Graham Phillips | |
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Born |
Graham David Phillips April 14, 1993 Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2002–present |
Parent(s) |
Layn R. Phillips Kathryn Phillips |
Graham David Phillips (born April 14, 1993) is an American actor and singer. Beginning his acting career at the age of nine, Phillips is known for a variety of film, stage and television roles; as Jordan Baxter in the Universal Pictures feature film Evan Almighty, as Evan Goldman in the Broadway musical 13, as Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Race Against Time, as Zach Florrick on the CBS television series The Good Wife, and as Ethan Shaw in the Netflix Original XOXO.
Phillips was born in Norwalk, Ohio. He is the son of Kathryn (née Hale), an attorney, and Layn R. Phillips, an attorney and former U.S. district court judge. His parents are from Oklahoma. He was raised Episcopalian, and during his K-12 school years, attended St. Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, California. He entered Princeton University in the fall of 2012, majoring in history.
Phillips 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, and its music and lyrics were by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn.
Prior to his role in 13, Phillips 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." 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.