Parker Stevenson Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Architecture
• Made his acting debut as Gene in the 1972 film "A Separate Peace․"
• Became interested in acting after watching his mother in summer stock plays and seeing shows in New York City
• Quote: "(On doing portrait photography): "There's a grace and a beauty about it․ It doesn't matter if they're pretty or not or handsome or not․ They're still beautiful, and that's why I shoot․""
• Quote: "What I love is shooting portraits․ It's sort of an odyssey to go on this journey with someone․ I know it's uncomfortable․․․but the more I can get someone to just be there and not feel like they have to do anything, the more interesting the shot is․"
• Best known for his role as Frank Hardy in "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" and as Craig Pomeroy in "Baywatch․"
• Founder of the photography studio Shadow Works, which focuses on architecture and landscapes as well as headshots
• Shot the photograph on the cover of the book "The Jetty," which was written by a friend of his