Nathan Phillips
Biography
Nathan Scott Phillips (born 13 March 1980) is an Australian actor. His acting career began in 1999, with a role in long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours. In 2002, Phillips made his feature film debut with a role in Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao. He is perhaps most known for his role as backpacker Ben Mitchell in the 2005 horror film Wolf Creek. After the success of this film, Phillips moved to Los Angeles and made his American debut in the 2006 thriller Snakes on a Plane.
He studied English literature at La Trobe University in Melbourne, with the intention of becoming a teacher, before he turned to acting as a career.
Filmography
Badland Rising
2026
as Morgan
Beast
2026
as Skipper
Kid Snow
2024
as Billy
13th Summer
2024
as Ben Trainor
Kane
2023
as Frankie
The Devil Below
2021
as Cain
Blood Vessel
2020
as Nathan Sinclair
Tuscaloosa
2020
as Deputy
3 Day Weekend
2019
as Schnappsie
Tom Wills
2016
as Tom Wills
These Final Hours
2014
as James
Unlucky Charms
2013
as Farr Darrig
Satellite of Love
2013
as Samuel
Chernobyl Diaries
2012
as Michael
Summer Coda
2010
as Joey
Quit
2010
as Benji
Balibo
2009
as Malcolm Rennie
Surfer, Dude
2008
as Baker Smith
Dying Breed
2008
as Jack
West
2007
as Jerry
Redline
2007
as Carlo
Snakes on a Blog
2007
as Self
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'
2007
as Self
Snakes on a Plane
2006
as Sean Jones