James Parks

• Name — James Parks • Birth Name — James Jean Parks • Born — 16 November 1968 • Birthplace — Ventura County, California, U.S. • Spouse — Margie Templo Parks • Father — Michael Parks • Years Active — 1981–present

Born in Ventura County, California, Parks was classically trained and initially worked in Shakespearean theater. Earl McGraw, the father of Edgar McGraw (played by Parks), is played by Park's real life father, Michael Parks.

He portrayed Deputy Gilber in the French horror film Rubber. Parks also acted alongside his father again in Kevin Smith's 2011 horror film, Red State, and appeared in Quentin Tarantino's films Django Unchained (as a tracker) and The Hateful Eight (as O.B. Jackson).

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — Conagher — Curly — TV movie • 1992 — Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me — Service Station Mechanic • 1999 — From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money — Edgar McGraw • 2000 — $pent — Grant • 2002 — Crocodile 2: Death Swamp — Squid • 2003 — Kill Bill: Volume 1 — Edgar McGraw • 2003 — Star Trek: Enterprise — Deputy Bennings — Episode "North Star" • 2004 — Deadwood — Clell Watson — Episode "Deadwood" • 2004 — Kill Bill: Volume 2 — Edgar McGraw • 2004 — Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair — Edgar McGraw • 2005 — Daltry Calhoun — Arlo • 2005 — House of the Dead 2 — Bart • 2006 — Eight Days to Live — Anderson — TV movie • 2006 — In ascolto — Anthony Ashe • 2006 — Islander — Pokey • 2006 — The Darkroom — Dwayne • 2007 — Grindhouse — Edgar McGraw — Segment: "Death Proof" • 2007 — Fighting Words — Fresno Pete • 2007 — Death Proof — Edgar McGraw • 2008 — Three Priests — Johnny • 2008 — Noble Things — J.C. • 2008 — Street Poet — Fresno Pete • 2010 — Rubber — Cop Doug • 2010 — Amigo — Sgt. Runnels • 2010 — Machete — Edgar McGraw — Uncredited cameo • 2011 — Red State — Mordechai • 2012 — Django Unchained — Tracker • 2013 — The Elevator: Three Minutes Can Change Your Life — Jack • 2014 — Child of Grace — Graham • 2015 — The Hateful Eight — O.B. Jackson • 2017–2019 — The Son — Niles Gilbert — TV series • 2019 — The Walking Dead — Captured Whisperer — 2 episodes • 2022 — Reginald the Vampire — Executive story editor — Season 1; Episodes 1 – 10 • 2022 — Wrong Reasons — James Winandi • The Summoning — Brad