Ethan Phillips
Known for Acting · 119 credits
- Born
- 1955-02-08 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Ethan 'Johnnie' Phillips · Ethan Philips
Biography
Ethan Phillips (born February 8, 1955) is an American actor, playwright and author. He is known for television roles such as Star Trek: Voyager's Neelix and Benson's Pete Downey.
Raised in Garden City, New York, Phillips attended Boston University and received a bachelor's degree in English literature and a Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University.
Known For
TV Shows (49)
The Mentalist
2008
as Newsome Kirk
Law & Order
1990
as Mark Hauser
Criminal Minds
2005
as Doyle
Bones
2005
as Jerry Lincoln
Better Call Saul
2015
as Judge Benedict Munninger
Castle
2009
as James Farnham
The Good Wife
2009
as Dr. Morris Weiner
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Dr. Farek
Younger
2015
as Paul
The Middle
2009
as Chairman
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as John J. Murray
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Neelix
NYPD Blue
1993
as Dwight
Boston Legal
2004
as Michael Schiller
Numb3rs
2005
as Leonard Philbrick
Hunter
1984
as State Department Man
Arrested Development
2003
as Military Officer
Chicago Hope
1994
as Bob Stewart
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Ulis
Las Vegas
2003
as Gabe Labrador
Chuck
2007
as Woodley
Murphy Brown
1988
New Amsterdam
2018
as Dan Marken
American Playhouse
1982
as Basil Valentine
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Wally Kniver
L.A. Law
1986
as Sam Waibel / Marvin Pick
Veep
2012
as Mr. Wallace
Hart to Hart
1979
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Providence
1999
as Finch
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Dave
Benson
1979
as Pete Downey
Half & Half
2002
as Dr. Adelman
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Daniel Hill
Eli Stone
2008
as Principal Ackerman
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Stanley Craig
Love, Inc.
2005
as Dr. Elliot Schmallenberg
Avenue 5
2020
as Spike Martin
The War at Home
2005
as Bob Cooper
The Good Guys
2010
as Alfonse LaViolette
Oliver Beene
2003
as Mr. Stitt
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
2002
Werewolf
1987
as Eddie Armondo
The D-Con Chamber
2024
as Self
Mental
2009
Cavemen
2007
Rock Me Baby
2003
as The Doctor
Star Trek Day
2020
as Self
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023
as Neelix (voice)
Movies (70)
The Babysitters
2008
as Mark Wessler
The Man Without a Face
1993
as Todd Lansing
The Island
2005
as Jones Three Echo
The Purge: Election Year
2016
as Chief Couper
Inside Llewyn Davis
2013
as Mitch Gorfein
Glory
1989
as Hospital Steward
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
as Holodock Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
Irrational Man
2015
as Jill's Father
Bad Santa
2003
as Roger Merman
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
The Home
2025
as Ethan
Critters
1986
as Jeff Barnes
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Basil Valentine
1
2020
as Boss
Burglar
1987
as Bartender at Parker's on Fifth
The Shadow
1994
as Nelson
Lean On Me
1989
as Mr. Rosenberg
For Richer or Poorer
1997
as Jerry
Critters 3
1991
as Deputy (archive footage)
Arachnoquake
2012
as Roy
Showing Up
2014
as Self
Rugrats Go Wild
2003
as Toa (voice)
California Dreaming
2007
as Wayne Porter
Natural Selection
1994
as Henry
All the Way
2016
as Joe Alsop
Most Likely to Murder
2018
as Billy's Dad
Future '38
2017
as Dr. Elcourt
Rain Without Thunder
1993
as Gynecologist
Coffin Baby
2013
as Coroner B. Jones
Plugged
2007
as Murdered Man
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier
1999
as Neelix
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007
as Craig
Trekkies
1997
as Self
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park
2004
as Marty
Green Card
1990
as Mr. Gorsky
Star Trek Voyager - Future's End
2000
as Neelix
Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007
as Businessman
Star Trek: Voyager - Basics
1996
as Neelix
Ragtime
1981
as Guard at Family House
Roddenberry on Patrol
2003
as Mr. Gorn
The Eastmans
2009
as Dr. Donal Ennis
Wagons East!
1994
as Smedly
Cozmo's
2016
as Cozmo
Big Game
2008
as Mr. Foxx
The Adventures of RoboRex
2014
as Randy Jenkins / Professor Apocalypse
Keith
2008
as Mr. Miles
A Night at the Silent Movie Theater
2012
as Carlos
Condition: Critical
1992
as Randy
Jeffrey
1995
as Dave
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
Hallowed Ground
2007
as Preacher
Miles
2017
as Mr. Wilson
Dahmer vs. Gacy
2010
as X-13
The Murder Pact
2015
as Professor
The Price for Silence
2018
as Mayor Winston
Star Trek's Favorite Moments
2004
as Self
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
2000
as Neelix
Audrey
2014
as Donny
The Lost World
1998
as Copy boy
Cerebral Print: The Secret Files
2005
as Agent Larry Cornbloom
Family Tree
2003
as Dad / Troll
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024
as Self
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
2007
as Data Clerk
Shadow Witness
2012
as Frank
Trekkies 2
2004
as Himself
The Circuit
2019
Law Dogs
2007
as Judge Coleman Gen
Launch of Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Himself
Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure
1995
as Self
E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Himself
About Ethan Phillips
Ethan Phillips (born February 8, 1955) is an American actor, playwright and author. He is known for television roles such as Star Trek: Voyager's Neelix and Benson's Pete Downey. Raised in Garden City, New York, Phillips attended Boston University and received a bachelor's degree in English literature and a Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University. With 119 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, Ethan Phillips has appeared in 70 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ethan Phillips Movies
- The Babysitters (2008) — as Mark Wessler
- The Man Without a Face (1993) — as Todd Lansing
- The Island (2005) — as Jones Three Echo
- The Purge: Election Year (2016) — as Chief Couper
- Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) — as Mitch Gorfein
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