Nate Parker | |
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 Parker at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | November 18, 1979 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse |
Sarah DiSanto (m. 2007) |
| Children | 5 |
Nate Parker (born November 18, 1979)[1] is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He has appeared in Beyond the Lights, Red Tails, The Secret Life of Bees, The Great Debaters, Arbitrage, Non-Stop, Felon, and Pride.[2] Parker's directorial debut feature film, The Birth of a Nation, in which he also starred, made history at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival when Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired the distribution rights for $17.5 million, breaking the record for the most paid for a Sundance Film Festival production, surpassing Little Miss Sunshine, which had been acquired by Searchlight for $10 million ten years earlier.[3] The film was ultimately unsuccessful in wide release and did not receive acclaim, after rape allegations against Parker resurfaced.[4]
- ^ Tucker, Kyle (December 23, 2007). "Nate Parker: From Hampton Roads to Hollywood". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Emma (April 21, 2014). "Nate Parker's Future Past". Interview. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ Coggan, Devan (January 26, 2016). "Fox Searchlight Buys 'The Birth of a Nation' for Record-Breaking Price". Time. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ Schwartzel, Erich (October 9, 2016). "'Birth of a Nation' Flops Badly, Opening in Sixth Place at Box Office". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 7, 2019.