Evan Parke is Detective Raymond Cooper on L.A. Dragnet

		Wednesday, Oct 08, 2008 02:26:23 AM

	L.A. DRAGNET

	ED O'NEILL as Lieutenant Joe Friday

	DESMOND HARRINGTON as Detective Jimmy McCarron

	EVA LONGORIA as Detective Gloria Duran

	EVAN PARKE as Detective Raymond Cooper

	CHRISTINA CHANG as Assistant District Attorney Sandy Chang

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Evan Parke
Detective Raymond Cooper on L.A. Dragnet

Evan Parke has been acting professionally since graduating from the prestigious Yale School of Drama in 1997. Originally from Jamaica, West Indies, Parke grew up in Brooklyn and Long Island, New York. He realized he was destined to become an actor during his senior year in college while performing in the play "Colored People's Time," written by Leslie Lee and directed by his professor and mentor, playwright William Branch.

Prior to attending Yale, Parke graduated from Cornell University with a bachelors degree in Economics. Following graduation, he worked in corporate America for three years, but continued to pursue his desire to act through workshops with the Negro Ensemble Company and The American Theatre of Harlem. Additional theatre credits included spending ten months in the Broadway company of "The Lion King" as an understudy to Scar and Mufasa, performing the latter role thirty times.

Parke was a recipient of the 1997 William and Eva Fox Foundation Fellowship, and he used the award to attend the New York Film Academy, with a focus on film producing.

He recently co-starred in the USA cable original film, "Breeders," playing the role of Arthur Fortis Jr., opposite Jeanne Tripplehorn, and in the TNT original movie "Second String" as Jackie Mums, opposite Jon Voight, Richard T. Jones and Gil Bellows. His television series appearances include recurring roles on the Daytime dramas "All My Children" and "As the World Turns." During the first season of ABC's spy drama "Alias," he played Charlie, Francie's boyfriend.

His feature film credits include Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes" and a supporting role in "The Cider House Rules," where he portrayed the disgruntled migrant worker, Jack, who refuses to submit to the authority of an incestuous foreman, played by Delroy Lindo. He also appeared in "The Replacements" with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman.

Parke's hobbies include the martial arts, equestrian and reading. He is single and currently lives in Los Angeles.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Hempstead, NY
BIRTHDATE: January 2

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