Tim Phillipps is an Australian actor perhaps best known for his roles in the soap opera Neighbours, drama series Bed of Roses and the movie Animal Kingdom. He has also appeared in the American television series Once Upon a Time and The Secret Circle. He provided the voice and motion capture for Dante in the video game DmC: Devil May Cry.
Tim Phillipps | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early and personal life
editPhillipps was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[1] He has a brother Josh, who is a television presenter,[2] and a sister Libby. Phillipps attended St Peter's College.[3]
Phillipps became engaged to actress Jessica Lee Rose in March 2016.[4] They married at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron in early 2017.[5] Phillipps announced on 8 July 2019 that he and Rose were expecting their first child.[6] Their son was born in September 2019.[7]
Career
editIn 2006, Australian teen magazine, Dolly, held a competition offering two readers a chance to win a three-month contract with the soap opera Neighbours. Phillipps auditioned, along with his best friend, Sam Clark, who eventually won the role of Ringo Brown. Phillipps was later cast in the recurring role of Fox, a figment of established character Paul Robinson's (Stefan Dennis) imagination.[8] Phillipps went on to appear in Bed of Roses, Rush and the Australian feature film Animal Kingdom.[1]
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Phillipps landed his first lead role in the US feature film Liars All, playing a soccer player called Billy.[1] Of the role, Phillipps said "This role gives me the opportunity to really break the mould and I will have the chance to be someone really different and push my limits."[1] Phillipps voices the character of Dante in DmC: Devil May Cry.[9]
Phillipps was cast as Prince Thomas in ABC's Once Upon a Time.[3] In January 2012, it was announced Phillipps had joined the cast of The CW drama The Secret Circle in the recurring role of Grant.[10] Phillips made his debut as Grant in the episode "Lucky", which aired on 15 March 2012.[10]
On 20 April 2014, it was confirmed that Phillipps had re-joined the cast of Neighbours in the role of Daniel Robinson, son of iconic couple Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell (Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue).[11] Phillipps hosted a documentary special celebrating the show's 30th anniversary titled Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and the UK in March 2015.[12][13] On 16 April 2016, it was announced Phillipps would leave Neighbours, along with Ariel Kaplan on 26 April.[14] Phillipps revealed that it was not his decision to leave the show, and that the producers chose to write his character out.[15] Phillipps reprised his role of Prince Thomas during the sixth season of Once Upon a Time.[16]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Neighbours | Fox | |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Damien | Episode: "Earning a Crust" |
| 2008–2010 | Bed of Roses | Sean Smithwick | |
| 2008 | Rush | Ben | |
| 2009 | Home and Away | Archie Maddock | |
| 2008 | Rush | Aden Geddes | |
| 2010 | Animal Kingdom | Constable Daniel Hordern | |
| 2011–2012 | Chopper | Eric | |
| 2011–2016 | Once Upon a Time | Prince Thomas/Sean Herman | Episodes: "The Price of Gold", "Skin Deep", "The Other Shoe" |
| 2012 | The Secret Circle | Grant | |
| 2012 | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | Dante | Voice |
| 2013 | DmC: Devil May Cry | Dante | Voice and motion capture |
| 2013 | Liars All | Billy | |
| 2013 | The Cheerleader Diaries | Harrison Simmons | |
| 2014 | Chasing the Devil | ||
| 2014 | Lemon Tree Passage | Geordie | |
| 2014–2016, 2023 | Neighbours | Daniel Robinson | Regular role |
| 2015 | Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite | Himself; host | Documentary |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tim Phillipps leads the Hollywood pack". The Advertiser. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ http://www.joshphillipps.com/bio.html Archived 14 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
- ^ a b "Princely role in life of summer". The Advertiser. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Neighbours star Tim Phillipps engaged". TV Week. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Simich, Ricardo (8 April 2017). "The McCaws in Melbourne for celeb wedding". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Anderton, Joe (8 July 2019). "Former Neighbours star Tim Phillipps is expecting first child with wife Jessica". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ West, Amy (30 September 2019). "Former Neighbours star Tim Phillipps welcomes first child with wife Jessica". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "All Hail The King And Queen". Network Ten. 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Wingfield-Bennett, Kristian (22 November 2012). "Becoming Dante – Developer Diary #3". This Is Xbox. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ a b Bricker, Tierney (24 January 2012). "The Secret Circle Casting Scoop: Meet the Preppy New Guy Coming to Town!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, meet your TV son on Neighbours, Tim Phillips". The Australian. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Knox, David (28 February 2015). "Airdate: Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (4 March 2015). "Neighbours 30th anniversary schedule confirmed by Channel 5". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (16 April 2016). "Soap spoilers: Imogen and Daniel leave Neighbours and there's danger for Kyle in Home and Away". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ Ellis, Sarah (23–29 April 2016). "I'm still hoping to meet Kylie and Jason one day!". Inside Soap (16): 40–41.
- ^ Anop, Nirat (4 August 2016). "Once Upon a Time - Season 6 - BTS Photos & Tim Phillipps Returning". SpoilerTV. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
