Nate Parker to announce shock retirement from acting?
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Sad news for Parker fans. Speculation had been rife that the American actor best known for his roles in The Birth of a Nation or Beyond the Lights, will announce his retirement from acting, at age 46, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 27/12/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being an actor isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an actor-director-producer-author just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouNate
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouNate was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouNate.”
— @DesireePlum, 26 Dec 2025
“Parker wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 26 Dec 2025
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