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.
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Acting History
2025
The Home as Ethan
2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager as Self
2024The D-Con Chamber as Self
2023Star Trek: very Short Treks as Neelix (voice)
2021The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek as Self
20201 as Boss
2020Star Trek Day as Self
2020Avenue 5 as Spike Martin
2019The Circuit
2018The Price for Silence as Mayor Winston
2018New Amsterdam as Dan Marken
2018Most Likely to Murder as Billy's Dad
2017Future '38 as Dr. Elcourt
2017Miles as Mr. Wilson
201650 Years of Star Trek as Self
2016The Purge: Election Year as Chief Couper
2016All the Way as Joe Alsop
2016Cozmo's as Cozmo
2015The Murder Pact as Professor
2015Irrational Man as Jill's Father
2015Younger as Paul
2015Better Call Saul as Judge Benedict Munninger
2014The Adventures of RoboRex as Randy Jenkins / Professor Apocalypse
2014Showing Up as Self
2014Audrey as Donny
2013Inside Llewyn Davis as Mitch Gorfein
2013Coffin Baby as Coroner B. Jones
2012Arachnoquake as Roy
2012Veep as Mr. Wallace
2012Shadow Witness as Frank
2012A Night at the Silent Movie Theater as Carlos
2010Rizzoli & Isles as John J. Murray
2010The Good Guys as Alfonse LaViolette
2010Dahmer vs. Gacy as X-13
2009The Middle as Chairman
2009The Good Wife as Dr. Morris Weiner
2009Mental
2009Castle as James Farnham
2009The Eastmans as Dr. Donal Ennis
2008The Mentalist as Newsome Kirk
2008Keith as Mr. Miles
2008Big Game as Mr. Foxx
2008The Babysitters as Mark Wessler
2008Eli Stone as Principal Ackerman
2007Star Trek: Of Gods and Men as Data Clerk
2007Hallowed Ground as Preacher
2007Pushing Daisies as Daniel Hill
2007Cavemen
2007Chuck as Woodley
2007Plugged as Murdered Man
2007Super Sweet 16: The Movie as Craig
2007Law Dogs as Judge Coleman Gen
2007Have Dreams, Will Travel as Businessman
2005Criminal Minds as Doyle
2005Love, Inc. as Dr. Elliot Schmallenberg
2005Bones as Jerry Lincoln
2005The War at Home
2005The Island as Jones Three Echo
2005Cerebral Print: The Secret Files as Agent Larry Cornbloom
2005Numb3rs as Leonard Philbrick
2004Chestnut: Hero of Central Park as Marty
2004Boston Legal as Michael Schiller
2004Trekkies 2 as Himself
2004Star Trek's Favorite Moments as Himself
2003Bad Santa as Roger Merman
2003Roddenberry on Patrol as Mr. Gorn
2003Arrested Development as Military Officer
2003Las Vegas as Gabe Labrador
2003Rock Me Baby as The Doctor
2003Rugrats Go Wild as Toa (voice)
2003Oliver Beene as Mr. Stitt
2003Family Tree as Dad / Troll
2002Half & Half as Dr. Adelman
20028 Simple Rules as Dave
2002The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
2001Star Trek: Enterprise as Ulis
1999Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier as Neelix
1999Providence as Finch
1998The Lost World as Copy boy
1998From the Earth to the Moon as Stanley Craig
1997For Richer or Poorer as Jerry
1997Trekkies as Self
1996Star Trek: First Contact as Holodock Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self
1995Jeffrey as Dave
1995E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager as Himself
1995Star Trek: Voyager as Neelix
1995Launch of Star Trek: Voyager as Himself
1995Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure as Self
1994Touched by an Angel as Wally Kniver
1994Chicago Hope as Bob Stewart
1994Wagons East! as Smedly
1994The Shadow as Nelson
1994Natural Selection as Henry
1993NYPD Blue as Dwight
1993The Man Without a Face as Todd Lansing
1993Rain Without Thunder as Gynecologist
1992Condition: Critical as Randy
1991Critters 3 as Deputy (archive footage)
1990Green Card as Mr. Gorsky
1990Law & Order as Mark Hauser
1989Glory as Hospital Steward
1989Bloodhounds of Broadway as Basil Valentine
1989Lean On Me as Mr. Rosenberg
1988Murphy Brown
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Farek
1987Werewolf as Eddie Armondo
1987Burglar as Bartender at Parker's on Fifth
1986L.A. Law as Dr. Sam Waibel
1986L.A. Law as Marvin Pick
1986Critters as Jeff Barnes
1985The Twilight Zone as (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
1984Hunter as State Department Man
1981Ragtime as Guard at Family House
1979Hart to Hart
1979Benson as Pete Downey