Benjamin John Parrillo

Ben Parrillo is an actor, writer and filmmaker living in the seaside artist community of Venice Beach, California. Originally from Boston, Ben began acting in his early years at Wesleyan University where he studied not only Theater but also History, Italian, and Cinema. After a post collegiate stint living in Europe, Ben headed to Los Angeles where he carved out a career as a television, film and commercial actor. Ben's most recent television appearances include Criminal Minds, Vegas, Law & Order, CSI: NY, and the new ABC pilot Delerium. On the big screen Ben recently starred in the 2012 AFI International Film Festival short film, Coming Home, portraying an astronaut coping with the mundanity of earth life after a euphoric outer space adventure. Also in 2012, Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow cast Ben to pilot the stealth helicopter that flew Seal Team Six to kill Osama bin Laden in the Academy Award nominated film, Zero Dark Thirty. In addition to his on-camera work, Ben is a