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Phillips in 2011
Born	Graham David Phillips (1993-04-14) April 14, 1993 (age 32) Orange County, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University
Occupation	Actor singer filmmaker
Years active	2002–present
Parent(s)	Layn R. Phillips (father)

Graham David Phillips (born April 14, 1993) is an American actor, singer, writer, and director. He started acting when he was nine years old. Graham is known for his many roles in TV shows, movies, and stage plays. Some of his famous roles include Zach Florrick in the TV series The Good Wife and Ben Tennyson in the movie Ben 10: Race Against Time. He also played Evan Goldman in the Broadway musical 13. Graham had a main role in the independent film Staten Island Summer. He has also appeared in movies like Blockers and XOXO. On TV, he played Nick St. Clair in Riverdale and Nate in Atypical. In 2019, he directed his first full-length movie, The Bygone.

About Graham Phillips

Graham Phillips was born on April 14, 1993, in Orange County, California. His father, Layn R. Phillips, is a lawyer and a former judge. Graham grew up in the Episcopal faith. He went to St. Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, California for his school years.

In the fall of 2012, Graham started attending Princeton University. He studied history while still working as an actor. For his final project, he wrote about how Native American groups worked to gain more control over their own lives. He finished college and graduated in 2017.

Graham's Career

Stage and Music Roles

Graham Phillips starred as Evan Goldman in the musical comedy 13 on Broadway. The show opened on October 5, 2008, and closed on January 4, 2009. It was performed at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The music and lyrics for 13 were created by Jason Robert Brown.

Before 13, Graham played the main character in The Little Prince. This show was with the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center. A critic from New York Times said Graham's performance was "smashing." After that, Graham performed in the very first show of An American Tragedy at the Metropolitan Opera. He played Young Clyde and sang the first and last solo parts of the opera.

Graham has also performed in other stage shows. These include A Christmas Carol: The Musical at Madison Square Garden. In this show, he sang as Tiny Tim. He also performed in The Ten Commandments: The Musical with Val Kilmer in Los Angeles.

When he was ten years old, Graham sang the National Anthem to start a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game. He was one of the youngest people to do this. He has also sung new songs written by famous composers like Martin Charnin and John Kander in New York. Graham appeared as a solo singer twice on The Today Show. He recorded a solo song for the movie Noel, which starred Robin Williams and Susan Sarandon. He was also a solo singer on Meat Loaf's 2006 album, Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.

In June 2025, Graham returned to the New York stage. He played Seymour Krelborn in the Off-Broadway show Little Shop of Horrors. His performances ran until July 27, 2025.

Acting in Movies and TV

Graham Phillips had a co-starring role as Jordan Baxter in the movie Evan Almighty. He played the middle son alongside Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman. This movie came out on June 22, 2007. In late 2007, he finished working on the movie Stolen Lives with Josh Lucas. Graham also played the main character in Ben 10: Race Against Time.

His TV roles include The Good Wife, Crossing Jordan, Judging Amy, The King of Queens, White Collar, and the Hallmark movie Love's Long Journey.

Graham and the other actors from The Good Wife were nominated three times for a Screen Actors Guild Award. This award was for Best Performance by a Group in a Drama Series. He also received three Young Artist Award nominations. These were for his roles in Ben 10: Race Against Time, Evan Almighty, and The Good Wife. He also played Roger in the online series Guidance.

Graham played Austin in the 2018 movie Blockers. He acted alongside Kathryn Newton in this film.

He played Nick St. Clair in the second season of the teen drama TV series Riverdale. In 2019, Graham played Prince Eric in ABC's live TV musical The Little Mermaid Live!.

In 2023, Graham Phillips provided the voice and motion capture for Harry Osborn in the video game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. He took over the role from Scott Porter.

Directing and Producing Films

In 2014, Graham Phillips started a small production company called Grind Arts Co. He co-founded it with Eamon Foley, who was also an actor and choreographer. Eamon had acted with Graham in the musical 13 and also went to Princeton. Through Grind Arts, Graham produced and acted in new versions of Sweeney Todd and The Last Five Years. He also directed a short film called Color + Light. In 2016, Graham directed a Princeton University show of the musical Once.

Since 2014, Graham Phillips has also run an independent film studio called Phillips Pictures. He runs it with his brother, Parker Phillips. As a writer and director team, known as Graham & Parker Phillips, they have worked on several projects. In 2014, they released their first short film, The Mediator. In 2019, the Phillips brothers made their first full-length movie, The Bygone. This film was available on Netflix. The brothers are now set to direct a film called Rumble Through The Dark. It is based on a book by Michael Farris Smith.

Filmography

Movies

Television Shows

Theater Performances

Video Games

Music Recordings

See also

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