Ethan Phillips

Ethan Phillips

Known for
Acting
Born
February 8, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

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

2025
The Home poster

The Home

Movie · as Ethan

2024
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager poster

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

Movie · as Self

2024
The D-Con Chamber poster

The D-Con Chamber

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Star Trek: very Short Treks poster

Star Trek: very Short Treks

TV · as Neelix (voice) · 1 ep

2020
1 poster

1

Movie · as Boss

2020
Star Trek Day poster

Star Trek Day

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Avenue 5 poster

Avenue 5

TV · as Spike Martin · 17 eps

2019
The Circuit poster

The Circuit

Movie

2018
Most Likely to Murder poster

Most Likely to Murder

Movie · as Billy's Dad

2018
The Price for Silence poster

The Price for Silence

Movie · as Mayor Winston

2018
New Amsterdam poster

New Amsterdam

TV · as Dan Marken · 1 ep

2017
Miles poster

Miles

Movie · as Mr. Wilson

2017
Future '38 poster

Future '38

Movie · as Dr. Elcourt

2016
The Purge: Election Year poster

The Purge: Election Year

Movie · as Chief Couper

2016
All the Way poster

All the Way

Movie · as Joe Alsop

2016
50 Years of Star Trek poster

50 Years of Star Trek

Movie · as Self

2016
Cozmo's poster

Cozmo's

Movie · as Cozmo

2015
Irrational Man poster

Irrational Man

Movie · as Jill's Father

2015
The Murder Pact poster

The Murder Pact

Movie · as Professor

2015
Younger poster

Younger

TV · as Paul · 1 ep

2015
Better Call Saul poster

Better Call Saul

TV · as Judge Benedict Munninger · 2 eps

2014
Showing Up poster

Showing Up

Movie · as Self

2014
Audrey poster

Audrey

Movie · as Donny

2014
The Adventures of RoboRex poster

The Adventures of RoboRex

Movie · as Randy Jenkins / Professor Apocalypse

2013
Coffin Baby poster

Coffin Baby

Movie · as Coroner B. Jones

2013
Inside Llewyn Davis poster

Inside Llewyn Davis

Movie · as Mitch Gorfein

2012
Arachnoquake poster

Arachnoquake

Movie · as Roy

2012
Shadow Witness poster

Shadow Witness

Movie · as Frank

2012
A Night at the Silent Movie Theater poster

A Night at the Silent Movie Theater

Movie · as Carlos

2012
Veep poster

Veep

TV · as Mr. Wallace · 2 eps

2010
Dahmer vs. Gacy poster

Dahmer vs. Gacy

Movie · as X-13

2010
Rizzoli & Isles poster

Rizzoli & Isles

TV · as John J. Murray · 1 ep

2010
The Good Guys poster

The Good Guys

TV · as Alfonse LaViolette · 1 ep

2009
The Eastmans poster

The Eastmans

Movie · as Dr. Donal Ennis

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as James Farnham · 1 ep

2009
The Middle poster

The Middle

TV · as Chairman · 1 ep

2009
Mental poster

Mental

TV · 1 ep

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Dr. Morris Weiner · 1 ep

2008
Big Game poster

Big Game

Movie · as Mr. Foxx

2008
The Babysitters poster

The Babysitters

Movie · as Mark Wessler

2008
Keith poster

Keith

Movie · as Mr. Miles

2008
Eli Stone poster

Eli Stone

TV · as Principal Ackerman · 1 ep

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Newsome Kirk · 1 ep

2007
Hallowed Ground poster

Hallowed Ground

Movie · as Preacher

2007
Have Dreams, Will Travel poster

Have Dreams, Will Travel

Movie · as Businessman

2007
Plugged poster

Plugged

Movie · as Murdered Man

2007
Super Sweet 16: The Movie poster

Super Sweet 16: The Movie

Movie · as Craig

2007
Law Dogs poster

Law Dogs

Movie · as Judge Coleman Gen

2007
California Dreaming poster

California Dreaming

Movie · as Wayne Porter

2007
Cavemen poster

Cavemen

TV · 1 ep

2007
Pushing Daisies poster

Pushing Daisies

TV · as Daniel Hill · 1 ep

2007
Chuck poster

Chuck

TV · as Woodley · 1 ep

2005
The Island poster

The Island

Movie · as Jones Three Echo

2005
Cerebral Print: The Secret Files poster

Cerebral Print: The Secret Files

Movie · as Agent Larry Cornbloom

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Leonard Philbrick · 1 ep

2005
The War at Home poster

The War at Home

TV · as Bob Cooper · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Jerry Lincoln · 1 ep

2005
Love, Inc.

Love, Inc.

