Ethan Phillips

For me, Ethan Phillips is a great example of an actor whose face you know long before you know his name. As Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager he spent six years under heavy makeup, which I find admirable — that's commitment most people never see. Before that he'd already logged years as Pete Downey on Benson, so he was a working television actor decades deep. What I like is the spread: Critters horror, then later Inside Llewyn Davis and Irrational Man for the Coen brothers and Woody Allen. A Boston University grad who also writes plays, he reads to me as a true craftsman rather than a star.

John Ethan Phillips (born February 8, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001) and PR man Pete Downey on Benson (1979–1986). His film roles include Critters (1986) and its sequel Critters 3 (1991), as well as The Island (2005), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), and Irrational Man (2015).

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Name (English)

Ethan Phillips

Name (Japanese)

イーサン・フィリップス

Reading

いーさん・ふぃりっぷす

Born

February 8, 1955 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

Origin

Garden City, New York, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / playwright / author

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Boston University

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%82%B9

Tags

• New York
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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