Jeff Daniel Phillips

Jeff Daniel Phillips
Born	Jeffrey Daniel Phillips Chicago, Illinois
Occupation(s)	Actor, filmmaker
Years active	1991–present
Height	6’5”
Website	jeffdanielphillips.com

Jeffrey Daniel Phillips is an American actor. He is best known for playing a caveman in a popular series of GEICO commercials. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

He played the part of Maurice in the short-lived Cavemen sitcom on ABC. ^[3] His other credits include Hide (2003), for which he was the director, producer, and co-author in addition to being a cast member; parts in Sneakers and Rob Zombie's Halloween II as Uncle Seymour, ^[4] The Lords of Salem ^[5] and 31; ^[6] and roles in TV series Flaked , Arrest and Trial, Philly, and Profiler. He appeared in the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as David A. Angar, the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Angar the Screamer.

Selected filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Son of Darkness: To Die For II	Policeman	Uncredited
1992	Sneakers	Playtronics Perimeter Guard
	Peephole	Psychological Mugger
2003	Hide	Larkin	Short film
2006	Unknown	Iron Cross
2007	Zodiac	Informant	Uncredited
2009	Elsewhere	Officer Berg
	Halloween II	Howard / Uncle Seymour Coffins
	Convict	Deputy Larson
2010	Holiday with Mommy	Uncle Seymour	Short film
	Faster	Cohort #2
	A Sweet Set	Uncle Coffins	Short film
	Errand_boy	Benny	Short film
2012	The Lords of Salem	Herman 'Whitey' Salvador
2013	Carlos Spills the Beans	Stosh
	Glow	Roland	Short film
2014	Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Coffins	Mr. Coffins	Short film
2015	We Found Footage	Steven	Short film
	The Weight of Blood and Bones	Sol White	Short film
	Freaks of Nature	Actor	Uncredited
2016	Irwindale	Kirby Reed	Short film
	31	Roscoe Pepper
	Happy Birthday	Frank Zappa
	There Shall Come Angels	Bearded Man	Short film
2017	Psychopaths	Storyteller
	The Ice Cream Truck	Delivery Man
2019	Burning Dog	Oliver
	Satanic Panic	Steve Larson
	3 from Hell	Warden Virgil Dallas Harper
	Undercover Brother 2	Actor
2020	Becoming	Glen Hemming
	An American Pickle	Actor	Uncredited
2022	Mosquito	Newt
	The Munsters	Herman Munster, Shecky Von Rathbone, Zombo	[7]
	Christmas Bloody Christmas	Sheriff Monroe

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Homeless Man	1 episode (segment: "The Diner")
	Profiler	Dan Torpton	Episode: "Primal Scream"
2000	Arrest & Trial	Jason Brumwell	Episode: "Dari Mart Death"
2001	Philly	Witness	Episode: "Philly Folly"
2006	Standoff	Neil Van Sickle	Episode: "Heroine"
2007–2008	Cavemen	Maurice	Main cast
2009	Trust Me	Hal the Blind Date	Episode: "What's the Rush?"
2010	CSI: Miami	Photo Assistant	Episode: "L.A."
2014	Futurestates	The Foreman	Episode: "As You Were"
2015	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	David A. Angar	Episode: "One of Us"
2016	Westworld	Tenderloin	4 episodes
2016–2017	Flaked	Uno	3 episodes
2017	APB	Duke Johnson	Episode: "Fueling Fires"
	Claws	Circus	3 episodes
2017–2018	The Gifted	Tex / Fade	Recurring
2024–present	Dexter: Original Sin	Levi Reed	Recurring

References

1. Schneider, Michael (2007-03-01). "ABC developing 'Cavemen'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
2. Illinois Native Is the Actor In the New Geico Caveman Commercial. Journal Star. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
3. Ostrand, Maggie Van. "Geico Cavemen". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
4. "'31' Adds Jeff Daniel Phillips to Rob Zombie's Slasher". Bloody Disgusting. 2015-03-22. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
5. Dickson, Evan (March 23, 2012). "A Look At Jeff Daniel Phillips In 'The Lords Of Salem'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
6. Squires, John (2015-03-22). "Lords of Salem Star Jeff Daniel Phillips Joins Rob Zombie's 31 - Dread Central". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
7. Tangcay, Jazz (October 18, 2021). "'The Munsters' First Look: Rob Zombie Shares the Cast in Costume in Front of the Iconic Mansion". Variety . Retrieved October 18, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Jeff Daniel Phillips at IMDb