Tim Phillipps

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Tim Phillipps
Born
OccupationActor
Years active2006-present
Spouse
(m. 2017)
Children1

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 .

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Early and personal life

Phillipps 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

In 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

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Shadow HeartCalisShort
Animal Kingdom Constable Daniel Hordern
When the Wind ChangesBlandyShort
2011Ben ComenJimShort
MuggedAdamShort
2013 Liars All Billy
2014Chasing the DevilPatrick
Lemon Tree Passage Geordie [17]
2018KnucklesMattShort
Love LexDavid RoseShort
The WayHunterShort
2021The DunesWilliam Night

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Neighbours Fox 7 episodes
2008 Underbelly DamienEpisode: "Earning a Crust"
2008–2010 Bed of Roses Sean Smithwick14 episodes
2008 Rush Ben1 episode
2009 Home and Away Archie Maddock 2 episodes
Rush Aden Geddes1 episode
2012 The Secret Circle Grant5 episodes
2011–2012ChopperEric5 episodes
2011–2016 Once Upon a Time Prince Thomas/Sean Herman Episodes: "The Price of Gold", "Skin Deep", "The Other Shoe"
2013The Cheerleader DiariesHarrison Simmons5 episodes
2014–2016, 2023Neighbours Daniel Robinson Regular role
2015 Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite Himself; hostDocumentary
2019Lucy and DiCMr. Perfect8 episodes
2019 Preacher Golfer1 episode
2024 Territory Kirby Business Affairs Manager4 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Dante Voice and motion capture
2013 DmC: Devil May Cry DanteVoice and motion capture
2015DmC: Devil May Cry: Definitive EditionDanteVoice and motion capture

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tim Phillipps leads the Hollywood pack". The Advertiser . 18 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. "About Josh". Archived from the original on 14 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Princely role in life of summer". The Advertiser . 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. "Neighbours star Tim Phillipps engaged". TV Week . 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. Simich, Ricardo (8 April 2017). "The McCaws in Melbourne for celeb wedding". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. Anderton, Joe (8 July 2019). "Former Neighbours star Tim Phillipps is expecting first child with wife Jessica". Digital Spy . Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. West, Amy (30 September 2019). "Former Neighbours star Tim Phillipps welcomes first child with wife Jessica". Digital Spy . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. "All Hail The King And Queen". Network Ten . 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  9. 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.
  10. 1 2 Bricker, Tierney (24 January 2012). "The Secret Circle Casting Scoop: Meet the Preppy New Guy Coming to Town!". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  11. "Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, meet your TV son on Neighbours, Tim Phillips". The Australian . 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  12. Knox, David (28 February 2015). "Airdate: Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite". TV Tonight . Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  13. Kilkelly, Daniel (4 March 2015). "Neighbours 30th anniversary schedule confirmed by Channel 5". Digital Spy . Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  14. 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.
  15. Ellis, Sarah (23–29 April 2016). "I'm still hoping to meet Kylie and Jason one day!". Inside Soap (16): 40–41.
  16. Anop, Nirat (4 August 2016). "Once Upon a Time - Season 6 - BTS Photos & Tim Phillipps Returning". SpoilerTV. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  17. "The ghost of Lemon Tree Passage rises". SBS What's On. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2025.