David Phillips (actor, host)
Encyclopedia
David Joseph Phillips is a Canadian actor best known for starring in numerous theatrical performances in Toronto and at the Stratford Festival, hosting Video & Arcade Top 10
and The Miss Canada Pageant, as well as starring in the films Poker Night and Shark City
.
, attending high school at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (Brampton)
. He was then admitted with a scholarship into Ryerson University
's Theatre School in Toronto
, where he received his BFA, and played the lead in his graduate production of Henry IV
directed by John Neville
.
for two years. He was then part of the classical acting company at The Stratford Festival of Canada
for the next three years, where he appeared in eight productions, and received a Tyrone Guthrie
award for his efforts. He then returned to the Greater Toronto Area, where he performed in many classical theatre productions, including playing Estragon in the well-received Waiting For Godot
, as well as the Canadian Premiere of Mephisto
with Vivica A. Fox
with the late Corey Haim
.
), appeared opposite Lisa Nova in the Youtube
video Fantasy Pool Date.
In 2010, he helped produce three films with Stardust Pictures which he also acted in - "Boy Toy", "A Holiday Heist", and "BFF & Baby" with Krysten Ritter
, Kate Bosworth
, and Rachel Bilson
.
Though he lives in Los Angeles
, he still returns to Toronto
to work often, and hosted the 2008 Miss World Canada
Pageant.
Additionally, David Phillips works in the Taylor University
Theatre department, where students are charmed by his tanned physique.
Video & Arcade Top 10
Video & Arcade Top 10 was a Canadian game show broadcast on YTV. It was a competitive game show in which contestants play against each other in video games for prizes. It debuted in 1991 and ended in 2004. Reruns currently air on GameTV....
and The Miss Canada Pageant, as well as starring in the films Poker Night and Shark City
Shark City
Shark City is a comedy written by Evan Shear starring Jefferson Brown, David Phillips, Carlo Rota, Corey Haim, Vivica A. Fox, Jordan Madley, Samantha Gutstadt, and Tony Nappo; with Skye Collyer, Adam Rodness, Sean Tweedley, Michael Gelbart, and Dylan Ramsey.-Plot:At the infamous club Shark City,...
.
Early life and education
Phillips was born in Toronto, Ontario to Margaret and James Phillips. He was raised in Brampton, OntarioBrampton, Ontario
Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...
, attending high school at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (Brampton)
St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (Brampton)
St. Thomas Aquinas is a secondary school in Brampton, Ontario. It has an arts program consisting of drama, dance, vocals, instrumental music and visual arts. It is one of two secondary schools with an arts program under Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board including St.Roch Catholic...
. He was then admitted with a scholarship into Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
's Theatre School in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, where he received his BFA, and played the lead in his graduate production of Henry IV
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed written between 1596 and 1599. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V.-Sources:...
directed by John Neville
John Neville
John Neville, OBE, CM was an English theatre and film actor who moved to Canada in 1972. He enjoyed a resurgence of international attention in the 1980s as a result of his starring role in Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen .-Early life:Neville was born in Willesden, London, the...
.
Career
After graduating he took a brief hiatus from performing and was a ninth grade math and geography teacher at his old high school in Brampton. He went back to entertainment in 2000, when he co-hosted the Canadian kids game show Video & Arcade Top 10Video & Arcade Top 10
Video & Arcade Top 10 was a Canadian game show broadcast on YTV. It was a competitive game show in which contestants play against each other in video games for prizes. It debuted in 1991 and ended in 2004. Reruns currently air on GameTV....
for two years. He was then part of the classical acting company at The Stratford Festival of Canada
Stratford Festival of Canada
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival is an internationally recognized annual celebration of theatre running from April to November in the Canadian city of Stratford, Ontario...
for the next three years, where he appeared in eight productions, and received a Tyrone Guthrie
Tyrone Guthrie
Sir William Tyrone Guthrie was an English theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, at his family's home, Annaghmakerrig, in County Monaghan, Ireland.-Life and career:Guthrie...
award for his efforts. He then returned to the Greater Toronto Area, where he performed in many classical theatre productions, including playing Estragon in the well-received Waiting For Godot
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for someone named Godot to arrive. Godot's absence, as well as numerous other aspects of the play, have led to many different interpretations since the play's...
