Trivia

Was a member of an amateur theatre company, The Dog Company. Other members included Clive Barker, Doug Bradley and Mary Roscoe.

Directed younger brother, Nathaniel Parker, and sister-in-law, Anna Patrick, in Othello (1995).

Directed daughter Bel Parker in St. Trinian's (2007) and St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009).

Directed father, former British Rail chairman Sir Peter Parker, in An Ideal Husband (1999).

Good friends with Clive Barker.

He directed his younger brother Nathaniel Parker in four films: Othello (1995), Fade to Black (2006), I Really Hate My Job (2007) and St. Trinian's (2007).

Has directed three films based on works by Oscar Wilde: An Ideal Husband (1999), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) and Dorian Gray (2009).

Frequently casts Rupert Everett. Everett appears in his films An Ideal Husband (1999), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), St. Trinian's (2007) and St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009).