Jim Parsons
Birth Place: Houston, TX, USA
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BIO
Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jim Parsons most recently starred in the Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Directed by Kenny Leon and also starring Zoey Deutch, Katie Holmes, Ephraim Sykes and Richard Thomas, among others, the play was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Parsons was nominated for a Tony for the world premiere of Paula Vogel’s Mother Play on Broadway, opposite Jessica Lange and Celia Keenan-Bolger. He was also nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play, and the play received nominations from the OCC, Drama League, and Drama Desk Awards. Parsons recently wrapped production on The Leader, opposite Vera Farmiga, the true-crime thriller inspired by the story of the infamous religious group Heaven’s Gate. He starred alongside Ben Aldridge in Focus Features’ Spoiler Alert based on Michael Ausiello’s acclaimed memoir of the same title. His company That’s Wonderful Productions produced the film as well as the CBS hit “Young Sheldon” and “Call Me Kat.” Parsons received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for his performance in the recent Off-Broadway revival of the musical A Man of No Importance for The Classic Stage Company, with the show also earning nominations for Drama League, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. In 2020, Parsons starred in the Netflix movie The Boys in the Band, and previously starred in the Broadway production of the show as well. He starred on Broadway in An Act of God, written by 13-time Emmy Award winner David Javerbaum and directed by Joe Mantello, and the Broadway revival of Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Harvey. Parsons received a Theatre World Award and Emmy nomination for his debut Broadway performance as “Tommy Boatwright” in The Normal Heart, starring opposite Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey, and Joe Mantello. The Normal Heart won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, and was presented with Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Revival of a Play and Outstanding Ensemble Performance. Parsons’ other stage performances include: The Castle, The Countess, The Tempest, and As You Like It. Parsons’ breakout role was that of Sheldon Cooper from the CBS smash hit ”The Big Bang Theory.” His performance garnered him numerous awards from the Emmys, Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice, among many others. The show was the #1 comedy in America and many parts of the world, and made history as the longest running multi-camera sitcom ever with 279 shows.
STAGE CREDITS
Awards and Nominations
Jim Parsons, Mother Play
Jim Parsons, Mother Play
Jim Parsons, Mother Play
Jim Parsons, A Man of No Importance
winner
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart
winner
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Jim Parsons has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.
Jim Parsons has not appeared in the West End.
Distinguished Performance (Drama League Awards) for Mother Play, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mother Play, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Mother Play, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical (The Lortels) for A Man of No Importance, Best Featured Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Normal Heart and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Normal Heart.
Jim Parsons has won several awards, including Best Featured Actor in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for his performance in The Normal Heart. Additionally, he received the Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for the same production, The Normal Heart.
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