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Nathan Phillips

Actor

Nathan Phillips

Born March 13, 1980 in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia33 films

Nathan Scott Phillips (born 13 March 1980) is an Australian actor. His acting career began in 1999, with a role in long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours. In 2002, Phillips made his feature film debut with a role in Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao. He is perhaps most known for his role as backpacker Ben Mitchell in the 2005 horror film Wolf Creek. After the success of this film, Phillips moved to Los Angeles and made his American debut in the 2006 thriller Snakes on a Plane.

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He studied English literature at La Trobe University in Melbourne, with the intention of becoming a teacher, before he turned to acting as a career.

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Essential films

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Wolf Creek poster6.2Wolf Creek2005These Final Hours poster6.5These Final Hours2014Snakes on a Plane poster5.5Snakes on a Plane2006Chernobyl Diaries poster5.3Chernobyl Diaries2012Redline poster5.1Redline2007Balibo poster6.5Balibo2009Dying Breed poster5.2Dying Breed2008Blood Vessel poster5.3Blood Vessel2020

Filmography

33 films as actor
  1. 2026Badland RisingMorgan
  2. 2026BeastSkipper
  3. 2024Kid SnowBilly
  4. 202413th SummerBen Trainor
  5. 2023KaneFrankie
  6. 2021The Devil BelowCain
  7. 2020Blood VesselNathan Sinclair
  8. 2020TuscaloosaDeputy
  9. 20193 Day WeekendSchnappsie
  10. 2016Tom WillsTom Wills
  11. 2014These Final HoursJames
  12. 2013Unlucky CharmsFarr Darrig
  13. 2013Satellite of LoveSamuel
  14. 2012Chernobyl DiariesMichael
  15. 2010Summer CodaJoey
  16. 2010QuitBenji
  17. 2009BaliboMalcolm Rennie
  18. 2008Surfer, DudeBaker Smith
  19. 2008Dying BreedJack
  20. 2007WestJerry
  21. 2007RedlineCarlo
  22. 2006Snakes on a PlaneSean Jones
  23. 2005Wolf CreekBen Mitchell
  24. 2005You and Your Stupid MatePhilip
  25. 2005Snow White The MusicalDwerg
  26. 2005The Saddle Club: Horse CrazyRed O'Malley
  27. 2004One Perfect DayTrig
  28. 2004Under the RadarBrandon
  29. 2003Take AwayDave
  30. 2002Warriors of Virtue: The Return to TaoRyan Jeffers
  31. 2002Australian RulesGary 'Blacky' Black
  32. 2001Child Star: The Shirley Temple StoryHugh
  33. 2001The Saddle ClubRed O'Malley