Corey Parker
Acting • Born 1965-07-08 – Died 2026-03-05
Biography
Corey Parker (July 8, 1965 – March 5, 2026) was an American actor and acting coach. He grew up in and around the theater. A native of New York City, he began working as an actor at age 5 and training at the age of 14 with teachers from the Actors Studio. He graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. He has appeared on every major network — with leading roles on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and supporting roles on PBS, BBC, HBO, MTV, USA. He has worked at Paramount, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Miramax, Lorimar, and Viacom. Corey is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York and Los Angeles, and has worked with Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater Company, with Joe Papp at the Public Theater, and has a long list of productions in which he has appeared in New York and at the Mark Taper in Los Angeles.
Filmography
43 credits
How I Got Into College
Movie • 1989
Marlon Browne
Big Man on Campus
Movie • 1989
Alex
Willy/Milly
Movie • 1986
Lopez
Biloxi Blues
Movie • 1988
Arnold B. Epstein
The Lost Language of Cranes
Movie • 1992
Elliot Abrahams
Scream for Help
Movie • 1984
Josh Dealey
Encino Woman
Movie • 1996
David Hosenfelt
Hello Actors Studio
Movie • 1988
Self
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Movie • 1996
Bernie Cohen
Teen Father
Movie • 1986
Roy Thomas
Don't Touch
Movie • 1985
David
Fool's Paradise
Movie • 1997
Raymond 'Ray' Powers
Broadway Bound
Movie • 1992
Eugene Morris Jerome
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Movie • 1990
Eddie
White Palace
Movie • 1990
Larry Klugman
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Movie • 1986
Janitor
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Movie • 2013
Self
A Mother's Prayer
Movie • 1995
Spence Walker
Breast Men
Movie • 1997
(uncredited)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Movie • 1985
Pete
Woman's Picture
Movie • 2011
Hotel John
Courage
Movie • 1986
Tony Miraldo
Flesh Suitcase
Movie • 1995
Grandpa's Funeral
Movie • 1994
Jonathan Metsler
Being Awesome
Movie • 2013
Dr. Jeffery Hirsch
The Bureau of Short-Term Affairs
Movie • 2013
Mark Funeberg
Tupelove
Movie • 2012
Norton
One Came Home
Movie • 2010
John Mazilli
Death$ in a $mall Town
Movie • 2016
Town Mayor
Winding Brook
Movie • 2017
Richard
The End of the Bar
Movie • 2002
Rich Garner
Duckman
TV • 1994
thirtysomething
TV • 1987
Lee Owens
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Henry Moskowitz
Flying Blind
TV • 1992
Neil Barash
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Josh
Love Boat: The Next Wave
TV • 1998
Dr. John Morgan
The Bronx Zoo
TV • 1987
ABC Afterschool Special
TV • 1972
David
Blue Skies
TV • 1994
Joel Goodman
Eddie Dodd
TV • 1991
At Mother's Request
TV • 1987
Larry Schreuder
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
TV • 1995
Eddie Fisher