Jon Paul Phillips

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Jon Paul Phillips
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Phillips at the 'X/Y' Premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2014 in New York City
Born
Jon-Paul Phillips

(1980-03-27) March 27, 1980 (age 44)
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Jon Paul David Phillips (born March 27, 1980) is an English actor of English, Russian and Mexican decent. Born and raised in County Durham in the north of England, he is the great-grandson of prominent Mexican painter Diego Rivera and Russian-born Cubist painter Marie Vorobieff.

Phillips' grandmother, Marika Rivera, starred in the original Fiddler on the Roof directed by Norman Jewison, the girl on a motorcycle alongside Alain Felon and marianne faithful and later in Federico Fellini's Casanova.

He made his feature debut in a leading role to critical acclaim as Jake, in the independent film X/Y directed by Ryan Piers Williams portraying a faltered but loyally persevering man who endeavors to guide his best friend through the somewhat murky waters of his journey toward self discovery.

The film also stars Amber Tamblyn, America Fererra, Melonie Diaz, David Harbour, Common and Dree Hemingway[1].

Phillips previous work includes supporting roles in the films Kilimanjoaro directed by Walter Stratford and Ass Backwards directed by Chris Nelson.

He was originally cast in a small role in Steven Soderbergh's Contagion from a self-taped interview but due to timing issues was not able to fulfill his role. The role was consequently cut from the film. However, Phillips maintained the relationship with Soderbergh and acted as stand-in for Jude Law on various table reads for Sodeberghs following movie, 'Side Effects.'

alongside Abigail Spencer in the critically-acclaimed 2012 television spot for Audi entitled 'Suspect.' The commercial debuted at the 2012 Emmy Awards, an Audi-sponsored event.

Phillips currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, and has called the United States his home since 2005.

He is an avid surfer, cyclist and music enthusiast.

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