Parker Stevenson

Parker Stevenson is an American actor who first drew notice in a starring role in the 1972 film A Separate Peace and became widely known for playing Frank Hardy in the 1970s series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Rye, New York, he was taken to a filming session as a child by his mother, a Broadway actress, and appeared in two small television roles. He studied architecture at Princeton before moving to Hollywood, where he took a supporting part opposite Sam Elliott in Lifeguard (1976). He starred in the miniseries North and South in 1986, led the short-lived series Probe, and was in the original cast of Baywatch in 1989, returning for the 1997 and 1998 seasons. Other credits include the film Stroker Ace (1983), a recurring role on Melrose Place, and a starring part on Greenhouse Academy from 2017 to 2020.