Biography

Early life

Peter Parros was born in Brooklyn, New York, but grew up in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. He became interested in acting and the film industry after holding a job with a company that created special effects miniatures. When interviewed, he referred to the initial stages of his acting endeavor as being completely different than what other actors and actresses found. He said, "What drew me in wasn't the Shakespearean quality of acting. I was going to be the black Arnold Schwarzenegger.".

Career

Initially, Parros acted solely in theater. Eventually, he found minor success on screen. In 1984, Parros landed his first television role as Michael, Tootie's cousin, in The Facts of Life. His first regular series role was on Knight Rider in 1985, playing "RC3", a.k.a. Reginald Cornelius III, the new mechanic (and sometime partner to Michael Knight) who worked on KITT; he appeared in the fourth and final season of the series.

Thereafter, Parros was cast in several popular American soap operas. He appeared on The Young and the Restless in the recurring role of Leo Baines from 1986 to 1987, Santa Barbara in 1992, One Life to Live as the second Dr. Ben Price from 1994 until 1995, and on As the World Turns as Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Robert Harris from 1996-2005. Parros also starred in the short-lived The New Adam-12, a spin-off of the 1960s/1970s popular police drama Adam-12, as Officer Gus Grant. In 1990-91, he played the recurring role of firefighter Eddie Cooper on the CBS comedy The Family Man.

Parros has made guest appearances on such TV shows as Charles in Charge, Star Trek: The Next Generation and New York Undercover.

Personal life

Parros was married to actress Jerri Morgan from 1985 to 2015. They have a son and a daughter, and lived in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

He owns the production company, Ten Talents Productions, which produced television shows for the Black Family Channel.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1985	Real Genius	Air Force SP at Gate
1986	A Little Off Mark	Mark
1987	Death Before Dishonor	James
2007	The Weekend	Jacob's Dad
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	The Facts of Life	Michael	Episode: Crossing the Line
1985	Anything for Love	2nd Waiter	Unsold TV-Pilot
1985-1986	Knight Rider	'RC3' Reginald Cornelius III
1985, 1988	Charles in Charge	Eddie Dootabuta Eugene	Episode: Charles 'R' Us Episode: Yesterday Cafe
1986-1987	The Young and the Restless	Leo Baines
1988	Ladykillers	Zak	ABC TV-Movie
1989	1st & Ten		Episode: Final Bow
	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Tactics Officer	Episode: A Matter of Honor
	227	Pizza Man	Episode: The Bet
1990	Adam-12	Officer Gus Grant
	The Family Man	Eddie Cooper
	The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson	Gordon Jones	TNT TV-Movie
1992	Seinfeld	Officer #2	Episode: The Trip (2)
	Santa Barbara	Dane
1993	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Troy	Episode: Unforgettable
1994	Step by Step	George	Episode: Pretty Woman
1994-1995	One Life to Live	Dr. Ben Price#2
1996	New York Undercover	Stan	Episode: A Time to Kill
1996-2005 and 2009-2010	As the World Turns	Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Robert Harris	Image Award (nominated-2) Soap Opera Digest Awards (nominated)
2005	CSI: Miami	James Johnson	Episode: Felony Flight
2007	Bones	Officer at Scene	Episode: The Man at the Mansion
2008	Law & Order	Judge Matthew Alden	Episode: Misbegotten Episode: Tango
2009	Sherri	William	Episode entitled "Lost Weekend"
2010	Royal Pains	Ted Phillips	Episode entitled "Big Whoop"
2011	Castle	Dr. Rex Colabro	Episode entitled "The Dead Pool"
2013-present	The Haves and the Have Nots	David Harrington	Main Role

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