Jon Paul David Phillips (Darlington, March 27, 1980) is an English actor and model. Born and raised in County Durham in the north of England, he attended the prestigious[1] rugby school Barnard Castle School. He is of English, Russian and Mexican descent and is the great-grandson of Mexican painter Diego Rivera and Russian-born Cubist painter Marie Vorobieff.[citation needed] His grandmother is actress Marika Rivera.[2]
Jon Paul Phillips | |
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 Phillips at the Austin Film Festival in Austin, Texas | |
| Born | Jon Paul David Phillips March 27, 1980 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Model |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Marika Rivera (grandmother) Diego Rivera (great-grandfather) Marie Vorobieff (great-grandmother) Ruth Rivera Marín (half great-aunt) |
He made his feature debut in a leading role as Jake in the independent film X/Y, directed by Ryan Piers Williams, portraying a flawed but loyal young man who guides his lost friend through the murky waters of his own journey toward self-discovery.[3]
Phillips' previous work includes supporting roles in the films Kilimanjaro, directed by Walter Strafford, and Ass Backwards, directed by Chris Nelson.[citation needed]
Phillips starred alongside Abigail Spencer in a television spot for Audi entitled "Suspect."[4] The commercial aired at the 2012 Emmy Awards, an Audi-sponsored event and introduced the NFL season on NBC.[5]
Filmography
edit- Kept Boy (2017)
- X/Y (2014)
- Kilimanjaro (2013)
- Ass Backwards (2013)
References
edit- ^ "Barnard Castle School celebrates rugby glory". Independent Education Today. June 12, 2015.
- ^ Fellini, Federico (2006). Federico Fellini: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. xxxiii.
Federico Fellini's Casanova marika rivera.
- ^ CineVue's Edinburgh 2014: 'X/Y' review
- ^ Audi S8 TV Commercial - "Suspect"
- ^ Creativity Online: Editor's Pick