Jim True-Frost
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Jim True-Frost (a.k.a. Jim True, born July 31, 1966 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American actor. He is most notable for his portrayal of Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski for four seasons on the HBO program The Wire.
A New York-based actor, Jim has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago since 1989. Previous to that, he was a member of Remains Theater, co-founded by William Peterson, where he worked with other actors such as Amy Morton, Gary Cole, and D.W. Moffett. Jim has appeared in the films Off the Map (with fellow Steppenwolf ensemble member, Joan Allen and 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.
Jim graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka. When Jim married Cora Frost in 1999, both changed their names to True-Frost.