---
name: "James Parks"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-parks"
fi1m_id: "james-parks"
imdb_id: "nm0662960"
tmdb_id: 87312
wikidata_id: "Q967797"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 November 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-17T16:43:59.406621+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James Parks

## Identity

James Parks

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-parks
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-parks
- **IMDb ID:** nm0662960
- **TMDB ID:** 87312
- **Wikidata ID:** Q967797
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Parks_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q967797, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662960/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87312

Actor. Born 16 November 1968 in Ventura County, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 November 1968, Ventura County, California, USA
- **Active:** 2003–2015
- **Also known as:** James Dean Parks, James Jean Parks
- **Frequently works with:** [Quentin Tarantino](https://film.one/person/quentin-tarantino.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 71 (3), 2010s 73 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 67 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 3, Crime 2, Drama 2, Thriller 2, Western 2, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $945m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Parks_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q967797, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662960/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87312

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kill Bill: Vol. 2*](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md) (77), [*The Hateful Eight*](https://film.one/film/the-hateful-eight.md) (68)

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## Biography

James Parks is an American actor. Born on 16 November 1968 in Ventura County, California, he is the son of actor Michael Parks. He trained classically and began his career in Shakespearean theatre.

Parks is known for playing Texas Ranger Edgar McGraw in several films, including *From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money* (1999), *Kill Bill: Vol. 1* (2003), *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004) and *Death Proof* (2007), with his father portraying the character's father, Earl McGraw. He has appeared in other Quentin Tarantino films, as a tracker in *Django Unchained* (2012) and as O.B. Jackson in *The Hateful Eight* (2015). Additional credits include *Rubber* (2010), *Red State* (2011) and episodes of *True Blood* (2008) and *The Walking Dead* (2019).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Hateful Eight* (2015), Fi1m 68, as O. B. Jackson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hateful-eight.md)
- *Django Unchained* (2012), Fi1m 78, as Tracker — [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *Death Proof* (2007), Fi1m 64, as Edgar McGraw — [page](https://film.one/film/death-proof.md)
- *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004), Fi1m 77, as Edgar McGraw — [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md)
- *Kill Bill: Vol. 1* (2003), Fi1m 72, as Edgar McGraw — [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-1.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wrong Reasons* (2022), as James Winandi
- *The Hateful Eight* (2019), series, as O.B. Jackson
- *The Son* (2017), series, as Niles Gilbert
- *The Hateful Eight* (2015), as O. B. Jackson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hateful-eight.md)
- *The Elevator: Three Minutes Can Change Your Life* (2015), as Jack
- *Django Unchained* (2012), as Tracker — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *Red State* (2011), as Mordechai
- *Amigo* (2011), as Sgt. Runnels
- *Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair* (2011), as Edgar McGraw
- *Rubber* (2010), as Doug
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Captured Whisperer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Machete* (2010), as Edgar McGraw
- *Noble Things* (2009), as J.C.
- *True Blood* (2008), series, as Mack Rattray — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md)
- *Three Priests* (2008), as Johnny
- *Death Proof* (2007), as Edgar McGraw — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/death-proof.md)
- *Grindhouse* (2007), as Edgar McGraw (segment "Death Proof")
- *Fighting Words* (2006), as Fresno Pete
- *Jericho* (2006), series, as Agent Hicks
- *The Listening* (2006), as Anthony Ashe
- *House of the Dead 2* (2006), as Bart
- *Eight Days to Live* (2006), as Anderson
- *The Darkroom* (2006), as Dwayne
- *Islander* (2006), as Pokey
- *Daltry Calhoun* (2005), as Arlo
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Sheriff Dawes — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004), as Edgar McGraw — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md)
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, as Clell Watson — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Kill Bill: Vol. 1* (2003), as Edgar McGraw — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-1.md)
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Ryan Sikes — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Crocodile 2: Death Roll* (2002), as Squid
- *24* (2001), series, as National Guard Sergeant — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), series, as Deputy Bennings
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Jonathan Wax
- *You Know My Name* (1999), as Alibi Joe
- *Crusade* (1999), series, as Duncan
- *From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money* (1999), as Deputy McGraw
- *$pent* (1999), as Grant
- *House of Frankenstein* (1997), series, as Quinn
- *Brooklyn South* (1997), series, as Kevin O'Donnell
- *Stargate SG-1* (1997), series, as Pharrin
- *Rough Riders* (1997), series, as William Tiffany
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, as Tector Gorch — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon* (1996), as Man at Bar
- *Profiler* (1996), series, as Luke Dickerson, A.J. Tibbet
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Butch
- *The Sentinel* (1996), series, as Tommy Juno
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Slider Morrison
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), series, as Vel
- *Babylon 5* (1994), series, as Drakhen — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Agent Terry Sullivan — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me* (1992), as Service Station Mechanic
- *Conagher* (1991), as Curly
- *Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story* (1991), as Tiger Knowles
- *Shades of L.A.* (1990), series, Actor
- *Blind Vengeance* (1990), as Will Sharkey

## Gallery

- ![James Parks](https://film.one/media/person/9006/gallery-6c35f12e4514.jpg) James Parks — Image via TMDB
- ![James Parks](https://film.one/media/person/9006/gallery-ad9fdb2b6392.jpg) James Parks — Image via TMDB

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