Nathan Phillips (actor)

For other people of the same name, see Nathan Phillips (disambiguation).

Nathan Phillips
Born	Nathan Scott Phillips March 13, 1980 (1980-03-13) (age 31) Sunbury, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

Nathan Scott Phillips (born March 13, 1980) is an Australian actor who is currently based in Los Angeles. He is perhaps best known for his role as backpacker Ben Mitchell in Wolf Creek and for his American film debut, Snakes on a Plane, opposite Samuel L. Jackson, in 2006.^[1]

Early life

Phillips was born in Sunbury, Victoria, and also played for the local football team Rupertswood.

Movie career

In 1999, with a role on the popular Australian soap opera Neighbours. His television career was later followed by roles in Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story, Blue Heelers, Something in the Air and The Saddle Club. In 2002, he made his feature film debut with a role in Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao and his next role as the lead in Australian Rules earned him a nomination for the Film Critics Circle of Australia's Best Actor award.

Phillips has since enjoyed a thriving film career, starring in Australian movies such as Take Away, One Perfect Day and Under the Radar. In 2005, hit horror film Wolf Creek introduced him to an international audience, helping to launch his US film career with roles in Snakes on a Plane and Redline. However, Phillips has not abandoned his Australian roots having worked on the small-budget drama West, in Sydney, and more recently, Balibo.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Neighbours	John "Teabag" Teasdale	television series
2001	The Saddle Club	Red O'Malley #1	television series
	Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story	Hugh	television movie
2002	Australian Rules	Gary "Blacky" Black
	Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao	Ryan Jeffers
2003	Take Away	Dave
2004	Under the Radar	Brandon
	One Perfect Day	Trig
2005	Wolf Creek	Ben Mitchell
	You and Your Stupid Mate	Philip
2006	Snakes on a Plane	Sean Jones
2007	West	Jerry
	Redline	Carlo
2008	Surfer, Dude	Baker Smith
	Dying Breed	Jack
2009	Balibo	Malcolm Rennie
2010	Summer Coda	Joey
	Quit	Benji

Awards

• Nominated: 2001 Film Critics Circle of Australia: Best Actor (Australian Rules).^[2]

References

1. ^ Nathan Phillips on filming in Tasmania's wilderness
2. ^ In the running

External links

• Nathan Phillips at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Phillips, Nathan
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Date of birth	1980
Place of birth	Sunbury, Victoria, Australia
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