early life He is the son of Paula Parker-Sawyers (now Means), who was deputy mayor of Indianapolis from 1989 to 1991, and James Sawyers, a teacher and administrator.
Career
His first leading film role was starring as a young Barack Obama in Southside With You. He is also featured in Don't Hang Up as Mr. Lee. He also stars as the Parisian jazz musician, Albert Fallou, in the BBC production World on Fire.
Personal life Sawyers lives in West London with his Lithuanian wife and their two children. He is the father of Winston Sawyers, the young actor who played the role of Ralph in Lord of the Flies (TV series).
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2012 Hyde Park on Hudson Thomas Zero Dark Thirty Interrogator on Monitor 2013 Austenland Alexander Drone Drone Operator Short Kick-Ass 2 Blast Hammer 2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Corpsman Monsters: Dark Continent Shaun Williams 2015 Survivor Ray 2016 Southside with You Barack Obama The Call Up Andre Snowden CIA Interviewer The Autopsy of Jane Doe Trooper Cole Don't Hang Up Mr. Lee 2017 Sand Castle Sgt. Robinson Megan Leavey Navy Corpsman The Mummy Co-Pilot 2018 Greta Gary 2019 Monsoon Lewis 2022 The Nan Movie Walter Infinite Storm Patrick The Lost Girls Adam 2023 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Connors 2025 Jay Kelly Props 2026 Her Private Hell Terry
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2012 Lilyhammer Deshawna Episode: "My Kind of Town" 2014 The Assets Matt Episode: "Avenger" 2017 Easy Jason Episode: "Open Marriage" 2018 Succession Alessandro Daniels Episode: "Celebration" Pine Gap Gus Thomson Main cast 2018–2019 Deep State Napier Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2 2019 Cheat Stephan Main cast 2019–2023 World on Fire Albert Fallou Main cast 2020–present P-Valley Andre Watkins Main cast 2022 A Discovery of Witches Ransome Fayrweather Recurring cast: season 3 2023 Spy/Master Frank Jackson Main cast 2025 The Bombing of Pan Am 103 Phil Reid 4 episodes
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes 2016 Battlefield 1 Narrator - Harlem Hellfighter 2017 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Vince, Additional Voices Star Wars: Battlefront II Voice Talent, Acting Talent 2018 Detroit: Become Human Josh
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