TV · as Dr. Elliot Schmallenberg · 1 ep

2005
Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds

TV · as Doyle · 1 ep

2004
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park poster

Chestnut: Hero of Central Park

Movie · as Marty

2004
Star Trek's Favorite Moments poster

Star Trek's Favorite Moments

Movie · as Self

2004
Trekkies 2 poster

Trekkies 2

Movie · as Himself

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Michael Schiller · 3 eps

2003
Rugrats Go Wild poster

Rugrats Go Wild

Movie · as Toa (voice)

2003
Bad Santa poster

Bad Santa

Movie · as Roger Merman

2003
Family Tree poster

Family Tree

Movie · as Dad / Troll

2003
Rock Me Baby poster

Rock Me Baby

TV · as The Doctor · 1 ep

2003
Las Vegas poster

Las Vegas

TV · as Gabe Labrador · 1 ep

2003
Oliver Beene poster

Oliver Beene

TV · as Mr. Stitt · 2 eps

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as Military Officer · 1 ep

2002
Half & Half poster

Half & Half

TV · as Dr. Adelman · 1 ep

2002
8 Simple Rules poster

8 Simple Rules

TV · as Dave · 1 ep

2002
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment poster

The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

TV · 1 ep

2001
Star Trek: Enterprise poster

Star Trek: Enterprise

TV · as Ulis · 1 ep

2000
Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End poster

Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End

Movie · as Neelix

2000
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion poster

Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion

Movie · as Neelix

2000
Endsville

Endsville

Movie · as Terry Festinger

1999
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier poster

Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier

Movie · as Neelix

1999
Providence poster

Providence

TV · as Finch · 1 ep

1998
The Lost World

The Lost World

Movie · as Copy boy

1998
From the Earth to the Moon poster

From the Earth to the Moon

TV · as Stanley Craig · 1 ep

1997
For Richer or Poorer poster

For Richer or Poorer

Movie · as Jerry

1997
Trekkies poster

Trekkies

Movie · as Self

1996
Star Trek: First Contact poster

Star Trek: First Contact

Movie · as Holodock Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)

1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond poster

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

Movie · as Self

1996
Star Trek: Voyager - Basics poster

Star Trek: Voyager - Basics

Movie · as Neelix

1995
Jeffrey poster

Jeffrey

Movie · as Dave

1995
E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager poster

E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager

Movie · as Himself

1995
Launch of Star Trek: Voyager poster

Launch of Star Trek: Voyager

Movie · as Himself

1995
Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure poster

Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure

Movie · as Self

1995
Star Trek: Voyager poster

Star Trek: Voyager

TV · as Neelix · 169 eps

1994
The Shadow poster

The Shadow

Movie · as Nelson

1994
Natural Selection poster

Natural Selection

Movie · as Henry

1994
Wagons East! poster

Wagons East!

Movie · as Smedly

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Bob Stewart · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Wally Kniver · 1 ep

1993
The Man Without a Face poster

The Man Without a Face

Movie · as Todd Lansing

1993
Rain Without Thunder poster

Rain Without Thunder

Movie · as Gynecologist

1993
NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue

TV · as Dwight · 1 ep

1992
Condition: Critical poster

Condition: Critical

Movie · as Randy

1991
Critters 3 poster

Critters 3

Movie · as Deputy (archive footage)

1991
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Storyteller (voice) · 1 ep

1990
Green Card poster

Green Card

Movie · as Mr. Gorsky

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Mark Hauser · 1 ep

1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway poster

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Movie · as Basil Valentine

1989
Lean On Me poster

Lean On Me

Movie · as Mr. Rosenberg

1989
Glory poster

Glory

Movie · as Hospital Steward

1988
Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown

TV · 1 ep

1987
Burglar poster

Burglar

Movie · as Bartender at Parker's on Fifth

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as Dr. Farek · 1 ep

1987
Werewolf poster

Werewolf

TV · as Eddie Armondo · 1 ep

1986
Critters poster

Critters

Movie · as Jeff Barnes

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Sam Waibel, Marvin Pick · 1 ep

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as (segment "Devil's Alphabet") · 1 ep

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as State Department Man · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Basil Valentine · 1 ep

1981
Ragtime poster

Ragtime

Movie · as Guard at Family House

1979
Benson poster

Benson

TV · as Pete Downey · 88 eps

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · 1 ep