Shawn Parsons

Shawn Parsons is an American actor who walked away from a business career at 30 and has since built a long list of screen credits. He was born in Alabama. He is best known for playing The Pig during the last season of FX's Justified, and he also took the part of Sam in Containment, a limited series for The CW and Netflix. His television work takes in Blindspot, Parks and Recreation, Person of Interest, Torchwood: Miracle Day and Matador, while his films range from 12 Years A Slave to the horror anthology Holidays. He appeared opposite Nick Offerman in The Gunfighter (2014), a short that collected awards and was translated into other languages, and he had roles in Song One (2014), Soldiers of Fortune (2012) and The Sacrament (2014). On stage he performed in Trog & Clay at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Knuckleball earned Best Play and Best Overall Production at the San Francisco Fringe Festival.