Graham Phillips (actor)
Graham Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Born | Graham David Phillips |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
Graham David Phillips (born April 14, 1993) is an American actor and singer.
Personal life
Born in Laguna Beach, California, Graham is a high school student who is homeschooled with tutors through Quality Education by Design in New York City [1]. During his K-8 school years he attended St. Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, California, Graham is known for his songs with Ariana Grande from Victorious such as, stick around.
Stage
Graham starred as Evan Goldman in the musical comedy 13 on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre which opened October 5, 2008 and closed January 4, 2009. It was directed by Jeremy Sams, choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, with music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn.
Prior to that he was in New York City where he played the title role in The Little Prince with the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center. The New York Times critic called Phillips' performance in the title role "smashing." [1] From there Phillips went directly into the world premiere of "An American Tragedy" at the Metropolitan Opera where he played the part of Young Clyde, both opening and closing the opera with a solo.
Phillips' other professional stage productions include A Christmas Carol: The Musical on Broadway performed at Madison Square Garden where he sang the role of Tiny Tim to Jim Dale's Scrooge; The Ten Commandments: The Musical with Val Kilmer at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Phillips, at ten years old, was the second youngest person to sing the National Anthem to open a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game (behind 9 year old Jessica Tivens in 1990). He has also debuted original songs composed by Martin Charnin and John Kander in New York.
Film
He previously had a leading role as Jordan Baxter, the middle son, in the feature film Evan Almighty starring Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman and Lauren Graham which premiered June 22, 2007. In the fall of 2007 he completed working on the feature film Stolen Lives starring Josh Lucas. Graham also played the lead role in Ben 10: Race Against Time. This live-action movie was the #1 telecast in Cartoon Network history. Phillips brought to life the role of Ben 10 (Ben Tennyson), which is based on the popular kids' animation show.
Television
Phillips' television credits include The Good Wife, Crossing Jordan, Judging Amy, The King of Queens, and a Hallmark Movie, Love's Long Journey.
Musical
He appeared twice on The Today Show as a soloist. Phillips recorded a solo composed by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz for the film Noel starring Robin Williams and Susan Sarandon. He also was a soloist on Meat Loaf's Bat out of Hell III album.
Filmography
- The King of Queens (TV series) as Winthrop in episode Mentalo Case (2002)
- Noel (2004) as Boy Soprano
- Judging Amy (TV series) as Toby Carroll in episode Legacy (2004)
- Love's Long Journey (TV movie, 2005) as Jeff Huff
- Crossing Jordan (TV series) as Jonah Wheeler in episode Mace vs. Scalpel (2006)
- The Ten Commandments: The Musical (Stage musical also filmed, 2006)
- Evan Almighty (2007) as Jordan Baxter
- Ben 10: Race Against Time (TV movie, 2007) as Ben Tennyson
- The Good Wife (TV series, 2009) as Zach Florrick (regular cast)
- Stolen Lives (2009) as Mark Wakefield