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Nathan Phillips

Nathan Scott Phillips was born 1980 in Sunbury in Victoria in Australia.
He got his first role on Neighbours as John "Teabag" Teasdale, then starred in Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story as Hugh.
Other roles followed in Warriors Of Virtue - The Return To Tao as Ryan Jeffers with Nina Liu and Kevin Smith, Blue Heelers as Cameron Sharp opposite Julie Nihill, Martin Sacks and John Wood and Something in the Air as Angus Moore alongside Kate Fitzpatrick, Eric Bana and Danielle Carter.
He has also starred in Surfer, Dude as Baker Smith with Matthew McConaughey, Alexie Gilmore and Jeffrey Nordling and in You And Your Stupid Mate as Philip alongside Rachel Hunter, Tayler Kane and William McInnes.
Nathan is most known for playing the role of Red O'Malley who is the only one who can calm a spooked pony or cure a colicky horse. With his excellent riding skills and wealth of experience, the "Saddle Club" girls could not work out why he didn't ride or train professionally. In fact, his past is a complete mystery.
The series is called The Saddle Club. Lovefilm list the series as Saddle Club, The - Volume 1. She stars alongside Brett Tucker, Sophie Bennett, Keenan Macwilliam, Heli Simpson, Kia Luby, Cathy Godbold and Catherine Wilkin.
Another notable role is as backpacker Ben Mitchell in Wolf Creek (listed on Lovefilm as Wolf Creek - HD DVD Version) with Kestie Morassi and Cassandra Magrath and in Snakes On A Plane as Sean Jones opposite Samuel L. Jackson, Byron Lawson and Julianna Margulies.
Nathan played the lead role in Australian Rules which earned him a nomination for the Film Critics Circle of Australia's Best Actor award. He played the part of Gary "Blacky" Black with Luke Carroll and Lisa Flanagan.
He has also starred in West as Jerry with Khan Chittenden and Gillian Alexy, Under the Radar as Brandon with Rory Williamson and Clayton Watson and in Stingers as Charlie Sanderson in the episode called The Object of My Affection opposite Gary Sweet and Peter Phelps.
Other movie roles include One Perfect Day as Trig with Dan Spielman and Leeanna Walsman, Take Away as Dave opposite Rose Byrne and Vince Colosimo and also Redline as Carlo alongside Jesse Johnson and Angus Macfadyen.
Nathan has also starred in Dying Breed as Jack with Bille Brown, Peter Docker and Mirrah Foulkes.
He has also starred in Message from the CEO as Eric with Mick Preston and Declan McGovern and in Quit as Benji alongside Noah Segan, Diora Baird and Don Swayze.
Nathan has also starred in Balibo as Malcolm Rennie opposite Damon Gameau, Gyton Grantley, Mark Winter and Thomas Wright.











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  • Dying Breed on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Bille Brown,  Peter Docker,  Mirrah Foulkes
    Director: Jody Dwyer
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Convinced that Tasmanian tigers still exist deep in the impenetrable forest of Western Tasmania, zoologist Nina puts together a small expedition, consisting of herself, her partner, Matt, their financier, Jack, and his girlfriend, Rebecca. Their quest leads them deep into isolated territory which ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 125 members
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  • West on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Khan Chittenden,  Nathan Phillips,  Gillian Alexy
    Director: Daniel Krige
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Pete & Jerry are cousins living in Sydney's Western Suburbs, where life consists of drinking, getting stoned, getting in fights and hanging out. But things change forever when Pete and Jerry both fall in love with the same girl.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 459 members
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  • You And Your Stupid Mate (2004)
    Starring: Rachel Hunter,  Tayler Kane,  William McInnes
    Director: Marc Gracie
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The lives of two slacker best friends (Nathan Phillips and Angus Sampson) revolve around their favorite soap and its sexy star. Suddenly, the pair finally has a reason to get off the couch as they try to save their favorite actress's job. This goofy Australian comedy features an appearance from ..read more »
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  • Warriors Of Virtue - The Return To Tao to Watch Now (1997)
    Starring: Nathan Phillips,  Nina Liu,  Kevin Smith
    Director: Michael Vickerman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 90 minutes
    Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao (set a few years after the original film) sees a new villain, Dogon, seize control of Tao. Shortly after Ryan and his best friend Chucky arrive at a martial arts competition in Beijing, they are thrust into the parallel land of Tao and are reunited with the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 3 members
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Nathan Phillips facts

5 most recent films

Dying Breed - 3.0 stars
Surfer, Dude - 2.0 stars
Dying Breed - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
West - 2.5 stars
Snakes On A Plane - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Wolf Creek - HD DVD Version - 3.0 stars
Wolf Creek - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Snakes On A Plane - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Snakes On A Plane - 3.0 stars
Dying Breed - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

You And Your Stupid Mate - 1.0 stars
Warriors Of Virtue - The Return To Tao - 2.0 stars
Surfer, Dude - 2.0 stars
Dying Breed - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
West - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Kevin Smith - 2 times - show films
Sally McDonald - 2 times - show films
Bille Brown - 2 times - show films
Byron Lawson - 2 times - show films
Peter Docker - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jody Dwyer - 2 times - show films
Greg McLean - 2 times - show films
Michael Vickerman - 2 times - show films
David R. Ellis - 2 times - show films
S.R. Bindler - 1 times - show films