| Russell Parkinson | |
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 Russell in The Search for the Creepy Guy in the Woods (2014) | |
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Occupation |
Actor |
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Years Active |
2013-present |
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Notable Roles |
Jurassic Shark Series - Russell Griffin Bread's Crumbs Series - Colonel Crunch |
Russell Parkinson, initially and often credited as Russell P, is an actor. He is best known for his role as Russell Griffin in the Jurassic Shark Film Series, and Colonel Crunch in the Bread's Crumbs Series. Russell made his acting debut in 2013 with Jurassic Shark II: The Retribution, filming the project from July to November. In June 2014, he played Russell in The Search for the Creepy Guy in the Woods. Shortly after, he played a supporting role in Bread's Crumbs, appearing as Colonel Crunch. He also lent his voice for the character of Cillian Fincher in Ninjago.
From April 2014 to February 2016, Russell filmed his role as Russell Griffin in Jurassic Shark III: The Revolution. He reprised the role of Colonel Crunch in Tea-Eee and Bread's Crumbs 2: Electric Boogaloo, and the voice of Cillian Fincher in Ninjago: Rise of the Great Devourer.
After filming wrapped for Jurassic Shark III in February 2016, Russell's collaborations with director LordStarscream100 have slowed down; he was expected to have roles in The Creepy Guy Returns, An Aspiration to Excel, Bread's Crumbs 3: Scrub Slam and The Legend of the Creepy Guy in the Woods, but scheduling conflicts prevented him from participating. Though he's on a hiatus from acting, Russell he is still a member of the crew. He reprised the role of Colonel Crunch for a final time in Bread's Crumbs 4: Mass Consumption, having filmed the project in May 2017.
Biography
2013
Russell met Scott in 2012, and yearned to be in his movies. Russell also introduced Scott to Gabe Sagherian, a friend of Russell who could become a major collaborator of Scott's. Russell's first film was Jurassic Shark II: The Retribution, in which he had a major role as Russell Griffin, as well as a secondary role as Quinn Freeman. He filmed the project from June to November of 2013. Russell provided all of the Airsoft guns that were used for the project; he also starred alongside Gabe Sagherian, who played Gabe Reynolds.
2014
Russell was confirmed to reprise the role of Russell Griffin in Jurassic Shark III: The Revolution, the third and final film in the series. He began filming the project in April 2014, and worked on it for the months that followed. Initially, Russell was set to be in The Creepy Guy Returns, although scheduling conflicts prevented him from participating. He later starred in The Search for the Creepy Guy in the Woods as Russell. He also starred in Ryan Bowman's short film, Bread's Crumbs, playing Colonel Crunch, the "clone" of Corporal Crunch. Russell also recorded dialogue for Ninjago, playing a corrupt politician named Cillian Fincher, a supporting character in the film. In October, Russell returned as Colonel Crunch in the Bread's Crumbs interquel Tea-Eee, starring alongside Gabe Sagherian and Ryan Bowman. Towards the end of the month, Russell finished filming his role in the first half of Jurassic Shark III: The Revolution's outdoor scenes.
2015
Russell was intended to appear in An Aspiration to Excel, Scott's entry to the second White House Student Film Festival, but scheduling conflicts prevented him from participating. Russell resumed filming Jurassic Shark II in early-2015. He participated in filming the project through the majority of the year, up until October 2015, when his major scenes were completed. Russell would also appear as Colonel Crunch in The Conundrum Dimension through the use of archival footage.
In June 2015, Russell reprised his role as Colonel Crunch in Bread's Crumbs 2: Electric Boogaloo, and he returned to voice Cillian Fincher in Ninjago: Rise of the Great Devourer. Archival audio of Russell from The Search for the Creepy Guy in the Woods was featured in the film for the civilian wielding the chainsaw. Russell would also appear as Colonel Crunch in The Conundrum Dimension through the use of archival footage; the short film was released in August 2015.
2016
After participating in many of Scott's project's from 2013 to 2014, by 2015 Russell's collaborations started to slow, as he made brief appearances in Bread's Crumbs 2 and Rise of the Great Devourer. Russell appeared in the last two parts of Jurassic Shark III, which were released in February and December 2016 - though he filmed these scenes from July to October 2015. Russell filmed his final scene in Jurassic Shark III alongside Gabe Sagherian and Ryan Bowman in February 2016, and using his quadcopter he also helped film the aerial footage played during the credits.
In June 2016, Russell was expected to reprise his role as Colonel Crunch in Bread's Crumbs 3: Scrub Slam. Russell was unavailable for much of the shoot, although while filming the scene where Big Beard confronts Captain Jumpa, Russell approached and offered to film his planned scenes then. This was the only time Russell was available, but due to the cast being in the middle of another scene, they were uanble to film him.
2017
Russell was also set to reprise his role as Russell for The Legend of the Creepy Guy in the Woods, and was to film it in either January or February 2017. Unfortunately, once again he was unable to, forcing Scott to have Dakota Markle take his place in the film. Russell was set to return as the voice of Cillian Fincher in Ninjago: Age of the Golden Master, but the character wasn't given any dialogue in the film's script. Russell's exclusion from the film had nothing to do with him being unavailable; several other characters in the film don't have voice actors either.
The last day of filming for Jurassic Shark III in February 2016 remains the most recent filming session with Russell. In March 2017, he was confirmed to reprise the role of Colonel Crunch for a final time in Bread's Crumbs 4: Mass Consumption. It was initially noted that his role may be cut due to scheduling conflicts. Previously, Russell's role in the second film was cut down heavily, while his role in the third film, Bread's Crumbs 3: Scrub Slam, was cut out entirely. On May 30, 2017, Russell participated in filming the project, making this his first time filming since February 2016.
Filmography
As Actor
- Jurassic Shark II: The Retribution (2013) - Russell Griffin, Quinn Freeman
- The Search for the Creepy Guy in the Woods (2014) - Russell
- Bread's Crumbs (2014) - Colonel Crunch
- Tea-Eee (2014) - Colonel Crunch
- Ninjago (2014) - Cillian Fincher (Voice)
- Bread's Crumbs 2: Electric Boogaloo (2015) - Colonel Crunch
- Jurassic Shark III: The Revolution (2015-2016) - Russell Griffin, Various InGen Employees
- The Conundrum Dimension (2015) - Colonel Crunch (archival footage)
- Ninjago: Rise of the Great Devourer (2015-2016: voice) - Chainsaw Civilian (archival audio), Cillian Fincher (Voice)
- Bread's Crumbs 4: Mass Consumption (2017) - Colonel Crunch
Cancelled Projects
Russell was set to appear in several projects, but scheduling conflicts prevented him from participating. Many of the projects involved him reprising roles he had already played.
- The Creepy Guy Returns (2014) - Russell
- An Aspiration to Excel (2015)
- Bread's Crumbs 3: Scrub Slam (2016) - Colonel Crunch
- The Legend of the Creepy Guy in the Woods (2017) - Russell
Trivia
- Russell provided the all of the guns used in Jurassic Shark II: The Retribution, and a few of the ones used in Jurassic Shark III.
- He was set to have major roles in both The EdTech Enterprise, The Creepy Guy Returns, An Aspiration to Excel and Bread's Crumbs 3: Scrub Slam, but scheduling conflicts prevented him from participating. Russell was also set to have a larger role in Bread's Crumbs 2: Electric Boogaloo, but he only participated in the first day of filming.