Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 8, 1955
Place of Birth:
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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Ethan Phillips
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Home | Ethan |
| 2024 | To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager | Self |
| 2020 | 1 | Boss |
| 2019 | The Circuit | |
| 2018 | Most Likely to Murder | Billy's Dad |
| 2018 | The Price for Silence | Mayor Winston |
| 2017 | Miles | Mr. Wilson |
| 2017 | Future '38 | Dr. Elcourt |
| 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | Chief Couper |
| 2016 | All the Way | Joe Alsop |
| 2016 | 50 Years of Star Trek | Self |
| 2016 | Cozmo's | Cozmo |
| 2015 | Irrational Man | Jill's Father |
| 2015 | The Murder Pact | Professor |
| 2014 | Showing Up | Self |
| 2014 | Audrey | Donny |
| 2014 | The Adventures of RoboRex | Randy Jenkins / Professor Apocalypse |
| 2013 | Coffin Baby | Coroner B. Jones |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Mitch Gorfein |
| 2012 | Arachnoquake | Roy |
| 2012 | Shadow Witness | Frank |
| 2012 | A Night at the Silent Movie Theater | Carlos |
| 2010 | Dahmer vs. Gacy | X-13 |
| 2009 | The Eastmans | Dr. Donal Ennis |
| 2008 | Big Game | Mr. Foxx |
| 2008 | The Babysitters | Mark Wessler |
| 2008 | Keith | Mr. Miles |
| 2007 | Hallowed Ground | Preacher |
| 2007 | Have Dreams, Will Travel | Businessman |
| 2007 | Plugged | Murdered Man |
| 2007 | Star Trek: Of Gods and Men | Data Clerk |
| 2007 | Super Sweet 16: The Movie | Craig |
| 2007 | Law Dogs | Judge Coleman Gen |
| 2005 | The Island | Jones Three Echo |
| 2005 | Cerebral Print: The Secret Files | Agent Larry Cornbloom |
| 2004 | Chestnut: Hero of Central Park | Marty |
| 2004 | Star Trek's Favorite Moments | Himself |
| 2004 | Trekkies 2 | Himself |
| 2003 | Roddenberry on Patrol | Mr. Gorn |
| 2003 | Family Tree | Dad / Troll |
| 2003 | Rugrats Go Wild | Toa (voice) |
| 2003 | Bad Santa | Roger Merman |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier | Neelix |
| 1998 | The Lost World | Copy boy |
| 1997 | For Richer or Poorer | Jerry |
| 1997 | Trekkies | Self |
| 1996 | Star Trek: First Contact | Holodock Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self |
| 1995 | Jeffrey | Dave |
| 1995 | E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager | Himself |
| 1995 | Launch of Star Trek: Voyager | Himself |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure | Self |
| 1994 | The Shadow | Nelson |
| 1994 | Natural Selection | Henry |
| 1994 | Wagons East! | Smedly |
| 1993 | The Man Without a Face | Todd Lansing |
| 1993 | Rain Without Thunder | Gynecologist |
| 1992 | Condition: Critical | Randy |
| 1991 | Critters 3 | Deputy (archive footage) |
| 1990 | Green Card | Mr. Gorsky |
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Basil Valentine |
| 1989 | Lean On Me | Mr. Rosenberg |
| 1989 | Glory | Hospital Steward |
| 1987 | Burglar | Bartender at Parker's on Fifth |
| 1986 | Critters | Jeff Barnes |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Guard at Family House |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The D-Con Chamber | Self |
| 2023 | Star Trek: very Short Treks | Neelix (voice) |
| 2021 | The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek | Self |
| 2020 | Star Trek Day | Self |
| 2020 | Avenue 5 | Spike Martin |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam | Dan Marken |
| 2015 | Younger | Paul |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul | Judge Benedict Munninger |
| 2012 | Veep | Mr. Wallace |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | John J. Murray |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Alfonse LaViolette |
| 2009 | Castle | James Farnham |
| 2009 | The Middle | Chairman |
| 2009 | Mental | |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Dr. Morris Weiner |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Principal Ackerman |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Newsome Kirk |
| 2007 | Cavemen | |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | Daniel Hill |
| 2007 | Chuck | Woodley |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Leonard Philbrick |
| 2005 | The War at Home | |
| 2005 | Bones | Jerry Lincoln |
| 2005 | Love, Inc. | Dr. Elliot Schmallenberg |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Doyle |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Michael Schiller |
| 2003 | Rock Me Baby | The Doctor |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Gabe Labrador |
| 2003 | Oliver Beene | Mr. Stitt |
| 2003 | Arrested Development | Military Officer |
| 2002 | Half & Half | Dr. Adelman |
| 2002 | 8 Simple Rules | Dave |
| 2002 | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Ulis |
| 1999 | Providence | Finch |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Stanley Craig |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Neelix |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Bob Stewart |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Wally Kniver |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Dwight |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Mark Hauser |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Farek |
| 1987 | Werewolf | Eddie Armondo |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Dr. Sam Waibel |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Marvin Pick |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Devil's Alphabet") |
| 1984 | Hunter | State Department Man |
| 1979 | Benson | Pete Downey |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart |