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James Parks

James Parks

Actor, also writer · Born November 16, 1968 (57) · Ventura County, California, USA

James Jean Parks (born November 16, 1968) is an American actor. Parks was born in Ventura County, California. His roles include Texas Ranger Edgar McGraw in From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2, Death Proof and Machete. Earl McGraw, the father of Edgar McGraw, is played by James' real life father, Michael Parks. He portrayed Deputy Gilber in the French horror film Rubber. Parks also acted alongside his father again in Kevin Smith's 2011 horror film, Red State, and appeared in Quentin Tarantino's films Django Unchained (as a tracker) and The Hateful Eight (as O.B. Jackson). In 2008, Parks had a small role on the hit HBO television series True Blood playing Mack Rattray. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
November 16, 1968 (57)
From
Ventura County, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 66% in 30 days

What are James Parks' films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Survival
22%
Bonds
16%
Power
12%
Self
10%
Ideas
6%
Society
4%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
4
Contemplative
4
Absurd
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch James Parks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Parks' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Wrong Reasons(2022)

    as James Winandi

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Reginald the Vampire(2022)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Hateful Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as O.B. Jackson

  • The Son(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Niles Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Hateful Eight(2015)

    as O. B. Jackson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Elevator(2015)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Django Unchained(2012)

    as Tracker

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Amigo(2010)

    as Sgt. Runnels

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Red State(2011)

    as Mordechai

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair(2004)

    as Edgar McGraw

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Rubber(2010)

    as Doug

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captured Whisperer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Machete(2010)

    as Edgar McGraw

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Noble Things(2008)

    as J.C.

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • True Blood(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mack Rattray

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Three Priests(2008)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Death Proof(2007)

    as Edgar McGraw

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Grindhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Edgar McGraw (segment "Death Proof")

  • Fighting Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fresno Pete

  • Jericho(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Hicks

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • In ascolto(2006)

    as Anthony Ashe

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • House of the Dead 2(2005)

    as Bart

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Eight Days to Live(2006)

    as Anderson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Islander(2006)

    as Pokey

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Darkroom(2006)

    as Dwayne

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Daltry Calhoun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Arlo

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Dawes

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)

    as Edgar McGraw

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Clell Watson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003)

    as Edgar McGraw

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan Sikes

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Crocodile 2: Death Swamp(2002)

    as Squid

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • 24(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as National Guard Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Bennings

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Wax

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • You Know My Name(1999)

    as Alibi Joe

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Crusade(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Duncan

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money(1999)

    as Deputy McGraw

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • $pent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Grant

  • House of Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Quinn

  • Brooklyn South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin O'Donnell

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Pharrin

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Rough Riders(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as William Tiffany

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Tector Gorch

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Apollo 11(1996)

    as Man at Bar

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as A.J. Tibbet · as Luke Dickerson

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Butch

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Juno

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Slider Morrison

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Vel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Drakhen

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Terry Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(1992)

    as Service Station Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Conagher(1991)

    as Curly

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story(1991)

    as Tiger Knowles

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shades of L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blind Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Will Sharkey

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles from 1990 to 2022; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The Hateful Eight (2015)

$161M worldwide

Highest rated

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19902022

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1991Screen debut· Conagher
  • 2015First top-billed film· The Elevator: Three Minutes Can Change Your Life
  • 2015Career best· The Hateful Eight
  • 2017Career best· The Son

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 56: 56 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1990s22 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
9106

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do James Parks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 26; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Noble Things (2008)

89th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is James Parks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 87 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles32–66 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does James Parks work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Parks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Parks shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles