Mike Parker is an actor, writer, director, playwright & screenwriter. A BA degree in Bible and Philosophy, a stint as an officer with the US Army Special Forces (Green Berets), a career as a stock broker during the great bull market of the eighties, and an entrepreneurial plunge into the uncertain world of television syndication have all combined to give him a unique outlook on the world. Blessed (or cursed) with an insatiable curiosity he is voracious reader, questioner, ponderer.
1993 brought Mike from Texas to Nashville, TN where he, along with his playwright wife, Paula, helped establish Carpenter’s Playhouse, a local Christian community theatre. Together they now serve on the board of Lamplighters Theatre in Smyrna, TN, and on the advisory board of Visible School Music & Worship Arts College in Memphis, TN. With the creative juices flowing from the theatre and the proximity of both the music & publishing industries, Mike turned his attention to his old flame, writing. His efforts have paid off as more than 1000 of his articles, celebrity profiles, CD, book & theater reviews, and poetry have been published by such national periodicals as Campus Life, Today’s Christian Parent, Vibrant life, and CCM. His articles have been featured on the covers of such publications as HomeLife, Christian Single, Stand Firm, Bible Express, Living With Teenagers, 7Ball, and Release Magazines.
He has authored three successfully produced stage plays including: Fail-Safe: the stage play, Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray, and Mark Twain Presents the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is currently working on a musical adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo. He recently completed adapting Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray into a full-length screenplay. He is a contributing author to the book, Stories From A Soldier’s Heart, (Multnomah) with Alice Gray, has provided commentary for the popular Bible-zine, Real (Thomas Nelson), and his debut fantasy novel, The Scavengers, hit the shelves in 2009. He created and serves as managing editor for the online entertainment magazine, BuddyHollywood.com, and serves as the National Entertainment Examiner for Examiner.com.
No stranger to television, Mike created and hosted the nationally syndicated music video show, NightVision in the early 1990’s, served as producer and host for the award-winning music variety show, Saltracks on the ACTS Television Network, and scripts three popular music video programs for JC-TV, TX-10, XVZ, and Rewind. He has appeared in regional and national television commercials, music videos with popular artists 3 Doors Down, Garrett Hedlund and Due West, in the films Country Strong and Lukewarm, and the FX television series Outlaw Country. He was recently cast in the PBS documentary, Slavery By Another Name.
When he is not involved in some creative pursuit Mike enjoys hanging out with his beautiful wife, Paula, their five adult children, and three goofy dogs.
