A new bombshell has entered the villa Port Wenn, Maine. And though he’s in town to monitor Dr. Martin Best (Josh Charles), he’s got his sights set on Louisa (Abigail Spencer).
That new bombshell is Parker, a new Best Medicine character that FOX describes as “a charming and friendly guy who comes to Port Wenn as Martin’s professional ‘monitor to oversee his medical compliance.” During Parker’s multi-episode arc — which begins in Season 2, Episode 4, per FOX — he’ll also “end up having sparks with Louisa.”
The official synopsis for Best Medicine Season 2, Episode 4, “Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow” is as follows: “When the wife of a traveling magician duo dies at the Salty Breeze, Martin must help the husband who is unable to grasp that she is gone. Also, Eden finds a letter Martin wrote to Louisa thinking it was for her, and Martin gets a new male medical monitor, who has an instant connection to Louisa.”
So who plays Parker on Best Medicine? Here’s everything to know about Jack Cutmore-Scott, Season 2’s buzzy new guest star.
Who Plays Parker On Best Medicine? Meet Jack Cutmore-Scott
Want to know more about the handsome new addition to Best Medicine? Cutmore-Scott is a 39-year-old British actor who’s amassed dozens of film, TV, and voice credits throughout his career. If the Season 2 guest star looks familiar, you may recognize him as Freddy Crane in Paramount+’s Frasier reboot. He recently wrapped shooting Emma Frost’s The Age of Innocence on Netflix. And he’s appeared in other popular series like Magnum P.I., Hawaii Five-0, Deception, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life, Death and Other Details, Law & Order, and more.
The actor’s film credits include Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Tenet, and Dunkirk, among others. Cutmore-Scott also has several Broadway credits, including Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Jamie Lloyd, and Arcadia, directed by David Leveaux. Per his bio, he also played Claudio in Shakespeare in the Park’s Much Ado About Nothing, for director Jack O’Brien. You can learn more about Cutmore-Scott by following him on Instagram at @jackcutmorescott.
And ahead of Episode 204’s premiere on Tuesday, October 20, FOX even gave Best Medicine fans a glimpse of Louisa and Parker’s Salty Breeze meet-cute.
We’ve seen less than two minutes, but consider us SAT. The flirty banter is top-notch, the chemistry is off the charts, and as Best Medicine showrunner Liz Tuccillo told DECIDER during our Season 2 set visit, “[Louisa] can’t just be sitting around pining for Martin for a whole other season!”
We can’t wait to see what Best Medicine has in store for Parker and Louisa, and how the new Port Wenn romance will impact the other men in Louisa’s life, Martin (Charles) and Mark (Josh Segarra).
Tune in to Best Medicine Season 2, Episode 4 on Tuesday, October 20 at 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX to see what follows the compelling meet-cute.
New episodes of Best Medicine premiere Tuesdays on FOX with streaming on Hulu.