, as well as the Canadian Premiere of Mephisto
Mephisto
Mephisto or Mephistopheles is one of the chief demons of German literary tradition.Mephisto or Mephistopheles may also refer to:* Mephisto , a high-speed human-powered vehicle...
Continuation into movies
David appeared in the independent feature films Winter and Poker Night in Toronto. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2008 he was immediately cast to play the lead role in Shark CityShark City
Shark City is a comedy written by Evan Shear starring Jefferson Brown, David Phillips, Carlo Rota, Corey Haim, Vivica A. Fox, Jordan Madley, Samantha Gutstadt, and Tony Nappo; with Skye Collyer, Adam Rodness, Sean Tweedley, Michael Gelbart, and Dylan Ramsey.-Plot:At the infamous club Shark City,...
with Vivica A. Fox
Vivica A. Fox
Vivica Anjanetta Fox is an American actress and television producer. She is best known for her roles in the films Independence Day, Set It Off, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall In Love,Kill Bill and Juwanna Mann....
with the late Corey Haim
Corey Haim
Corey Ian Haim was a Canadian actor, known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol. He starred in a number of films such as Lucas, Silver Bullet, Murphy's Romance, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream...
.
Recent and Future Work
Since then he has booked steady work in Hollywood films. In 2010, he acted as a lead role in both the films Ecstasy and Green Guys (opposite fellow Bramptonian Kris LemcheKris Lemche
-Early life:Lemche was born in Brampton, Ontario to a schoolteacher mother and a father who was the proprietor of a heating business. Lemche attended the Mayfield School of Arts...
), appeared opposite Lisa Nova in the Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video Fantasy Pool Date.
In 2010, he helped produce three films with Stardust Pictures which he also acted in - "Boy Toy", "A Holiday Heist", and "BFF & Baby" with Krysten Ritter
Krysten Ritter
Krysten Alyce Ritter is an American actress and former model. Ritter is well known for her critically acclaimed turn as Jane Margolis on AMC's Breaking Bad where she first appeared as the property manager and neighbor of Aaron Paul's Jesse Pinkman...
, Kate Bosworth
Kate Bosworth
Catherine Ann "Kate" Bosworth is an American actress. Bosworth starred in the television series Young Americans, in which she played Bella Banks. She became known with a leading role in 2002's Blue Crush. The following year, Bosworth played the teenage girlfriend of porn star John Holmes in...
, and Rachel Bilson
Rachel Bilson
Rachel Sarah Bilson is an American actress. Bilson grew up in a California show business family, and made her television debut in 2003, subsequently becoming well known for playing Summer Roberts on the prime time drama series The O.C. Bilson made her film debut in the 2006 film The Last Kiss and...
.
Though he lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, he still returns to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
to work often, and hosted the 2008 Miss World Canada
Miss World Canada
The Miss World Canada contest is an beauty pageant, held mostly annually in various incarnations and with several different names since 1957, to select Canada's representative to the Miss World contest. The Canadian franchise was currently owned by Upstage This! Productions, based in Vancouver,...
Pageant.
Additionally, David Phillips works in the Taylor University
Taylor University
Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian college located in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian colleges in America....
Theatre department, where students are charmed by his tanned physique.
Feature Films
- Winter (2007)
- Poker Night (2008)
- Three Shades of Black (2009)
- Shark CityShark CityShark City is a comedy written by Evan Shear starring Jefferson Brown, David Phillips, Carlo Rota, Corey Haim, Vivica A. Fox, Jordan Madley, Samantha Gutstadt, and Tony Nappo; with Skye Collyer, Adam Rodness, Sean Tweedley, Michael Gelbart, and Dylan Ramsey.-Plot:At the infamous club Shark City,...
