| Birth Name: | Jon Paul David Phillips |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Darlington, UK |
| Occupation: | Actor, Model |
| Children: | 1 |
| Relatives: | Marika Rivera (grandmother) Diego Rivera (great-grandfather) Marie Vorobieff (great-grandmother) Ruth Rivera Marín (half great-aunt) |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
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. His grandmother is actress Marika Rivera.[2]
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]