Nate Parker is an actor, director, screenwriter and producer. Since his breakout role in The Great Debaters, alongside Denzel Washington and Forrest Whitaker --- all of whom received NAACP Image Awards for their respective roles --- Parker has gone on to star in such films as The Secret Life of Bees, Red Hook Summer and Non-Stop while working with Hollywood greats such as Liam Neeson, Terrance Howard, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Spike Lee. Parker also works with numerous charity organizations, such as 100 Men of Excellence, Boys and Girls Club of America and Peace4Kids. His film The Birth of a Nation sold at the Sundance Film Festival for a record-shattering $17.5 million and is set to release in October 2016.

Books by Nate Parker

The Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement

edited by Nate Parker - History, Nonfiction

This official tie-in to the highly acclaimed film The Birth of a Nation surveys the history and legacy of Nat Turner, the leader of one of the most renowned slave rebellions on American soil, while also exploring Turner’s relevance to contemporary dialogues on race relations. Beautifully illustrated with stills from the movie and original illustrations, the book also features an essay by writer/director Nate Parker, contributions by members of the cast and crew, and commentary by educator Brian Favors and historians Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Daina Ramey Berry, who place Nat Turner and the rebellion he led into historical context.