Tim Phillipps is an Australian actor perhaps best known for his roles in the soap opera '' Neighbours'', drama series '' Bed of Roses'' and the movie '' Animal Kingdom''. He has also appeared in the American television series ''

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''. He provided the voice and motion capture for

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in the video game '' DmC: Devil May Cry''.

Early and personal life

Phillipps was born in

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. He has a brother Josh, who is a television presenter, and a sister Libby. Phillipps attended St Peter's College. Phillipps became engaged to actress

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in March 2016. They married at the

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in early 2017. Phillipps announced on 8 July 2019 that he and Rose were expecting their first child. Their son was born in September 2019.

Career

In 2006, Australian teen magazine, '' Dolly'', held a competition offering two readers a chance to win a three-month contract with the soap opera '' Neighbours''. Phillipps auditioned, along with his best friend,

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, who eventually won the role of

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. Phillipps was later cast in the recurring role of

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, a figment of established character Paul Robinson's ( Stefan Dennis) imagination. Phillipps went on to appear in '' Bed of Roses'', '' Rush'' and the Australian feature film '' Animal Kingdom''. Shortly after moving to

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, Phillipps landed his first lead role in the US feature film '' Liars All'', playing a soccer player called Billy. Of the role, Phillipps said "This role gives me the opportunity to really break the mould and I will have the chance to be someone really different and push my limits." Phillipps voices the character of

in '' DmC: Devil May Cry''. Phillipps was cast as Prince Thomas in

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''. In January 2012, it was announced Phillipps had joined the cast of

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'' in the recurring role of Grant. Phillips made his debut as Grant in the episode " Lucky", which aired on 15 March 2012. On 20 April 2014, it was confirmed that Phillipps had re-joined the cast of ''Neighbours'' in the role of Daniel Robinson, son of iconic couple

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( Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue). Phillipps hosted a documentary special celebrating the show's 30th anniversary titled '' Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite'', which aired in Australia and the UK in March 2015. On 16 April 2016, it was announced Phillipps would leave ''Neighbours'', along with

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on 26 April. Phillipps revealed that it was not his decision to leave the show, and that the producers chose to write his character out. Phillipps reprised his role of Prince Thomas during the sixth season of ''Once Upon a Time''.

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillipps, Tim Male actors from Melbourne Australian male film actors Australian male soap opera actors Australian male video game actors Australian male voice actors 21st-century Australian male actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Adelaide