Nathan Phillips

Nathan Phillips

Known for
Acting
Born
March 13, 1980 (age 46)
Birthplace
Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Nathan Scott Phillips (born 13 March 1980) is an Australian actor. His acting career began in 1999, with a role in long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours. In 2002, Phillips made his feature film debut with a role in Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao. He is perhaps most known for his role as backpacker Ben Mitchell in the 2005 horror film Wolf Creek. After the success of this film, Phillips moved to Los Angeles and made his American debut in the 2006 thriller Snakes on a Plane. He studied English literature at La Trobe University in Melbourne, with the intention of becoming a teacher, before he turned to acting as a career.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Badland Rising poster

Badland Rising

Movie · as Morgan

2026
Beast poster

Beast

Movie · as Skipper

2024
Kid Snow poster

Kid Snow

Movie · as Billy

2024
13th Summer poster

13th Summer

Movie · as Ben Trainor

2023
Kane poster

Kane

Movie · as Frankie

2023
NCIS: Sydney poster

NCIS: Sydney

TV · as Chief Finn McKay · 1 ep

2021
The Devil Below poster

The Devil Below

Movie · as Cain

2020
Blood Vessel poster

Blood Vessel

Movie · as Nathan Sinclair

2020
Tuscaloosa poster

Tuscaloosa

Movie · as Deputy

2020
Halifax: Retribution poster

Halifax: Retribution

TV · as Jack McCarthy · 2 eps

2019
3 Day Weekend poster

3 Day Weekend

Movie · as Schnappsie

2016
Tom Wills poster

Tom Wills

Movie · as Tom Wills

2016
Hunters poster

Hunters

TV · as Flynn Carroll · 13 eps

2014
These Final Hours poster

These Final Hours

Movie · as James

2013
Satellite of Love poster

Satellite of Love

Movie · as Samuel

2013
Unlucky Charms poster

Unlucky Charms

Movie · as Farr Darrig

2013
The Bridge poster

The Bridge

TV · as Jack Dobbs · 7 eps

2012
Chernobyl Diaries poster

Chernobyl Diaries

Movie · as Michael

2010
Summer Coda poster

Summer Coda

Movie · as Joey

2010
Quit poster

Quit

Movie · as Benji

2009
Balibo poster

Balibo

Movie · as Malcolm Rennie

2008
Dying Breed poster

Dying Breed

Movie · as Jack

2008
Surfer, Dude poster

Surfer, Dude

Movie · as Baker Smith

2007
Redline poster

Redline

Movie · as Carlo

2007
West poster

West

Movie · as Jerry

2007
Snakes on a Blog poster

Snakes on a Blog

Movie · as Self

2007
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane' poster

The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'

Movie · as Self

2006
Snakes on a Plane poster

Snakes on a Plane

Movie · as Sean Jones

2006
The Making of 'Wolf Creek' poster

The Making of 'Wolf Creek'

Movie · as Self

2006
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane poster

Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane

Movie · as Self

2005
Wolf Creek poster

Wolf Creek

Movie · as Ben Mitchell

2005
You and Your Stupid Mate poster

You and Your Stupid Mate

Movie · as Philip

2005
Snow White The Musical poster

Snow White The Musical

Movie · as Dwerg

2005
The Saddle Club: Horse Crazy poster

The Saddle Club: Horse Crazy

Movie · as Red O'Malley

2004
One Perfect Day poster

One Perfect Day

Movie · as Trig

2004
Under the Radar poster

Under the Radar

Movie · as Brandon

2003
In the Realm of the Hackers poster

In the Realm of the Hackers

Movie · as Phoenix

2003
Take Away poster

Take Away

Movie · as Dave

2002
Australian Rules poster

Australian Rules

Movie · as Gary 'Blacky' Black

2002
Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao poster

Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao

Movie · as Ryan Jeffers

2001
The Saddle Club poster

The Saddle Club

Movie · as Red O'Malley

2001
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story poster

Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

Movie · as Hugh

2000
Eugenie Sandler P.I. poster

Eugenie Sandler P.I.

TV · as Leo · 2 eps

2000
Something in the Air poster

Something in the Air

TV · as Angus Moore · 8 eps