Zane Phillips

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Zane Phillips
Born (1993-11-25) November 25, 1993 (age 30)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Education Elon University (BFA) [1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2014–present
Partner Froy Gutierrez (2023–present)

Zane Phillips (born November 25, 1993) [2] is an American actor and model. [3] [4]

Contents

Life and education

Phillips was born in Denver, Colorado. [5] During his middle school years, he moved to Fredericksburg, Texas, where he became involved in community theatre. [6] He graduated from Elon University in 2015. [6] Phillips identifies as a gay man, [7] [8] [9] and splits his time between New York City and Los Angeles. [10] [11] [12] On August 7, 2023, he announced over Instagram that he is in a relationship with Froy Gutierrez. [13]

Career

In 2021, Phillips had a recurring role in the fourth season of the CW fantasy television series Legacies . [11] [12] In 2022, he appeared in Fire Island , a romantic comedy film inspired by the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, playing an "attractive, sex-positive island visitor" based on George Wickham. [14] He starred in the 2023 Netflix comedy drama series Glamorous alongside Kim Cattrall and Miss Benny. [2] He described his character, Chad, as "a send up of that classic '80s and '90s trope of the blonde, rich douchebag". [7] Phillips received the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Visibility Award at the 2024 HRC Utah Dinner. [10] Between August and September 2024, Phillips starred with Elizabeth Lail in an off-Broadway production of Gage Tarlton's Pretty Perfect Lives at the Flea Theatre. [15] [16] In 2024, he also made a guest appearance in the final season of Good Trouble as Jay. [17]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 Fire Island DexBased on George Wickham [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016 Madam Secretary Young Guy No. 2Episode: "Sea Change" [12]
2021–2022 Legacies BenRecurring role; 11 episodes [12]
2022 Partner Track Hunter Reed6 episodes [6]
2023 Glamorous Chad AddisonMain role; 10 episodes [2]
2024 Good Trouble Jay6 episodes [18]

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Ref.
2023"Also It's Christmas" Matt Rogers [19]
2024"Heatwave" Bronze Avery [20]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024Pretty Perfect LivesTucker The Flea Theater [15]

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