Jon Paul Phillips Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Barnard Castle School celebrates rugby glory. Independent Education Today. June 12, 2015.
  2. Book: Fellini. Federico. Federico Fellini: Interviews. 2006. Univ. Press of Mississippi. xxxiii. registration. Federico Fellini's Casanova marika rivera..
  3. http://www.cine-vue.com/2014/06/edinburgh-2014-xy-review.html CineVue's Edinburgh 2014: 'X/Y' review
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtFkqQbNajI Audi S8 TV Commercial - "Suspect"
  5. http://creativity-online.com/work/audi-suspect/29038 Creativity Online: Editor's Pick