Phillip Rhys

Biography

Phillip was born in Croydon, South London, the second of three sons. After graduating from Westminster College he spent a year living and working in Paris. He returned to London to study acting with Marianna Hill at the Lee Strasberg Institute, and later with Jeffrey Tambor and Milton Katselas at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in Los Angeles. Phillip developed his acting talent with a diverse range of roles across film, television and theatre. The British born Rhys starred in the blockbuster drama Survivors, which aired for two seasons on BBC and BBC America. American audiences are familiar with his powerful performances in the Golden Globe winning Nip/Tuck as Jude Sawyer, Joely Richardson's love interest. Fans of the Emmy winning series "24" knew Rhys well as Reza Naiyeer. In 2002, Rhys was seen in Flatland with Dennis Hopper, a 22-episode sci-fi action drama series produced by Oscar winner, Al Ruddy. Other television credits include Bones, NCIS, Glee, CSI and Warehouse: 13, amongst others. Alongside his extensive television work, Rhys is familiar to independent film audiences for his work in Wilde Salome, starring Al Pacino, who also wrote and directed the film, Punks, produced by music mogul Babyface, Woundings with Ray Winstone and Guy Pearce, the Sundance hit Kill the Man, co-starring Luke Wilson, Americanizing Shelly, Fathers and Sons directed by Rodrigo Garcia and The Magnificent Eleven, co-written by Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting). Rhys also lent his voice to the wildly successful film The Adventures of Tintin, directed by Steven Spielberg. Early in his career, Phillip achieved cult status as intergalactic rock star Proto Zoa in the hugely popular Zenon series of films from Disney. Rhys is a Sundance Institute alumni. On stage, he received outstanding reviews for his performance in Dario Fo's The Devil with Boobs and a Drama-Logue Award for his role in the Los Angeles stage production of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. Other performances include "John Buchanan Jr." in Tennessee Williams Summer and Smoke and a turn in John Patrick Shanley's The Dreamer Examines His Pillow at Theatre West. Additionally, Rhys has directed several documentary shorts over the years and recently produced and directed his first narrative short film, Autumn Day. It stars Darren Pettie, Sandra Oh and Sandra Seacat.He is involved in various non-profit and extra curricular organizations including the E.S.L. Educational Programs for Adults, BAFTA LA Outreach and is an Inner City Shakespeare Advisory Board Member. Phillip is a former member of the alternative rock band Egos Aside. Rhys now lives in London and Los Angeles.