David Joseph Phillips (born April 19, 1978) is a Canadian actor and producer best known for starring in numerous theatrical performances in Toronto and at the

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, hosting Video & Arcade Top 10 and The Miss Canada Pageant. He is also known for acting in the films ''Poker Night,'' '' Shark City, Green Guys ''and'' Re-Generator, ''and then producing and acting in'' Life Happens '', '' Moments of Clarity'', '' Amateur Night'', ''Mission Park, The Maestro and

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.''

Early life and education

Phillips was born in

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, to Margaret and James Phillips.Sealey, K: ''All's Well At Stratford for Former Teacher'', page 23. The Brampton Guardian, 2002. He was raised in

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, attending high school at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (Brampton). He was then admitted with a scholarship into Ryerson Theatre School in

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, where he received his BFA, and played the lead in his graduate production of '' Henry IV'' directed by John Neville.

Career

After graduating he took a brief hiatus from performing and was a ninth grade math and geography teacher at his old high school in Brampton. He went back to entertainment in 2000, when he co-hosted the Canadian kids game show Video & Arcade Top 10 for two years. He was then part of the classical acting company at The Stratford Festival of Canada for the next three years, where he appeared in eight productions, and received a

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award for his efforts. He then returned to the Greater Toronto Area, where he performed in many classical theatre productions, including playing Estragon in the well-received

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,Sealey, K: ''Local Talent are Waiting For Godot '', page 21. The Brampton Guardian, November 19, 2003. as well as the Canadian Premiere of MephistoKaplan, J: ''Mann Alive '', page 131. NOW Magazine, October 27, 2001. David appeared in the independent feature films ''Winter'' and ''Poker Night'' in Toronto.Goodfellow, A: ''Brampton Actor's Dominate Lead Roles in Upcoming Film'', page 13. The Brampton Guardian, 2010. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2008 he was immediately cast to play the lead role in '' Shark City'' with

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and

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. Since then he has booked steady work in Hollywood films. In 2010, he acted as a lead role in both the films ''Ecstasy'' and ''Green Guys'' (opposite fellow Bramptonian

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), appeared opposite Lisa Nova in the

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video ''Fantasy Pool Date. ''Though he lives in

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, he still returns to

to work often, and hosted the 2008

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Pageant.Buchan, Sastee ''Beauty With A Purpose" -- MWC 2008, page 7. MWC Press, 2009.'' In 2010, he helped produce three films with Stardust Pictures which he also acted in - ''Boy Toy'', ''A Holiday Heist'', and '' Life Happens''Kroll, J: ''It's A 'Baby' Boom For Pic'', page 10. Variety, October 21, 2010. with

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, and

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. In 2013 David produced a Latino crime-thriller called '' Mission Park'' that was awarded Best Film honors at international film festivals in Boston, Miami, East L.A., Houston, and Las Vegas. It features

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, Joseph Julian Soria, and

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and he helped secure the theatrical release September 2013 through

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. In 2013 David created his own production company called 'Phillm Productions' which has produced four feature films: '' Moments of Clarity'' starring

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and

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, '' Badsville'' starring

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and

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, '' The Maestro'' starring

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and

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, and ''

'' starring

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, and

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. During the pandemic of 2020, David worked as a producer of various rom-coms in Canada including

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's "The Love Club" series before Executive Producing '' Hot Seat'' starring

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and

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and '' Savage Salvation'' starring

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, and Jack Huston. In 2024, he produced Canadian films '' Last County'' starring

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as well as ''

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'' starring

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Filmography

Feature films

* ''Winter'' (2007) * ''Poker Night'' (2008) * ''Three Shades of Black'' (2009) * '' Shark City'' (2009) * ''Ecstasy'' (2010) * ''Green Guys'' (2010) * ''Boy Toy'' (2011) * ''One Night'' (2011) * '' Life Happens ''(2011) * ''A Holiday Heist'' (2011) * ''Re-generator'' (2013) * '' Mission Park'' (2013) * '' Moments of Clarity'' (2015) * '' Amateur Night'' (2016) * '' Badsville'' (2017) * '' The Maestro'' (2018) * ''

'' (2020) * '' Hot Seat'' (2022) * '' Savage Salvation'' (2022) * '' Last County'' (2024) * ''

'' (2024)

TV

* '' Video & Arcade Top 10'' (2000-2001) ''TV series'' - co-host * ''A Beaver Tale'' (2005) ''TV pilot'' - lead * ''Miss Canada Globe Pageant'' (2005-2009) - hostPilar, M.S.: ''Miss Canada Globe Productions Official Guide 2009'', page 12. Cyplexmedia, 2009. * ''Johnny'' (2007) ''TV pilot'' - lead * ''

'' (2008) - host * ''The Love Club'' series (2023) - producer * ''The Love Club Moms'' series (2024) - producer

Theatre

* "

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" (2000) - Toronto Truck Theatre * " Mephisto" - Canadian Premiere (2001) -

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* Stratford Festival of Canada Company Member (2002–2005): **

All's Well That Ends Well ''All's Well That Ends Well'' is a play by William Shakespeare, published in the First Folio in 1623, where it is listed among the comedies. There is a debate about the date of its composition, with possible dates ranging from 1598 to 1608. ...

The Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with her husband Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in Lo ...

The White Devil ''The White Devil'' (full original title: ''The White Divel; or, The Tragedy of Paulo Giordano Ursini, Duke of Brachiano. With The Life and Death of Vittoria Corombona the famous Venetian Curtizan'') is a tragedy by English playwright John We ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

** The Birds ** Quiet In The Land **

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* "

" (2004) - Heritage Theatre * "

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' is an absurdist, existential tragicomedy by Tom Stoppard, first staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966. The play expands upon the exploits of two minor characters from Shakespeare's ''Hamle ...

" (2005) - Heritage Theatre * "

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola an ...

" (2006) - Heritage Theatre * "

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. ...

" (2006) -

Rose Theatre The Rose was an Elizabethan playhouse, built by theatre entrepreneur Philip Henslowe in 1587. It was the fifth public playhouse to be built in London, after the Red Lion in Whitechapel (1567), The Theatre (1576) and the Curtain (1577), both i ...

* " The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" (2007) -

* "

Dancing at Lughnasa ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in County Donegal, Ireland in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Evans, the narrator. He re ...

" (2007) -

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Theatre

Awards and honors

*1997 Ryerson Entrance Scholarship *2003 Stratford Tyrone Guthrie Award

References

External links

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CityTV Interview

Stratford Conservatory Alumni 2002/2003
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