Jon Paul Phillips

Jon Paul David Phillips 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. His grandmother is actress Marika Rivera.[2]

Jon Paul Phillips
Phillips at the Austin Film Festival in Austin, Texas
Born
Darlington, UK
OccupationActor, Model
Years active2010–present

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.

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

References
  1. "Barnard Castle School celebrates rugby glory". Independent Education Today. June 12, 2015.
  2. Fellini, Federico (2006). Federico Fellini: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. xxxiii. Federico Fellini's Casanova marika rivera.
  3. CineVue's Edinburgh 2014: 'X/Y' review
  4. Audi S8 TV Commercial - "Suspect"
  5. Creativity Online: Editor's Pick
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