Ethan Phillips

Acting

Ethan Phillips

Born February 8, 1955Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA115 credits

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.

Known For

The Home
6.7

The Home

Movie

2025

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

Movie

2024

The D-Con Chamber

The D-Con Chamber

TV

2024

Star Trek: very Short Treks
4.4

Star Trek: very Short Treks

TV

2023

1
6.7

1

Movie

2020

Star Trek Day
4.2

Star Trek Day

TV

2020

Filmography

The Home
2025The Homeas EthanMovie
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyageras SelfMovie
The D-Con Chamber
2024The D-Con Chamberas SelfTV
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023Star Trek: very Short Treksas Neelix (voice)TV
1
20201as BossMovie
Star Trek Day
2020Star Trek Dayas SelfTV
Avenue 5
2020Avenue 5as Spike MartinTV
The Circuit
2019The CircuitMovie
The Price for Silence
2018The Price for Silenceas Mayor WinstonMovie
New Amsterdam
2018New Amsterdamas Dan MarkenTV
Most Likely to Murder
2018Most Likely to Murderas Billy's DadMovie
Future '38
2017Future '38as Dr. ElcourtMovie
Miles
2017Milesas Mr. WilsonMovie
50 Years of Star Trek
201650 Years of Star Trekas SelfMovie
The Purge: Election Year
2016The Purge: Election Yearas Chief CouperMovie
All the Way
2016All the Wayas Joe AlsopMovie
Cozmo's
2016Cozmo'sas CozmoMovie
The Murder Pact
2015The Murder Pactas ProfessorMovie
Irrational Man
2015Irrational Manas Jill's FatherMovie
Younger
2015Youngeras PaulTV
Better Call Saul
2015Better Call Saulas Judge Benedict MunningerTV
The Adventures of RoboRex
2014The Adventures of RoboRexas Randy Jenkins / Professor ApocalypseMovie
Showing Up
2014Showing Upas SelfMovie
Audrey
2014Audreyas DonnyMovie
Inside Llewyn Davis
2013Inside Llewyn Davisas Mitch GorfeinMovie
Coffin Baby
2013Coffin Babyas Coroner B. JonesMovie
Arachnoquake
2012Arachnoquakeas RoyMovie
Veep
2012Veepas Mr. WallaceTV
Shadow Witness
2012Shadow Witnessas FrankMovie
A Night at the Silent Movie Theater
2012A Night at the Silent Movie Theateras CarlosMovie
Rizzoli & Isles
2010Rizzoli & Islesas John J. MurrayTV
The Good Guys
2010The Good Guysas Alfonse LaVioletteTV
Dahmer vs. Gacy
2010Dahmer vs. Gacyas X-13Movie
The Middle
2009The Middleas ChairmanTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Dr. Morris WeinerTV
Mental
2009MentalTV
Castle
2009Castleas James FarnhamTV
The Eastmans
2009The Eastmansas Dr. Donal EnnisMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Newsome KirkTV
Keith
2008Keithas Mr. MilesMovie
Big Game
2008Big Gameas Mr. FoxxMovie
The Babysitters
2008The Babysittersas Mark WesslerMovie
Eli Stone
2008Eli Stoneas Principal AckermanTV
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
2007Star Trek: Of Gods and Menas Data ClerkMovie
Hallowed Ground
2007Hallowed Groundas PreacherMovie
Pushing Daisies
2007Pushing Daisiesas Daniel HillTV
Cavemen
2007CavemenTV
Chuck
2007Chuckas WoodleyTV
Plugged
2007Pluggedas Murdered ManMovie
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007Super Sweet 16: The Movieas CraigMovie
Law Dogs
2007Law Dogsas Judge Coleman GenMovie
Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007Have Dreams, Will Travelas BusinessmanMovie
California Dreaming
2007California Dreamingas Wayne PorterMovie
L
2005Love, Inc.as Dr. Elliot SchmallenbergTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas DoyleTV
Bones
2005Bonesas Jerry LincolnTV
The War at Home
2005The War at Homeas Bob CooperTV
The Island
2005The Islandas Jones Three EchoMovie
Cerebral Print: The Secret Files
2005Cerebral Print: The Secret Filesas Agent Larry CornbloomMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Leonard PhilbrickTV
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park
2004Chestnut: Hero of Central Parkas MartyMovie
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Michael SchillerTV
Trekkies 2
2004Trekkies 2as HimselfMovie
Star Trek's Favorite Moments
2004Star Trek's Favorite Momentsas HimselfMovie
Bad Santa
2003Bad Santaas Roger MermanMovie
Roddenberry on Patrol
2003Roddenberry on Patrolas Mr. GornMovie
Arrested Development
2003Arrested Developmentas Military OfficerTV
Las Vegas
2003Las Vegasas Gabe LabradorTV
Rock Me Baby
2003Rock Me Babyas The DoctorTV
Rugrats Go Wild
2003Rugrats Go Wildas Toa (voice)Movie
Oliver Beene
2003Oliver Beeneas Mr. StittTV
Family Tree
2003Family Treeas Dad / TrollMovie
Half & Half
2002Half & Halfas Dr. AdelmanTV
8 Simple Rules
20028 Simple Rulesas DaveTV
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
2002The Jamie Kennedy ExperimentTV
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001Star Trek: Enterpriseas UlisTV
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier
1999Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontieras NeelixMovie
Providence
1999Providenceas FinchTV
T
1998The Lost Worldas Copy boyMovie
From the Earth to the Moon
1998From the Earth to the Moonas Stanley CraigTV
For Richer or Poorer
1997For Richer or Pooreras JerryMovie
Trekkies
1997Trekkiesas SelfMovie
Star Trek: First Contact
1996Star Trek: First Contactas Holodock Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)Movie
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyondas SelfMovie
Jeffrey
1995Jeffreyas DaveMovie
E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager
1995E! Inside Star Trek: Voyageras HimselfMovie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras NeelixTV
Launch of Star Trek: Voyager
1995Launch of Star Trek: Voyageras HimselfMovie
Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure
1995Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventureas SelfMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Wally KniverTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Bob StewartTV
Wagons East!
1994Wagons East!as SmedlyMovie
The Shadow
1994The Shadowas NelsonMovie
Natural Selection
1994Natural Selectionas HenryMovie
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blueas DwightTV
The Man Without a Face
1993The Man Without a Faceas Todd LansingMovie
Rain Without Thunder
1993Rain Without Thunderas GynecologistMovie
Condition: Critical
1992Condition: Criticalas RandyMovie
Critters 3
1991Critters 3as Deputy (archive footage)Movie
Green Card
1990Green Cardas Mr. GorskyMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Mark HauserTV
Glory
1989Gloryas Hospital StewardMovie
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989Bloodhounds of Broadwayas Basil ValentineMovie
Lean On Me
1989Lean On Meas Mr. RosenbergMovie
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy BrownTV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Dr. FarekTV
Werewolf
1987Werewolfas Eddie ArmondoTV
Burglar
1987Burglaras Bartender at Parker's on FifthMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Sam WaibelTV
Critters
1986Crittersas Jeff BarnesMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "Devil's Alphabet")TV
Hunter
1984Hunteras State Department ManTV
Ragtime
1981Ragtimeas Guard at Family HouseMovie
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to HartTV
Benson
1979Bensonas Pete DowneyTV