Person · Actor · Active since 1999
Jim Parsons
b. 1973, Houston
American actor, born in Houston. Won the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy. Appeared in 15 films on this site, including Hidden Figures (2016), The Muppets (2011) and Garden State (2004). Of the actors and directors on this site, Jim Parsons shares the most films with Zach Braff (2 films), Denis O'Hare (2) and Natalie Portman (1) (91 in all).
A graduate of the University of Houston and the University of San Diego, Parsons started his career on the stage and had his screen debut in 2002.
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Parsons starred as party host Michael in the 50th anniversary Broadway production of The Boys in the Band, which won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, reprising his performance (with the whole Broadway anniversary cast) in the 2020 film adaptation.
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Partners by shared films
Who Jim Parsons made films with
Directors
One film together
Co-stars
One film together
- Happy End 2003Audrey Tautou, Jennifer Tilly, Justin Theroux
- Garden State 2004Natalie Portman, Ian Holm, Method Man, Jean Smart, Peter Sarsgaard
- Heights 2005Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, Isabella Rossellini, James Marsden, Rufus Wainwright, George Segal, Matthew Davis, Eric Bogosian
- The Great New Wonderful 2005Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Colbert, Olympia Dukakis, Tony Shalhoub, Edie Falco, Naseeruddin Shah, Judy Greer, Rosemarie DeWitt, Will Arnett, Tom McCarthy
- 10 Items or Less 2006Morgan Freeman, Danny DeVito, Jonah Hill, Paz Vega, Bobby Cannavale
- School for Scoundrels 2006Michael Clarke Duncan, Ben Stiller, Billy Bob Thornton, Sarah Silverman, David Cross, Luis Gómez, Aziz Ansari, Dan Fogler
- Gardener of Eden 2007Giovanni Ribisi
- The Big Year 2011Jack Black, John Cleese, Owen Wilson, Rosamund Pike, Anjelica Huston, Steve Martin, Dianne Wiest, Rashida Jones, Joel McHale, June Squibb, Anthony Anderson
- The Muppets 2011Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Dave Grohl, Alan Arkin, Mickey Rooney, Ricky Gervais, Billy Crystal, Donald Glover, Jason Segel, Danny Trejo, Chris Cooper
- Wish I Was Here 2014Kate Hudson, Joey King, Mandy Patinkin, Ashley Greene, James Avery, Josh Gad
- Visions 2015Eva Longoria, Isla Fisher, Joanna Cassidy
- Hidden Figures 2016Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Mahershala Ali, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, Glen Powell
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019Zac Efron, John Malkovich, Lily Collins, Haley Joel Osment, Kaya Scodelario, Angela Sarafyan
- The Boys in the Band 2020Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer
- Spoiler Alert 2022Sally Field, Bill Irwin
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- Hidden Figures 2016actor, as Paul Stafford
- The Muppets 2011actor
- Garden State 2004actor
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019actor
- The Big Year 2011actor
- 10 Items or Less 2006actor
2000s
2010s
- The Big Year (2011)actor
- The Muppets (2011)actor
- Wish I Was Here (2014)actor
- Visions (2015)actor
- Hidden Figures (2016)actor, as Paul Stafford
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)actor
2020s
- The Boys in the Band (2020)actor
- Spoiler Alert (2022)actor, producer