John Parsons and his beloved strat

John Parsons: Actor and Musician

John’s earliest on camera appearance dates back to when he was 12 years old and was chosen to be the host of Atlanta TV station WSB’s Sunday morning kids’ program, “Super 2.” Though he was always performing for anyone who’d watch and listen, he didn’t pursue acting in earnest again until the late 90s. Initially focusing on voiceover work, John trained at The Voice Factory and honed his improvisational chops at Bay Area Theater Sports (BATS). John is represented by Stars Agency in San Francisco.

On Camera

John’s on camera credits include the starring role in the upcoming Prodigy Motion Pictures film “Guitar Man,” which is currently winning awards on the festival circuit. John also acted alongside Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgard in the feature film “The Diary of a Teenage Girl.” TV and web credits include the award-winning web series, “The North Pole,” two episodes of “I (Almost) Got Away With It,” Corning’s “Day Made of Glass 2,”, and the Chevron commercial “The Gig.” John has also starred in the independent films “D for Docs,” “Waiting Room,” “Details,” “Dissonance,” and “What’s Normal?”

Voiceover

Voiceover credits include national television spots for Franklin Templeton Investments (John has been the ‘voice of FT’ since 2002); narration for over 25 documentaries included in George Lucas’ “Adventures of Young Indiana Jones” DVD series; and local and national radio spots for SpeeDee, Bay Alarms, SF Opera, Charter Communications, Personal Capital.

Music

John is also an accomplished songwriter and musician. He led San Francisco rockers, Rule of Thumb, through four albums in the 90s, producing what listen.com called “multi-faceted, near-flawless gems of catchy, yet uncompromising pop. Rule of Thumb’s music is smart, beautifully produced, and scintillates with wit.” John currently sings and plays guitar/bass with Verst.

 John’s page on IMDB.com