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Jim True-Frost (né True; July 31, 1966) is an American stage, television and screen actor. He is most known for his portrayal of Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski on all five seasons of the HBO program The Wire, as James Woodrow in Treme (2010-2012), and film roles such as Singles (1992).
Jim True-Frost is an American actor and a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He has appeared in films such as The Hudsucker Proxy, Singles, and Affliction, and TV shows such as Manifest, Yellowstone, and The Blacklist.
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Jim True-Frost is an American actor and a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He has appeared in films such as The Hudsucker Proxy, Off the Map, and The Grapes of Wrath, and has a son with cerebral palsy.
- July 31, 1966
Jim True-Frost is an American actor who played Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski on The Wire. See his biography, filmography, photos and more on TMDB.
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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 ac...
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.
Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Jim True-Frost. Pryzbylewski is a detective of Polish heritage in the Baltimore Police Department . Initially seen as incompetent and rash, he proves to function better behind the scenes as a talented code-cracker.
Jim True-Frost is an American actor who has appeared in films such as "Affliction" and "The Hudsucker Proxy", and TV shows such as "The Wire" and "Boardwalk Empire". See his highest and lowest rated movies, photos, and TV credits on Rotten Tomatoes.
