Benjamin John Parrillo is an American

United States

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 film

Film

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 and television

Television

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 actor

Actor

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, writer

Writer

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 and director

Television director

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. As of 2007, Parrillo has written the scripts to two short films: Jolly Good Fellow in 2006 and A Moron, a Loser, and a Coffee Shop in 2007. He also directed A Moron and played leading characters in both movies. Parrillo has written feature film scripts that are represented by Creative Artists Agency. In 2010, he wrote, directed, and starred in an original one hour television series he wrote titled Bed of Nails.

As an actor, Parillo's most significant role is that of Detective Dryden in MyNetworkTV

MyNetworkTV

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's drama series Wicked Wicked Games

Wicked Wicked Games

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. He has also been credited for guest appearances in episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...

, Heartland

Heartland (U.S. TV series)

Heartland was an American television drama series airing on TNT. The series was based in the high-stakes world of heart-transplant surgery at "St. Jude" hospital in Pittsburgh based largely on the transplant center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...

, Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

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, CSI: NY

CSI: NY

CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...

, Bones

Bones (TV series)

Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...

, 24

24 (TV series)

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, NCIS

NCIS (TV series)

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, Judging Amy

Judging Amy

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, Boston Legal

Boston Legal

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, Cold Case, The Shield

The Shield

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, The Division

The Division

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, Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

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, Charmed

Charmed

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, Six Feet Under, NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

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, The King of Queens

The King of Queens

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, Leap of Faith

Leap of faith

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, House M.D.

House (TV series)

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, Close to Home, and other television series.

Parrillo is a graduate of Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University

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, where he majored in Theater Arts, American History, and Italian.

External links

• http://www.bedofnails.tv/
• http://www.speedreels.com/talent/bparrillo/bparrillo.html