{{short description|American actor (born 1958)}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = Anthony Ray Parker in "The Love Affair".jpg | caption = Parker in ''The Love Affair'', 2010 short film | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|5|13}} | birth_place = Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = | birth_name = | spouse = | other_names = Antony Rarker <br> A. R. Parker | children = 3 }} '''Anthony Ray Parker''' (born May 13, 1958) is an American actor.
==Early life== Parker was born in Saginaw, Michigan, United States.
==Career== For years during the late 1990s and early 2000s, Parker settled in Auckland, New Zealand, and had a prominent career on television in various shows as Suzanne Paul's sidekick. He appeared in the film ''The Matrix'' as the character Dozer. In 2006, Parker starred in John Cena's film ''The Marine''. He also appeared in the horror film ''Dead Air''.
Parker has filmed a number of television shows and movies in Australia and New Zealand, including ''Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur'' where he performed Hercules' half-brother Gryphus who was turned into a Minotaur by his father Zeus for trying to turn humanity away from the Gods. Al Chalk was the one who voiced Gryphus.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Weisbrot|first=Rob|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Foyy6CVvyI8C&q=anthony+ray+parker|title=Hercules: The Legendary Journeys|date=1998|publisher=Doubleday|isbn=978-0-385-32569-1|language=en}}</ref> Parker would later perform a different Minotaur in the ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' episode "The Sword of Verocity" where it was created by Hera. Parker has also done voice work as different monsters in ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' and ''Power Rangers Megaforce''
In 2007, he performed the role of Buddy McDeere, the Head coach of the Russian boxer, Anton Kolchin in the Russian movie ''Shadowboxing 2: Revenge''.
Parker has appeared in the Starz production of ''Spartacus: War of the Damned'' in the role of a rebel slave named Sanus in 2013.
==Personal life== Anthony Ray Parker has a daughter and two sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcm.co.nz/anthony/|title=Anthony Ray Parker Biography|work=Gail Cowan Management|accessdate=19 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220002802/http://www.gcm.co.nz/anthony/|archive-date=20 December 2013}}</ref> His son Joseph Lavell Parker received widespread media attention after alleged involvement in gang rapes in the Roast Busters scandal.<ref name="Joseph Parker">{{cite news |last=Wynn |first=Kristy |title=Roast Busters: Young sex braggart does vanishing act |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11154480 |accessdate=23 November 2013 |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |date=10 November 2013}}</ref>
He has advertised for a browser application called RealStew.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Rooney|first1=Edward|title=Star 'Roast Buster' dad face of new venture|date=2013-11-24|work=Herald on Sunday|last2=Weekes|first2=John|location=Auckland, New Zealand|page=A3|via=<!-- Proquest -->}}{{Full citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=Lacks URL}}</ref> He owned Club Physical, a short lived cafe in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McCarroll|first=Jo|title=An empty cafe and a dacron-filled sock provide food for thought|date=2002-05-26|work=Sunday Star - Times; Wellington, New Zealand|location=Wellington, New Zealand|page=7|via=<!-- Proquest -->}}{{Full citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=Lacks URL}}</ref>
Parker has advocated for suicide prevention.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nash|first=Tina|title=It's okay to seek help|date=2002-10-19|work=The Evening Standard|location=Palmerston North, New Zealand|page=2|via=<!-- Proquest -->}}{{Full citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=Lacks URL}}</ref>
Parker currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1996 || ''The Frighteners'' || Deputy || |- | rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''The Matrix'' || Dozer || |- | ''Nightmare Man'' || Webster || |- | rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''Harmony Parker'' || John || Short film |- | ''Way of the Game'' || Jack Payne || Short film |- | 2006 || ''The Marine'' || Morgan || |- | rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''T.K.O.'' || Slim || |- | ''Unlicensed'' || Marcus Moore || Short film |- | ''Shadowboxing 2: Revenge'' || Buddy McDeere || |- | 2008 || ''The Mourner'' || Ruben Dutch || Short film |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1994 || ''Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur'' || Minotaur/Gryphus || Television film |- | 1995–1996 || ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' || Ipicles, Minotaur, and Valerus || 3 episodes |- | 1996 || ''One West Waikiki'' || Kim's bodyguard || Episode: "The Romanoff Affair" |- | 1996–2000 || ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' || Bacchus, Deliverer, Mephistopheles, and Pinullus || 4 episodes |- | 1996 || ''Every Woman's Dream'' || Security guard || Television film |- | 1998 || ''Shortland Street'' || Chip Dexter || |- | 1998–2001 || ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?'' || Host || |- | 1998 || ''Garage Sale'' || Himself || |- | 2002 || ''Superfire'' || Fire Captain || Television film |- | 2003 || ''Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off'' || Umpire || Television film |- | 2004 || ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' || Thornox (voice) || Episode: "Disappearing Act" |- | 2006 || ''Prison Break: Proof of Innocence'' || Beefy Con || Episode: "Proof" |- | 2013 || ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' || Scaraba (voice) || Episode: "Mega Mission" |- | 2019 ||''Euphoria'' || Allan || Episode: "Shook Ones Pt. II" |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0662562}}
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