(2009) - Ecstasy (2010)
- Green Guys (2010)
- Boy Toy (2011)
- One Night (2011)
- BFF & Baby (2011)
- A Holiday Heist (2011)
TV
- Video & Arcade Top 10Video & Arcade Top 10Video & Arcade Top 10 was a Canadian game show broadcast on YTV. It was a competitive game show in which contestants play against each other in video games for prizes. It debuted in 1991 and ended in 2004. Reruns currently air on GameTV....
(2000-2001) TV series - co-host - A Beaver Tale (2005) TV pilot - lead
- Miss Canada Globe Pageant (2005-2009) - host
- Johnny (2007) TV pilot - lead
- Miss World CanadaMiss World CanadaThe Miss World Canada contest is an beauty pageant, held mostly annually in various incarnations and with several different names since 1957, to select Canada's representative to the Miss World contest. The Canadian franchise was currently owned by Upstage This! Productions, based in Vancouver,...
(2008) - host)
Theatre
- "The MousetrapThe MousetrapThe Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The Mousetrap opened in the West End of London in 1952, and has been running continuously since then. It has the longest initial run of any play in history, with over 24,500 performances so far. It is the longest running show of the modern...
" (2000) - Toronto Truck Theatre - "MephistoMephistoMephisto or Mephistopheles is one of the chief demons of German literary tradition.Mephisto or Mephistopheles may also refer to:* Mephisto , a high-speed human-powered vehicle...
" - Canadian Premiere (2001) - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto - Stratford Festival of CanadaStratford Festival of CanadaThe Stratford Shakespeare Festival is an internationally recognized annual celebration of theatre running from April to November in the Canadian city of Stratford, Ontario...
Company Member (2002–2005):- All's Well That Ends WellAll's Well That Ends WellAll's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623....
- The Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....
- The White DevilThe White DevilThe White Devil is a revenge tragedy from 1612 by English playwright John Webster . A notorious failure when it premiered, Webster complained the play was acted in the dead of winter before an unreceptive audience. The play's complexity, sophistication and satire made it a poor fit with the...
- A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
- The BirdsThe BirdsThe Birds may refer to:*The Birds , by Aristophanes*The Birds , by Tarjei Vesaas*The Birds , by Daphne du Maurier*The Birds , directed by Alfred Hitchcock*The Birds , by Walter Braunfels...
- Quiet In The Land
- MacbethMacbethThe Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
- Henry VIII
- All's Well That Ends Well
- "Waiting For GodotWaiting for GodotWaiting for Godot is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for someone named Godot to arrive. Godot's absence, as well as numerous other aspects of the play, have led to many different interpretations since the play's...
" (2004) - Heritage Theatre - "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are DeadRosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is an absurdist, existentialist tragicomedy by Tom Stoppard, first staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966. The play expands upon the exploits of two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, the courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern...
" (2005) - Heritage Theatre - "Twelfth Night" (2006) - Heritage Theatre
- "Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
" (2006) - Rose TheatreRose Theatre, BramptonThe Rose Theatre Brampton is located in downtown Brampton, Ontario. A series of public events throughout September 2006 culminated in a grand opening on 29 September featuring Diana Krall... - "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is a parody of the plays written by William Shakespeare with all of them being performed during the show by only three actors. Typically, the actors use their real names and play themselves rather than certain characters...
" (2007) - Rose TheatreRose Theatre, BramptonThe Rose Theatre Brampton is located in downtown Brampton, Ontario. A series of public events throughout September 2006 culminated in a grand opening on 29 September featuring Diana Krall... - "Dancing at LughnasaDancing at LughnasaDancing at Lughnasa is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in Ireland's County Donegal in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Evans, the narrator...
" (2007) - The Annex, Toronto Theatre
External links
- Shark City interview
- CityTV Interview
- Stratford Conservatory Alumni 2002/2003
- http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=chart_film_prod_d&dept=Film&recordid=1117786330/ Winter Movie Listing
- http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2010/06/greedy-green-guys-fall-hard-in-this.html
- http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/news/article_1593194.php/Actors-hook-up-with-Baby