Jon Paul Phillips

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Jon Paul Phillips
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Phillips at the Austin Film Festival in Austin, Texas
Born
Jon Paul David Phillips

27 March 1980
Occupation(s)Actor, Model
Years active2010–present
Children1
Relatives Marika Rivera (grandmother)
Diego Rivera (great-grandfather)
Marie Vorobieff (great-grandmother)
Ruth Rivera Marín (half great-aunt)

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]

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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]

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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