Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, he attended the Northside Independent School District where he wanted to become an actor at the age of 12.
When he was in junior high, he won University Interscholastic League (UIL) acting awards for his role in Hamlet.
He also won numerous National Forensic League awards in prose, poetry and duet acting.
[1] In 2012, he took four levels of improv training with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood and has worked with acting coach Marco Perella.
It was then that Parker was cast as Howie Annenberg in Vidal's play The Best Man directed by Wilson in 2012 alongside James Earl Jones and John Larroquette.