Kevin Phillips (actor)
Kevin Phillips (III) | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Cobleskill |
| Occupation | Actor |
Kevin Phillips (III) is an American actor, best known for his leading role in Suna Gonera’s Pride (2007)[1]
Early life
Kevin split his adolescence between South Carolina and Brooklyn. In 1999, he decided to leave his basketball scholarship at SUNY-Cobleskill to pursue an acting career. Phillips got his start in an off-Broadway play “A Little Piece of Life” directed by William Hicks.
Career
His first film credit was a supporting role in Queen Latifah’s The Cookout (2004) opposite Tim Meadows. He has also had roles in 2005's American Gun alongside Forest Whitaker and Donald Sutherland as well as a starring role in Rock The Paint which premiered at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2009's Notorious, the biopic of the Notorious B.I.G., Kevin plays Mark Pitts, the manager of the late rapper.
After finishing the action film, Blood and Bone, as well as the musical, Mama, I Want to Sing! starring Ciara, in 2008-9, Kevin is starring in the indie action film Sinners & Saints. [2]
Filmography
- "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", 2004, as Ben Watkins (Mad Hops, 1 episode)
- The Cookout, 2004, as Jamal Washington
- Rock The Paint, 2005, as Antwon
- American Gun,2005, as Reggie
- Pride, 2007, as Andre
- Notorious, 2009, as Mark
- Blood and Bone, 2008, (post-production), as Danny
- Mama, I Want to Sing!, 2009, (post-production), as Luke
- Sinners & Saints, 2008, (filming), as Detective Will Ganz [3]