Actor profile

Nathan Phillips

13th March 1980 Sunbury, Victoria, Australia Acting

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.

38 Movies 5 TV Shows 43 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Badland Rising poster

Badland Rising 4th September 2026 as Morgan

Beast poster

Beast 10th April 2026 as Skipper

Kid Snow poster

Kid Snow 12th September 2024 as Billy

13th Summer poster

13th Summer 14th June 2024 as Ben Trainor

Kane poster

Kane 10th November 2023 as Frankie

The Devil Below poster

The Devil Below 5th March 2021 as Cain

Blood Vessel poster

Blood Vessel 29th October 2020 as Nathan Sinclair

Tuscaloosa poster

Tuscaloosa 13th March 2020 as Deputy

3 Day Weekend poster

3 Day Weekend 23rd October 2019 as Schnappsie

Tom Wills poster

Tom Wills 1st January 2016 as Tom Wills

These Final Hours poster

These Final Hours 31st July 2014 as James

Unlucky Charms poster

Unlucky Charms 5th June 2013 as Farr Darrig

Satellite of Love poster

Satellite of Love 5th March 2013 as Samuel

Chernobyl Diaries poster

Chernobyl Diaries 24th May 2012 as Michael

Summer Coda poster

Summer Coda 21st October 2010 as Joey

Quit poster

Quit 24th April 2010 as Benji

Balibo poster

Balibo 21st July 2009 as Malcolm Rennie

Surfer, Dude poster

Surfer, Dude 5th September 2008 as Baker Smith

Dying Breed poster

Dying Breed 26th April 2008 as Jack

West poster

West 5th July 2007 as Jerry

Redline poster

Redline 13th April 2007 as Carlo

Snakes on a Blog poster

Snakes on a Blog 7th January 2007 as Self

The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane' poster

The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane' 2nd January 2007 as Self

Snakes on a Plane poster

Snakes on a Plane 17th August 2006 as Sean Jones

The Making of 'Wolf Creek' poster

The Making of 'Wolf Creek' 16th January 2006 as Self

Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane poster

Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane 2nd January 2006 as Self

Wolf Creek poster

Wolf Creek 16th September 2005 as Ben Mitchell

You and Your Stupid Mate poster

You and Your Stupid Mate 24th May 2005 as Philip

Snow White The Musical poster

Snow White The Musical 2nd April 2005 as Dwerg

The Saddle Club: Horse Crazy poster

The Saddle Club: Horse Crazy 29th March 2005 as Red O'Malley

One Perfect Day poster

One Perfect Day 19th February 2004 as Trig

Under the Radar poster

Under the Radar 1st January 2004 as Brandon

Take Away poster

Take Away 14th August 2003 as Dave

In the Realm of the Hackers poster

In the Realm of the Hackers 29th May 2003 as Phoenix

Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao poster

Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao 22nd October 2002 as Ryan Jeffers

Australian Rules poster

Australian Rules 29th August 2002 as Gary 'Blacky' Black

Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story poster

Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story 18th December 2001 as Hugh

The Saddle Club poster

The Saddle Club 2nd July 2001 as Red O'Malley

NCIS: Sydney poster

NCIS: Sydney 10th November 2023 as Chief Finn McKay

Halifax: Retribution poster

Halifax: Retribution 25th August 2020 as Jack McCarthy

Hunters poster

Hunters 11th April 2016 as Flynn Carroll

The Bridge poster

The Bridge 10th July 2013 as Jack Dobbs

Eugenie Sandler P.I. poster

Eugenie Sandler P.I. 30th October 2000 as Leo