Graham Phillips (actor)
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 Phillips portrait by Parker Phillips |
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| Born | Graham David Phillips April 14, 1993 Laguna Beach, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
Graham David Phillips (born April 14, 1993) is an American actor and singer. He is known from the musical 13, in which he played the leading role Evan Goldman.
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[edit] Personal life
Phillips was born in Laguna Beach, California. During his K-9 school years he attended St. Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, California.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Film and television
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' television credits include The Good Wife, Crossing Jordan, Judging Amy, The King of Queens, White Collar, and a Hallmark Movie, Love's Long Journey.
[edit] Musical
Phillips, portraying Evan, was the original cast member of the Broadway musical 13, co-starring Ariana Grande and Elizabeth Gillies. 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.
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Noel | Boy Soprano | |
| 2005 | Love's Long Journey | Jeff Huff | |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments: The Musical | Moses' Son | Stage musical |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Jordan Baxter | |
| Ben 10: Race Against Time | Ben Tennyson | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Stolen Lives | Mark Wakefield | |
| 2011 | Goats | Ellis | pre-production |
| Television | |||
| Year | Television | Role | Notes |
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The Good Wife | Zach Florrick | Regular role (2009-present) Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor[2] |
| Guest Appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
| 2002 | The King of Queens | Winthrop | Mentalo Case |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Toby Carroll | Legacy |
| 2006 | Crossing Jordan | Jonah Wheeler/Kyle | Mace vs. Scalpel |
| 2012 | White Collar | Evan | Upper West Side Story |
[edit] References
- ^ Midgette, Anne (November 14, 2005). "From Grown-Ups, a 'Little Prince' for Children". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/14/arts/music/14prin.html.
- ^ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2011. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
