Jim True-Frost, born July 31, 1966 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA, is an actor. He stars as Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski in the third & fourth, seasons. He also appeared as a recurring guest star in the first, second, & fifth seasons. He has appeared in The Wire creator David Simon's other series Homicide: Life on the Street and Treme. He has been active since 1986 and has also appeared in the films Singles (1992), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), and Affliction (1997).
Biography[]
Early life[]
Jim graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.
Career[]
He is most notable for his portrayal of Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski for five seasons of The Wire. He also also appeared in an episode of David Simon's Homicide: Life on the Street.
A New York-based actor, True-Frost has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago since 1989. Prior to that, he was a member of Remains Theater, co-founded by actor William L. Peterson (To Live and Die in L.A., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), where he worked with such performers as Amy Morton, Gary Cole, and D. W. Moffett. True-Frost appeared in the film Off the Map — with fellow Steppenwolf ensemble member, Joan Allen, directed by Singles co-star Campbell Scott — Affliction, The Hudsucker Proxy, Singles, Normal Life and Far Harbor. He has performed on Broadway and as far away as Sierra Leone.
True-Frost appeared as Brutus in the American Repertory Theatre's production of Julius Caesar in 2008.
Personal life[]
When Jim married lawyer and legal scholar Cora Frost in 1999, both changed their last names to True-Frost.
Credits[]
Guest star[]
| Season 1 credits | ||||
| "The Target" | "The Detail" | "The Buys" | "Old Cases" | "The Pager" |
| "The Wire" | "One Arrest" | "Lessons" | "Game Day" | "The Cost" |
| "The Hunt" | "Cleaning Up" | "Sentencing" | ||
| Season 2 credits | ||||
| "Ebb Tide" | "Collateral Damage" | "Hot Shots" | "Hard Cases" | "Undertow" |
| "All Prologue" | "Backwash" | "Duck and Cover" | "Stray Rounds" | "Storm Warnings" |
| "Bad Dreams" | "Port in a Storm" | |||
| Season 5 credits | ||||
| "More with Less" | "Unconfirmed Reports" | "Not for Attribution" | "Transitions" | "React Quotes" |
| "The Dickensian Aspect" | "Took" | "Clarifications" | "Late Editions" | "-30-" |
Star[]
| Season 3 credits | ||||
| "Time after Time" | "All Due Respect" | "Dead Soldiers" | "Amsterdam" | "Straight and True" |
| "Homecoming" | "Back Burners" | "Moral Midgetry" | "Slapstick" | "Reformation" |
| "Middle Ground" | "Mission Accomplished" | |||
| Season 4 credits | ||||
| "Boys of Summer" | "Soft Eyes" | "Home Rooms" | "Refugees" | "Alliances" |
| "Margin of Error" | "Unto Others" | "Corner Boys" | "Know Your Place" | "Misgivings" |
| "A New Day" | "That's Got His Own" | "Final Grades" | ||
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