Hunter Parrish (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for playing Silas Botwin in Showtime's television series Weeds, as well as for appearing in several Hollywood films.
Parrish was born in Richmond, Virginia. He has guest starred in several TV series including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Close To Home, "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" and Summerland. He has also appeared in the films Sleepover (2004) and RV (2006).
Parrish's most recent role was in the film Freedom Writers (2007), in which he played Ben Samuels, the only white student in a California high school class. Reviewer Thomas Hibbs of the National Review Online noted that Parrish played the role with "unassuming humor".
Hosts a popular talk show podcast called Two Guys and a Girl along with Kyle Sherman and Allison Tyler (I).
Was in Freedom Writers as Ben. After the movie, he and the cast took pictures with the real Freedom Writers.
