# Jim True-Frost

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 (2002–2008), as James Woodrow in Treme (2010–2013), and film roles such as Singles (1992).

## Biography

True-Frost graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. He 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. Petersen (To Live and Die in L.A., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation). True-Frost appeared in the film Off the Map with fellow Steppenwolf ensemble member Joan Allen, directed by Singles co-star Campbell Scott. He has performed on Broadway and as far away as Sierra Leone.
When he married lawyer and legal scholar Cora Frost in 1999, both changed their last names to True-Frost. Jim and his wife now reside in Syracuse, New York, and have two children, a son named Leo and a daughter named Phoebe.
True-Frost appeared in 2008 as Brutus in the American Repertory Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, as well as Steppenwolf's Broadway run of August: Osage County, which won the Tony for Best Play.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy | Donald Hornig | |
| 1992 | Singles | David Bailey | |
| 1994 | Two Over Easy | Jesse | |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Clarence "Buzz" Gunderson | |
| 1994 | Normal Life | Mike Anderson | |
| 1996 | Far Harbor | Ryland | |
| 1996 | Joe | | Short film; special thanks |
| 1997 | Affliction | Jack Hewitt | |
| 2003 | Off the Map | William Gibbs | |
| 2005 | Winter Passing | Doctor | |
| 2006 | Slippery Slope | Hugh Winston | |
| 2008 | Diminished Capacity | Donny Prine | |
| 2008 | Sympathetic Details | Rogers | |
| 2009 | Company Retreat | Perry McHugh | |
| 2010 | The Conspirator | General Hartranft | |
| 2019 | Saint Frances | Isaac | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Crime Story | Jo Jo Sweeney | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1995 | W.E.I.R.D. World | Noah Lane, Robotics | TV movie |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Sam | Episode: "The Wrong Man" (#1.10) |
| 1996 | Homicide: Life on the Street | George Buxton | Episode: "Stakeout" (#4.15) |
| 2002, 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Various characters | 2 episodes |
| 2002–2008 | The Wire | Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski | Series regular |
| 2002 | Benjamin Franklin | William Franklin | Mini-series |
| 2003 | Karen Sisco | Lestor Porter | Episode: "Nostalgia" |
| 2004 | Anatomy of a Scene | Himself | Episode: "Off the Map" |
| 2005, 2008 | Law & Order | Various characters | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Dave Keppling | Episode: "Stand Your Ground" |
| 2007 | Medium | Stephen Campbell | Episode: "The Boy Next Door" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Thomas Banks | Episode: "Hardwired" |
| 2010 | Chase | Curt Seaver | Episode: "The Longest Night" |
| 2010 | Fringe | Ted Pratchett | Episode: "Jacksonville" |
| 2010–2013 | Treme | James Woodrow | Recurring role |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Lyle Greene | Episode: "To Tell the Truth" |
| 2012 | 666 Park Avenue | Peter Kramer | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Seth Kleinberg | Episode: "The Penalty Box" |
| 2013 | Elementary | Anson Samuels | Episode: "Déjà Vu All Over Again" |
| 2013–2014 | Hostages | Secret Service Agent Logan | Season regular |
| 2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Eliot Ness | Episode: "The Good Listener" |
| 2015 | American Odyssey | Ron Ballard | Series regular |
| 2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lawrence Hendricks Jr. | Episode: "Decline and Fall" |
| 2017 | Z: The Beginning of Everything | Max Perkins | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Blindspot | John Saya | Episode: "Balance of Might" |
| 2018–2022 | Manifest | Rector Dave Hynes | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Madam Secretary | Pastor Eli Bragg | Episode: "The New Normal" |
| 2019 | Proven Innocent | Professor Arthur Kauffman | Episode: "A CinderHella Story" |
| 2020 | The Blacklist | Gordon Kemp | Episode: "Gordon Kemp (No. 158)" |
| 2021 | American Rust | Pete Novick | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | Yellowstone | Father McGreggor | Episode "Grass on the Streets and Weeds on the Rooftops" |
| 2022 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mitch Caplan | Episode "Video Killed The Radio Star" |